Sr DevOps Engineer (AM-TECH-DA-40)

2 Days ago • All levels

About the job

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At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

About the role

This role will be part of a team that develops software interfaces with all the major TV streaming providers, and downloads tens of thousands of movies and TV shows from US and international platforms. This team is at the heart of Nielsen’s streaming measurement strategy, and is continually updating their software to adjust to the quickly evolving streaming environment.

As a Senior Devops Engineer you will help to increase speed of delivery, improve quality/security of code, and optimize processes for the development team. With a heavy focus on cost avoidance and security. You will be responsible for identifying potential failure modes & performance improvement opportunities, and then work with the development team to improve a system that processes large amounts of data every hour 24x7. You will play a key role in ensuring the stability of our production environments and mentoring other team members.

Responsibilities

Work closely with Tech Leads and developers to assess existing problems and to come up with process improvement solutions

Detect upcoming bottlenecks and production issues proactively and then consult with development teams in a hands-on manner to resolve technical issues

Participate in planning delivery time, code quality, and process efficiency improvement projects

Perform daily tasks such as environmental health checks, data storage monitoring, and environmental costs

Deploying application release into no-prod and production environments using automated CI/CD pipelines that include security vulnerability assessments

Automated repetitive manual DevOps task using tools such as Terraform

Manage an on-prem (Windows-based) Bot farm of several hundred nodes, and a sister version running AWS Linux in the Cloud

Collaborate with other DevOps teams to build a community of practice

Mentor junior devops engineers, providing guidance on technical aspects and best practices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive and unified approach to software development.

Support the implementation of security best practices for on-prem and AWS (cloud) environments in multiple countries/regions

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