Key Skills
Data science techniques, DataDog, DevOps, Docker, Git, Grafana, Kubernetes-K8s, PLSQL, Python Programming, T-SQL, Unix Operating system

Job Description
As a Data Engineer, your role is to own the data pipeline and the data governance of our Data Strategy. Our Data Strategy underpins our suite of Client-facing Applications, Data Science activities, Operational Tools and Business Analytics.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and build scalable, resilient and cost-effective software to support complex data pipelines.
- The architecture has two facets: Storage and Compute. The Data Engineer is responsible for designing and maintaining the different tiers of the data storage, including (but not limited to) archival, long-term persistent storage, transactional and reporting storage.
- The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining various data pipelines such as self-service ingestion tools, exports to application-specific warehouses and indexing activities.
- The Data Engineer is responsible for data modeling, as well as designing, implementing and maintaining various data catalogs, to support data transformation and product requirements.
- Collaborate with Data Science to understand, translate, and integrate methodologies into engineering build pipelines.
- Partner with product owners to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions, imparting design and architecture guidance.
- Provide expert mentorship to project teams on technology strategy, cultivating advanced skill sets in software engineering and modern SDLC.
- Stay informed about the latest technologies and methodologies by participating in industry forums, having an active peer network, and engaging actively with customers.
- Cultivate a team environment focused on continuous learning, where innovative technologies are developed and refined through teamwork.
Qualifications
- A degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals3+ years of professional Database Development, with languages such as ANSI SQL, TSQL, PL/SQL, PLSQL, plus database design, normalization, server tuning, and query plan optimization3+ years Software Engineering experience with programming languages such as Java, Scala, Python and Unix Shell3+ years of professional DBA experience with large datastores including HA and DR planning and support.
- Understanding of File Systems
- Demonstrated understanding and experience with big data tools such as Kafka, Spark and Trino/Presto
- Experience configuring database replication (physical and/or logical)ETL experience (3rd party and proprietary)Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow
- Comfortable with version control systems such as git
- A thirst for learning new Tech and keeping up with industry advances.
- Excellent communication and knowledge-sharing skills.
- Comfortable working with technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong debugging skills.
- Comfortable providing and receiving code review feedback.
- A positive attitude, adaptability, enthusiasm, and a growth mindset.
Nice to have:
- A personal technical blog
- A personal (Git) repository of side projects
- Participation in an open-source community
Preferred skills:
- Comfortable using Docker and Kubernetes for container management.
- DevOps experience deploying and tuning the applications you’ve built.
- Monitoring tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch.
Company Info.
Nielsen
The Nielsen Corporation, self-referentially known as The Nielsen Company, and formerly known as ACNielsen or AC Nielsen, is a global marketing research firm, with worldwide headquarters in New York City, United States. Regional headquarters for North America are located in Chicago.
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