Nielsen Marketing Cloud is a big-data group within Nielsen, a global measurement and big data analytics company. We are looking for a highly skilled Devops engineer with a strong passion for cutting-edge technologies.
We process 25TB of data each day in a highly distributed system. We work on 4 different AWS regions. We daily run 1000s of concurrent instances and millions of Lambda functions. We store over 3 Petabytes of data spanning hundreds of s3 buckets. We manage it all using dozens of Gitlab projects, Terraform, and in-house applications.
Job Overview
- As a Sr DevOps engineer, you will be in charge of planning and deploying production servers in high scale on AWS, deploying services to Kubernetes, monitoring our infrastructure, and supporting our development teams.
- Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop, automate, and enhance SaaS/PaaS platforms built on AWS
- Lead discussions with developers, driving technical/architectural decisions relating to DevOps/AWS best practices
- Deploy Infrastructure as code (IAC) to improve the availability, scalability, and efficiency of platforms
- Ensure the availability, performance, scalability, and security of production systems
- Build automated tests, monitoring, and alerting mechanisms to help assure the quality and stability of various services
- Mentor and teach newer members of the Platform Operations team and other development teams about new tools and services we're using
- Implement and manage continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems and methodologies (Gitlab, Kubernetes)
Technical skills
- 8+ years of experience with Cloud services in a 24x7 uptime environment
- Fluent in bash and SQL for automation. Python is an advantage.
- Experience with automation technologies such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Gitlab, Jenkins (or similar platforms).
- Experience with system monitoring tools, analyze and resolve complex infrastructure and application deployment issues
- Experience in one or more SQL databasesA bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields, or equivalent work experience
Soft Skills
- A team mentor
- Present your ideas and drive to decisions Ability to work collaboratively and self-manage schedule/priorities
- Be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, meet deadlines, effectively manage priorities, and communicate progress
- Passion for learning and finding that unexpected solution
- Fluent in English (verbal AND written)Advantages - experience with: Python, Kafka, and Java
Top Skills
What We Do
Nielsen shapes the world’s media and content as a global leader in audience insights, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their audiences—now and into the future.
An S&P 500 company, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) operates around the world in more than 55 countries.
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