Our NielsenIQ Technology teams are working on revamping multiple platforms, a unified, global, open data ecosystem powered by Microsoft Azure. Our clients around the world rely on NielsenIQ’s data and insights to innovate and grow. As a Cloud Engineer, you’ll be part of a team of smart, highly skilled technologists who are passionate about learning and prototyping cutting-edge technologies. Right now, our CDAR platform is concentrating on application convergence and migration from on-premises to cloud with latest UI technologies with ReactJS and backend services with Spring Boot technologies and leverage Jenkins to support things like CI/CD and integrations. Java 8 is primarily used to extend platform features along with continuing to adopt the best-in-class cloud-native, cloudagnostic technologies. Our team is co-located and agile, with central technology hubs in Chicago, Madrid, Toronto, Chennai and Pune
What you’ll do
- Knowledge of emerging Microsoft technologies; Azure Cloud Platform
- Assume the responsibilities of the DevSecOps & SRE.
- Intellectual curiosity, especially around emerging enterprise technologies.
- Must have Critical thinking and problem-solving Risk assessment and issue analysis skills Perform hands-on solution design, proof-of-concepts and development and testing tasks as required in support of the implementation activities
- Work with cross functional team actively in solution design and implementation
- Configuring & Implementing Application and Integration Service to support Business needs Prototyping new features and integrations aligned to business strategy by introducing innovation through technology
- Perform technical solution reviews and provide recommendations to improve adoption and usage
- Must-Have Interpersonal Skills, ability to work with multiple stakeholders’ partners of different backgrounds and in a multicultural environment
- Ability to articulate and present different points-of-views on various technologies
- Following source & test-driven development best practices
- Troubleshooting and identifying root cause analysis while resolving the issues
- Minimum of 2-3+ working years on Cloud DevSecOps, Platform stability.
- Constantly measure the quality-of-service and reliability of the platforms using metrics - SLO, SLI & SLA.
- Use automation tools to monitor and observe software reliability
- Exposure to security tools – WIZ, Snyk, Cycode, Vulcan, Burp etc.
- Working experience on Containers (Docker, Registry, Kubernetes)
- Working experience with AFD, Certificates, Azure AD, AKS, Azure Apps, Load Balancers, Application gateway, API Management
- Create, review, and adapt existing Terraform scripts & ARM templates
- Must have working experience with Azure CLI and Power Shell
- Configuration of Traffic Manager, AFD, Azure Key Vault & Managed Identities (Secrets/Tokens/Certs)
- Working with CIO Cloud Services team to set up environments and configure ingress and egress (including Firewalls, Azure Private Endpoints)
- Proficient in Platform Administration tasks on MS Azure Cloud
- Good hands-on and understanding with Service Principal, Blob storage, Azure cloud PASS services
- Must have knowledge of the Private ends/ Service endpoint concept with the MS azure storage account.
- Practices with application operation monitoring and change management (Azure Monitor, App Insights, etc.)
- Supporting configuration management activities (Key Vault, Azure App Configuration Service)
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business
- Minimum B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field Experience using Collaboration Technologies: Azure DevOps, TFS, Jira, Confluence Experience using Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket
- Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead.
- Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.
- Teachable and embracing best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
- Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms.
- Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family.
- Plan your future with financial wellness tools.
- Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities
Our Benefits
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
About NIQ
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.
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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion
