Senior DevOps Engineer
Description For Senior DevOps Engineer
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.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer at Nielsen, you will be responsible for planning and deploying production servers on AWS, managing Kubernetes clusters, monitoring infrastructure, and supporting development teams. Your role will involve developing and automating applications on AWS, leading technical discussions, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IAC), and ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of production systems.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing, automating, and enhancing AWS-based applications
- Deploying Infrastructure as Code to improve platform efficiency
- Designing and implementing low-latency networking products
- Building automated tests, monitoring, and alerting mechanisms
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving across the platform
- Implementing best practices and architecture improvements
- Contributing to cost management through efficient resource utilization
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience with AWS Cloud Services in a 24x7 uptime environment
- Strong knowledge of Linux and shell scripting
- Experience with deployment technologies like Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Gitlab, Jenkins
- Proficiency in Java, Python, Scala, and SQL
- Deep knowledge of AWS Cloud Computing and DevOps concepts
- Experience with orchestration frameworks and containerization
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
Join Nielsen to be part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and making an impact in the media industry. We champion your success and enable your best to power our future.
Responsibilities For Senior DevOps Engineer
- Plan and deploy production servers on AWS
- Deploy services and manage Kubernetes clusters
- Monitor infrastructure and support development teams
- Develop, automate, and enhance applications built on AWS
- Lead discussions with developers on DevOps/AWS best practices
- Deploy Infrastructure as code (IAC)
- Develop and enrich platforms using open source software
- Design and implement low-latency networking products
- Ensure availability, performance, scalability and security of production systems
- Build automated tests, monitoring and alerting mechanisms
- System troubleshooting and problem-solving
- Implement best practices and architecture improvements
- Utilize code automation strategies
- Contribute to cost management through efficient resource utilization
- Document processes and maintain software development records
Requirements For Senior DevOps Engineer
- 5+ years of experience with AWS Cloud Services in a 24x7 uptime environment
- Good knowledge of Linux and shell scripting
- Basic understanding of relational database management systems (PostgreSQL)
- Experience with deployment and orchestration technologies such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Gitlab, Jenkins (or similar platforms)
- Intensive knowledge of most core DevOps concepts and tools
- Extensive proficiency with Java, Python, Scala, and SQL
- Deep knowledge of AWS Cloud Computing (scalability and optimization)
- Knowledge of orchestration frameworks (e.g. Airflow) and containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with system monitoring tools
- Experience in SQL and relational database management systems
- A bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields, or equivalent work experience
