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

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 

Key Skills

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.


• Proven experience, minimum 5 years, in UNIX based environments systems that span traditional on-prem/server and AWS serverless environments, utilizing tools such as: Python, Shell scripting, Postgres/RDS/SQL, S3 Life cycle, Docker, EC2, Airflow, Terraform, AWS Cost Explorer, Prometheus, Grafana, & OpsGeni


• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and tools. GitLab a plus


• Good problem-solving and debugging skills.


• Good communication and collaboration skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions


• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply


• Able to innovative solutions within a group

Other desirable skills

• Knowledge of networking principles and security best practices
• Experience with Data Lakes a plus
• AWS Certification is a plus