Application Support Engineer

Company Description

Think about the billions of purchases that consumers make every single day around the world. Imagine trying to make sense of the trillions of data points that represent these purchases. From a family doing online shopping for household essentials to a quick run to the supermarket, Nielsen is measuring the entire consumer path to purchase. 

Nielsen is a multinational company working with the world’s largest brands across the world to inform them on where and how their best customers are shopping. The challenge is that this is a moving target and a complex problem. With the commerce landscape shifting constantly, only Nielsen has the span and caliber of data to make sense of what drives a consumer to make a purchase. 

Job Description

So where do you fit here? Our client comes first.  This means that Nielsen support specialists are here to help. As a Application Support Engineer, you will be responsible for high quality and in-depth technical support to internal and external users of Production systems.  You will have exposure to all aspects of our business, as well as an opportunity to learn and work on many different technologies in a multi-tenant, cloud-based environment.  You will also have the opportunity to participate in our newest product deployments to clients. 

This is a fast-paced and exciting role especially as Nielsen introduces many new and innovative solutions.  The Support Specialist role requires you to be ready for anything and to be agile enough to tackle challenges as they come your way.  Being a strong team player is also key as you will need to know when to ask for help and also be willing to jump in when a team member needs a hand. 

RESPONSABILITIES: 

• Analyze and investigates production incidents understanding the issue inside highly complex applications. Document incidents and their resolution, facilitating further resolutions to ensure all SLA’s are met. interacting with Operations, client services teams, and technology leaders to provide the best experience and service 

• Execute root cause analysis (RCA) to identify root causes and final resolutions to production incidents, assesses incident resolution and estimates application changes. Apply resolutions, leading to timely, error free revisions in applications.  

• Attend incident management (IM) calls to follow production issues and report status from the IT side through final solution or work around. Define next steps, address escalations, and mature systems to ensure fewer critical production incidents. 

• Optimizing on-call rotations, processes, update runbooks, tools and documentation to help prepare teams for future incidents. Conducting post-incident reviews (RCA). 

• Automate regular processing, monitoring, health checks for site reliability. 

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field 

• 3+ years of experience in technical support or related areas. 

• Passion for solving client issues and a champion of great customer service. 

• Strong fundamentals and interest in application support, infrastructure knowledge, with a software engineering background. 

• Good knowledge of SQL , UNIX scripting, and python. 

• Familiarity in technology area like UNIX, automation tools, cloud, API management, database, monitoring tools, big data, infrastructure services, etc.,  

• Sound SDLC skills, preferably with experience in an agile environment  

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface across cross-functional technology teams and the business stakeholders 

• Functional knowledge of Market research, FMCG industry, and big data is a plus.  

• Ability to work intermittent extended work hours, including weekends and holidays with a rotating on-call schedule 

• Exceptional communications skills, flexibility to work in 24X7 shift rotations including weekends

• Nice to have Have: .Familiarity in technology area like SQL, C#, UNIX scripting, JAVA, Spring Boot, Python, TIBCO, Azure, cloud, API management, automation tools, database, monitoring tools, big data, infrastructure services, etc., Sound SDLC skills, preferably with experience in an agile environment Functional knowledge of Market research, FMCG industry, and big data. 

Additional Information

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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