Site Reliability Engineer - DevOps

Job Description

About NIQ Activate

NIQ Activate is the leading provider of AI-powered customer analytics, personalization, and brand collaboration platform. Serving dozens of retailers and brands across the world using cutting edge big-data, real-time analytics, and data-science automation. Disrupting existing data & media monetization model by enabling retailers to remain in control of their revenue.

NIQ Activate’s solution leverages automation and AI to accelerate revenue generating opportunities and delivers dedicated applications for customer & product performance intelligence, audiences & segmentation building, offer management, and insights sharing that enable users to promptly identify risks and opportunities, and act on those insights, in just a few clicks.

We believe that building a great product and teams starts with amazing, diverse minded and bright people who make an impact, generate creative & innovative ideas and take on new perspectives. 

About the Role

As a DevOps Engineer at NIQ Activate, you will play a key role in designing, maintaining, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure and development workflows. You will work across multiple domains, including:

• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• CI/CD pipelines and automation
• Developer productivity tools
• Security and disaster recovery
• Performance monitoring and optimization

This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, solve complex problems, and contribute to the efficiency and scalability of a high-impact, AI-driven platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure with high availability and scalability.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and automated deployments.
• Optimize system performance, troubleshoot distributed systems, and improve reliability.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Work with Kubernetes to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications.
• Automate deployment and operational tasks using Python or similar scripting languages.
• Support database operations for PostgreSQL and SingleStore, ensuring efficiency and security.
• Enhance system monitoring and logging solutions using tools like Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement cloud security best practices.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 3-4 years of experience as a DevOps Engineer in a cloud-based environment.
• Strong expertise with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and administration.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong scripting skills in Python or similar languages.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex system issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with monitoring tools like Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with build tools like Maven and NX.
• Knowledge of cloud security solutions (Wiz, CyCode, SonarQube).
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Kubernetes Administrator - CKA).

Why Join Us?

• Work on a cutting-edge AI-powered platform.
• Collaborate with a talented, diverse, and forward-thinking team.
• Opportunity to grow and take ownership of impactful projects.
• Competitive compensation and career advancement opportunities.

If you’re passionate about automation, cloud technology, and optimizing DevOps workflows, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and be part of our mission to transform retail analytics.

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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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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