Principal Architect (Data Architect)

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Data Architect, Chennai

Our NielsenIQ Technology teams are working on our new Connect platform, 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 Platorm Architect in the architecture group, you will help define the architecture designs for platform components of the NIQ platforms that are strategically aligned to business strategy and objectives. The Tech Lead architect will partner with their architect peers and Tech lead counterparts in the development teams to take the architecture designs all the way to delivery.  This role will grow into an end-to-end platform architect as the candidate gains more knowledge of NIQ’s platform. 

Responsibilities:

• Help with architecture designs for key products on the NIQ platforms
• Produce high level approaches for platform components as needed to help component architects use as a blueprint for their low-level designs.  Many of these approaches will require an E2E understanding of the platform to ensure that they seamlessly fit in with future products and technology vision kept in focus.
• Create, maintain and promote reference architectures for the key areas of the platform.  Architecture guidelines and standards to be documented and communicated to technology and product teams.
• Help assess new technologies that could be viable alternatives to existing platform selections to support front end applications, platform services and components along with the data pipelines and databases.
• Help identify future solutions and drive innovations through PoCs, technology migrations, and productization

Qualifications

Good knowledge of Oracle (3-4 years+ experience) is a requirement 

• Good knowledge of Cloud technologies (Azure)
• 8+ years, including strong Engineering background with Architecture / solution design experience
• 8+ years’ experience Languages used extensively on the platform are PL/SQL, Python, C++ with datastores being Oracle RAC, Postgres, MongoDB, Elasticsearch. 
• Advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms and designing for performance, scalability and availability
• Hands-on experience in building scalable enterprise platforms
• Experience in agile software development practices

Nice to have:   

• Understanding of BI tools and Analytics features is a plus
• Oracle migration experience
• Knowledge of Spring, OpenAPI, OpenTracing are a plus.
• Bachelor’s in computer science or similar required
• Good knowledge of Containers / Kubernetes, CI/CD
• Responsible for innovating, evaluating, and promoting best architectural solutions for the NIQ platform.

• 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
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension plan
• 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.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

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