Our NielsenIQ Precima team helps retailers turn shopper insights into strategic advantage. We leverage our deep expertise in data science and technology to mine shopper data, uncovering what drives consumer decision making. By using advanced modeling, artificial intelligence and cloud-based SaaS solutions, we are able to put these insights at the fingertips of our clients.  

As a Data Architect, you’ll be part of a team of smart, highly skilled engineers and architects who are proud to partner with some of the world’s leading retailers on challenging, cutting-edge, data driven solutions - all powered by our exceptional technology and people. 

Our core technologies currently include Python and Snowflake and we continue to adopt the best of breed in cloud-native, low-latency technologies. Our team is co-located and agile, with a central hub in Toronto. 

 What you’ll do 

• Focus on defining, developing and promoting the Enterprise Data Architecture strategy that aids the organization and our clients in achieving their strategic information management goals.
• Lead design, development and implementation of NielsenIQ Precima’s data architecture. This includes the design and deployment of enterprise data standards, architecture patterns and data models.
• Lead data architecture efforts in support of key analytics innovations that involve multiple internal and/or external (client) stakeholders 
• Define how data will be stored, consumed, integrated and managed within data platforms and application products
• Design, develop and implementation of new and existing data processing solutions; enabling teams to be more efficient and effective in analyzing data and getting to insights faster 
• Design and implement highly performant, reliable and secure data pipelines and interfaces that feed various analytics applications, both structured and unstructured data 
• Work alongside key stakeholders within the team to put data processing solutions into production environment 
• Drive standardization and simplification across the enterprise, lowering cost, improving quality and value of data assets.

We’re looking for people who have 

• Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems degree (or equivalent combination of skill and experience) 
• 5+ years' experience leading complex data architecture projects 
• Expertise SQL (required) coding and experience with a broad array of development tools and platforms, experience with Linux/UNIX shell coding, analytics data management tools/languages such as Python (required), Java and Spark 
• Expertise in dimensional and relational database design and data models (Snowflake, RedShift, Teradata) 
• Expertise with various analytical data platforms and technologies 
• Expertise in data integration design, implementation, and maintenance, data lakes/hubs 
• Experience with developing REST APIs and microservices 
• Experience with data governance and information security practices

Preferred skills include 

• Expertise with Cloud platforms – Azure, AWS, Snowflake 
• Expertise with CI/CD – Git/Bitbucket, JIRA, Bamboo 
• Experience with designing and developing serverless applications an asset 
• Experience with real-time/near real-time reporting using in-memory data tools or query engines
• Preferred experience with business intelligence tools such as Sisense, Qliksense, Tableau and MicroStrategy an asset 
• Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark data pipeline development an asset 
• Understanding of machine learning an asset 
• Desire to independently research work-around solutions to complex problems an asset 

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.  We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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.