Junior Data Engineer - 1 to 3 years

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.

Junior Data Engineer , Chennai

We’re looking for a Junior Data Engineer who’s eager to build reliable, secure, and scalable data pipelines. You’ll work with Python, Snowflake, and cloud-native services to support analytics, reporting, ML workflows, and data-driven products. You’ll also adopt DevSecOps best practices—treating security, testing, and automation as first-class citizens. 

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities) 

Data Pipelines & ETL/ELT  

• Develop, schedule, and monitor ELT/ETL pipelines in Python to ingest data from APIs, files, and databases into Snowflake. 
• Implement transformations (SQL & Python) following modular, reusable patterns. 

Snowflake Engineering  

• Build tables, views, stages, and secure data shares. 
• Tune queries and warehouse configs; manage roles, RBAC, and resource usage. 

Cloud & Orchestration  

• Use cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure) for storage, compute, and event triggers (e.g., S3/Blob/GCS; Lambda/Functions). 
• Orchestrate jobs (Airflow/Cloud Composer/Prefect/Azure Data Factory) with proper alerting & SLAs. 

DevSecOps & Reliability  

• Apply CI/CD for data code (linting, unit/data tests, IaC review gates). 
• Embed security scanning (dependencies, IaC policies), secrets management, and least‑privilege IAM. 
• Contribute to observability (logging, metrics, lineage, data quality checks). 

Collaboration  

• Work with Analytics/ML teams to productize models and enable self‑service. 
• Write clear documentation (readme, runbooks, data dictionaries). 

Must-Have 

• 2–5 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or backend engineering (internships/co-ops included). 
• Programming: Python (pandas, SQLAlchemy/DB APIs, typing, testing with pytest). 
• SQL & Warehousing: Strong SQL; experience with Snowflake (warehouses, stages, tasks, Snowpipe, RBAC). 
• Cloud Basics: Familiarity with one major cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and storage + compute + IAM fundamentals. 
• DevSecOps Mindset: Git, CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/GitLab CI), code reviews, secret handling, dependency scanning. 
• Data Quality: Exposure to unit tests, data validation (e.g., Great Expectations/dbt tests), and monitoring principles. 
• Strong problem-solving, curiosity, and ability to learn quickly. 

Nice-to-Have 

• Orchestration: Airflow/Prefect/ADF/Composer. 
• IaC: Terraform/Azure Bicep/CloudFormation; policy-as-code (e.g., OPA/Conftest). 
• Streaming: Kafka/Kinesis/PubSub; Change Data Capture. 
• dbt (models, tests, exposures) and semantic layer concepts. 
• Basic SCD/CDC design patterns; Dimensional modeling (Kimball). 
• Security: OWASP, least privilege, key rotation, secret stores (AWS Secrets Manager/Azure Key Vault). 
• Observability: OpenLineage, DataDog/CloudWatch/Log Analytics; SLA/SLO thinking. 
• Exposure to MLOps (feature stores, model serving) is a plus 

• 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
• Exciting work environment that brings people together.
• Use the latest digital technologies.
• Ongoing trainings to support your development.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Great compensation and bonus scheme linked to individual performance and company results.
• Flexible working hours and home office.

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://www.nielseniq.com/global/en/ai-safety-policies.

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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