As people increasingly move across channels and platforms, Kantar Media’s data and audience measurement, targeting, analytics and advertising intelligence services unlock insights to inform powerful decision-making.

Working with panel and first-party data in over 80 countries, we have the world’s fastest growing cross-media measurement footprint, underpinned by versatility, scale, technology and expertise, to drive long-term business growth for our clients and partners.

Our versatility, scale, technology, and expertise enable our 5000 people across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America, and Africa to understand audiences and help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.

Location: Stockholm, Vasagatan

Role Description        

Excitingly Kantar Media has partnered with the MMS to build a new Cross-Media Measurement panel in Sweden, that will be one of the first of its kind in the world. We are looking for forward-thinking, diverse, and client-focused individuals to join our team and make this audience measurement panel a success for MMS and Kantar Media.

We are seeking a skilled data engineer who is eager to take on diverse responsibilities encompassing data integration, data architecture, database infrastructure, and ETL development.

Tasks & Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will possess strong critical thinking skills, and collaborate well with cross-functional, international, and local teams.

• Design, develop, test and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure seamless data integration.
• Design and implement scalable and efficient data architecture solutions to support business requirements.
• Evaluate and enhance various database systems (MS SQL, Oracle, Access, MySQL, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, etc.) for optimal storage, retrieval, and analytical efficiency. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with data infrastructure and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Write and optimize Python scripts for data processing, and automation solutions.
• Create impactful visualizations using Power BI, SSRS, or equivalent tools.
• Conduct reverse engineering on software applications, understanding internal structures, algorithms, and functionalities; analyze scripts, binaries, and source code for interpretation. 
• Analyse and organize raw data, ensuring data is reliable for consumption by data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrate flexibility in taking on various tasks and adapting to changing priorities.
• Stay current with advancements in data engineering technologies and practices.

Required:

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field. 
• Fluent in both Swedish and English. 
• Proficient in SQL programming for effective database design, optimization, and querying. 
• Proficient in Python scripting for data processing and automation.
• Experience with a cloud environment (Azure)
• Experience in with industry big data platform stack (for example: Databricks, Spark, Airflow)
• Proven hands-on experience in developing, and maintaining robust ETL data pipelines. 
• Good understanding of database administration, data warehousing concepts, and architectures. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for effective troubleshooting of data issues. 
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, conveying intricate technical concepts effectively. 
• Exhibit trustworthiness, resilience, and a quick-learning aptitude. 

At Kantar Media we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration.  We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar Media, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients.  Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Interested? Apply today or get in contact with maria.bonal@kantar.com to learn more.

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