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Global information services leader to seek candidates at CINDE Job Fair -

February 22-24 at the Costa Rica Convention Center

February 21, 2019 – COSTA RICA – Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today announced it will expand its business footprint and workforce in STEM-related computer and information services (IS) skills as it increases its employee base.

Throughout 2019, the company intends to hire more than 50 professionals in technical and leadership positions in engineering-related functions and activities including database administrators, software and system engineers, system administrators and technical managers.

“As a global information services leader, Neustar is at the forefront of developing and delivering products and solutions for many of the fastest growing companies in the world,” said Peter Burke, Neustar Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations. “Hiring top technical and computer-skilled talent is a key priority. Since 2011, we have operated an office in Costa Rica and our experience has proven the market has a deep pool of strong, well-qualified tech talent.”

Neustar in Costa Rica

Neustar operations in Costa Rica have expanded from a focus on data entry processes to more sophisticated activities such as data analysis, product support and software engineering. The local team today includes software engineers, data analysts, data editors, product support engineers and call center agents. The team supports the company’s sales organization and the company’s OneID® system which is the foundation of its marketing, risk, digital defense and performance, and communications products and solutions. The company has begun hiring candidates with IS and IT expertise.

The Minister of Foreign Trade, Dyalá Jiménez, commented: “We start the year with positive news that rewards the efforts of the Foreign Trade sector. During 2018, Costa Rica achieved 48 investment and reinvestment projects in strategic sectors. Neustar’s announcement strengthens us to continue working and to reaffirm the country’s free trade commitment, to boost the knowledge economy and our human talent growth. The country is continuously working to consolidate new investment projects like this one.”

Neustar Career Opportunities

Neustar intends to hire qualified candidates ready for an exciting career move in the following skill areas:

• Technical Managers (Operations, Engineering)

• Database Administrators

• Big Data | Hadoop Administrators

• Converged Infrastructure | System Administrators

• System Engineers

“We are excited to expand our Costa Rica presence with candidates that get to design and develop new products and features as well as support and enhance existing ones,” said Bryan Castillo, Neustar General Manager andamp; Director, Data Support in Costa Rica. “We have a number of upcoming events designed to bring us together with top local talent such as our participation in the Costa Rican Investment Promotions Agency (CINDE) Job Fair at the Costa Rica Convention Center in Cariari, Heredia on February 22-24.”

CINDE’s Managing Director, Jorge Sequeira, said, “The Costa Rican services sector continues the dynamism shown during 2018 as we enter 2019. Today, we are pleased to share the announcement of Neustar’s new investment in Costa Rica. Neustar will be hiring around 50 IT professionals expanding the value of the services sector in Costa Rica. During 2018, companies in the Costa Rican services sector generated more than 3.000 jobs.”

Neustar’s Costa Rica office is located in Heredia, Costa Rica. The company’s products and solutions serve more than 8,000 clients including more than 60 of the Fortune 100 companies.

All Neustar jobs can be viewed at: https://www.home.neustar/about-us/careers. Candidates are encouraged to apply today.

About Neustar

Neustar, Inc. is a leading global information services provider driving the connected world forward with responsible identity resolution. As a company built on a foundation of Privacy by Design, Neustar is depended upon by the world’s largest corporations to help grow, guard and guide their businesses with the most complete understanding of how to connect people, places and things. Neustar’s unique, accurate and real-time identity system, continuously corroborated from billions of transactions, empowers critical decisions across our clients’ enterprise needs. More information is available at https://www.home.neustar.

Neustar Media Contact

Sheila S. Blackwell

Sheila.blackwell@team.neustar

CINDE Media Contact

Carlos Morales

cmorales@cinde.org