Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Job Description

We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join our Ascend Cloud Foundation Platform team.

We unlock the power of data to create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. At life's big moments – from buying a home or car, to sending a child to university, to growing a business exponentially by connecting it with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence so they can maximize every opportunity.

Reporting into our Senior Client Delivery Manager, you will to join an established agile team, with a passion and lead a technical team that supports innovation, learning and collaboration. Ensure that the team follows the highest technical standards. Support Agile methods to deliver high value outcomes.

Main responsibilities:

Lead an outstanding Agile technical teamDeliver quality softwareCollaborate with the risk, security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS) and industry standards related to data privacy and securityUnderstand where there are overlapping technical requirements in your team and other teams and help build out technology roadmapsCodebase ownershipTechnical Application ownership

QualificationsStrong experience with DevOps & IaC tooling - Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins Strong experience of developing on Apache Spark/HadoopStrong experience with AWS cloud services including (but not limited to) AWS Glue, S3, StepStrong experience building data pipelines and data lakeExperience of the full development lifecycle/application Lifecycle Management Tools - BitBucket & JiraSignificant experience of programming using Scala or Python. Configuration as code principles and API integrationAbility to explain solutions to technical and non-technical audiencesWrite clean, scalable and re-usable code that implements SOLID principles, common design patterns where applicable and adheres to published coding standardsAbility to analyse, investigate and compare large data sets when requiredFunctions, Lambdas, EventBridge, SQS and Lake formationExperience with automated testing methodologies  

Additional Information

Benefits package includes:

Hybrid workingGreat compensation package and discretionary bonusCore benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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