Platform Engineer

at  EXPERIAN

ABOUT US, BUT WE’LL BE BRIEF

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses, and society. We are thrilled to share that FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. In addition, for the last five years we’ve been named in the 100 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes Magazine. Experian prioritizes our culture and look to bring people to the team who are passionate about their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who continue to value team over self.
We have 23,000 people operating across 44 countries and every day we’re investing in new technologies, talented people, and innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity.
Job Description
Experian is seeking a skilled Platform Engineer to join our dynamic Engineering team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to our DevOps journey within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Why Experian? At Experian, we value diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage women to join our team. We believe in fostering an environment where everyone’s unique talents and perspectives are celebrated and leveraged for innovation and success.
About the Role: As a Platform Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing our ‘cloud first’ strategy and working with cutting-edge technologies to drive secure and scalable solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with talented software engineers and site reliability engineers, contributing your expertise in DevOps principles and automation.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the development, deployment, and management of highly scalable and high-availability platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and maintain environments, ensuring seamless integration of new features and services.
• Actively identify and mitigate security threats to maintain compliance with strict security standards.
• Contribute to operational practices and procedures, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:

• We prioritize work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements.
• Join a diverse and inclusive team where your contributions are valued and recognized.
• Take advantage of ongoing learning and development opportunities to further your career.
• Make a meaningful impact by working on projects that shape the future of our flagship cloud-hosted platform.

Apply Now: If you’re a talented Platform Engineer with a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you! Join us in our mission to drive positive change
Qualifications
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Lateral thinking, reverse engineering, good problem-solving skills

• Experience in Kubernetes (AWS EKS & EKS-Anywhere) and Cloud technologies - AWS.
• Experience with tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Hashicorp Vault, Kafka, Redis, Jenkins
• Enthusiasm for Gen AI tooling – GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT
• Passion for automation and an understanding of infrastructure as code principles with a familiarity with CI tools like Jenkins and version control systems like Git
• Awareness of monitoring systems such as Splunk, OpenSearch, Dynatrace and Grafana.
• Background in Linux administration, particularly with RedHat and Amazon Linux
• Programming skills and interest in DevOps, Systems Engineering or Build and Release Engineering.
• Obsession for good documentation

Additional Information

• Work with the development, deployment, and management of highly scalable and high-availability platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and maintain environments, ensuring seamless integration of new features and services.
• Actively identify and mitigate security threats to maintain compliance with strict security standards.
• Contribute to operational practices and procedures, fostering a culture of continuous improvement