Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

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

Job description

The Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer will manage enterprise cloud platforms and support a multi-cloud automated platform (IaaS) within a global team. Reporting to the Cloud Platform Engineering Director, you will apply your expertise in automated software engineering, scripting, and cloud operations to guide project delivery and maintain an enterprise-level cloud environment.

Responsibilities:

• Standardize and automate provisioning and support as reusable cloud services
• Develop infrastructure as code on AWS/Azure/GCP for various environments
• Implement automated deployment processes to enhance functionality and manageability
• Engineer resilient cloud architectures, including multi‑region failover, cross‑account replication, and immutable backups
• Design and support ransomware‑resilient recovery environments, including isolated recovery networks (IRN), clean‑room environments, and secure restore pipelines
• Support large‑scale ransomware recovery planning for environments separate from production, ensuring secure, repeatable restoration processes
• Improve productivity with advanced orchestration, monitoring, and self-healing automation.
• Build automation to prevent issues.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering comprising of developing, and operating scalable cloud infrastructure services
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and migration on AWS and Azure
• Proficient in automation/configuration management using Ansible, Terraform
• Understanding of backup/restore technologies (AWS Backup, Azure Backup, snapshot orchestration, replication technologies)
• Experience developing automated Disaster Recovery workflows using IaC and orchestration tools
• Experience in designing and integrating RESTful APIs

Additional Information

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.