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 DescriptionWe 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 technical team, with a passion to lead an outstanding 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 team
- Deliver quality software
- Collaborate 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 security
- Understand where there are overlapping technical requirements in your team and other teams and help build out technology roadmaps
- Codebase ownership
- Technical Application ownership
Required skills/ experience:
- Experience of the full development lifecycle
- Ability to explain solutions to technical and non-technical audiences
- Write clean, scalable and re-usable code that implements SOLID principles, common design patterns where applicable and adheres to published coding standards
- Ability to analyse, investigate and compare large data sets when required.
- Significant experience of programming using Scala and Python
- Experience of using Terraform to provision and deploy cloud services and components
- Experience of developing on Apache Spark
- Experience of developing with AWS cloud services including (but not limited to) AWS Glue, S3, Step Functions, Lambdas, EventBridge and SQS
- BDD / TDD experience
- Jenkins CI / CD experience
- Application Lifecycle Management Tools - BitBucket & Jira
- Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices
- Qualified to Degree/or data engineering discipline or can demonstrate commercial experience
Benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working
- Great compensation package and discretionary bonus
- Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
- 25 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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