Experian - Senior Platform Engineer

Note : If shortlisted, you will be invited for initial rounds on 8th November'25 (Saturday) in Summary :

We are looking for a visionary and technically adept Senior Platform Engineer to join our cloud infrastructure team. This role goes beyond engineering execution it demands strategic thinking, architectural advisory, and leadership in cloud platform design. You will be instrumental in shaping our cloud strategy by evaluating AWS services for diverse use cases, advising on trade-offs, and guiding teams through complex design decisions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to assist in designing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms, while also optimizing performance for data-intensive workloads. Your expertise will be critical in designing robust logging and monitoring frameworks that proactively detect and eliminate production issues.

Key Responsibilities :

• Advise on cloud platform designs using AWS, with the ability to articulate pros and cons of different services for specific use cases.
• Lead technical evaluations for Capex projects, recommending AWS services that align with business and technical requirements and the Architectural Review Board recommendations.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure using AWS (Azure experience is a plus).
• Optimize performance of data-intensive workloads by advising on efficient code patterns and resource configurations.
• Manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes.
• Build reusable modules and automation frameworks to support platform scalability and consistency.
• Configure and manage EMR Serverless for big data processing.
• Implement and maintain Amazon MWAA (Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow) for orchestration.
• Design and secure API Gateway endpoints for scalable API management.
• Implement secure access controls, encryption standards, and compliance frameworks (e.g., HSM, Key Vaults).
• Ensure tagging and traceability of all cloud assets for governance and cost tracking.
• Collaborate with internal security teams to remediate vulnerabilities and meet compliance targets.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure through resilient design and failover strategies.
• Respond to and resolve cloud-related incidents and performance issues.
• Design and consult on logging and monitoring dashboards using tools like Splunk , Dynatrace or CloudWatch to proactively detect and eliminate production issues.
• Work closely with engineering, security, and compliance teams to align with enterprise cloud governance and documentation standards.

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