Principal Engineer, Database Platform - Remote

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 work towards 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.

Job Description

You will be part of our Global Infrastructure Services team. You will report to the Director of Data Strategy. This is a remote position.

You'll have opportunity to:

• Lead global teams in design and architecture discussions with partners, developers, and platform engineers.
• Architect enterprise-grade, multi-region cloud-native database solutions.
• Expertise in leading cloud migration efforts, cross-platform database migrations from MS SQL, Oracle to Cloud- native MySQL & PostgreSQL, including re-platforming, and refactoring legacy systems.
• Manage globally distributed data platforms with high-resilience and enterprise standards, and deploy with Terraform automation and CI/CD integration.
• Collaborate with teams to align database strategy with our goals.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security standards, and audit readiness.
• Oversee Application planning, architecture, performance tuning, and capacity management.
• Mentor engineering teams and contribute to enterprise data modeling and governance.
• Document architecture and processes for all kinds of team members.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise database engineering, including 6+ years in cloud-native architecture.
• Experience in cross-platform migrations (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server to AWS RDS MySQL/PostgreSQL).
• Deep experience with multi-cloud platforms and tools (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, OCI Autonomous DB).
• Background in DevOps automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Python).
• Experience with performance optimization, observability tools, and high-availability design.
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners with experience leading global technical teams.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and data compliance frameworks (PCI, GDPR).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Additional Information

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays

Culture & Values:

• 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.

Compensation:

• Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related