Director of Engineering

Reporting into our Hear of Engineering you will be responsible to:

• Lead and scale engineering teams, mentoring talent and promoting a culture of innovation and accountability.
• Technical Design and deliver cloud-native solutions using large-scale, asynchronous compute workloads and data orchestration.
• Drive engineering best practices including test-driven development, CI/CD, and automated regression testing.
• Ensure delivery of UK&I product and software solutions, collaborating across business units for cross-functional alignment.
• Act as an escalation point for delivery challenges, removing blockers and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) through automation, simplification, and platform efficiency.
• Manage the Security Dashboard, ensuring vulnerabilities are addressed within acceptable risk thresholds.
• Use metrics and KPIs to drive continuous improvement, reduce technical debt, and enhance service quality.
• Contribute to UK&I revenue growth through cost-effective, high-quality engineering and agile delivery.
• Develop and implement rapid concept testing models and contribute to the long-term technology roadmap.

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.

• Extensive experience in software engineering, data science, or platform development.
• Proven leadership experience in building and mentoring engineering teams.
• Hands-on expertise in:
  • AWS Cloud
  • Full-stack development
  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • CI/CD and DevOps practices
  • Cloud security best practices and FinOps
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, or LeSS).

Benefits package includes:

• Hybrid working
• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• 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.

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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