Lead Data Platform Engineer

Nottingham, United KingdomFull-timePosted Jul 22, 2026
Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Lead Data Platform EngineerFull-timeEmployee Status: RegularRole Type: HybridDepartment: TechnologySchedule: Full TimeCompany DescriptionExperian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.Internal Grade D/EB8Job DescriptionExperian Credit Services & Verifications are looking for a Lead Data Platform Engineer to join our Ascend Cloud Foundation Platform team.Reporting into our Engineering Director, you will join an established agile team, with a passion and lead a 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.This is a Hybrid, Nottingham based role (40% in the office).Main responsibilities:Lead an outstanding Agile technical teamBuild data pipelines and data lakeDeliver quality softwareCollaborate 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 securityUnderstand where there are overlapping technical requirements in your team and other teams and help build out technology roadmapsCodebase ownershipTechnical Application ownershipQualificationsStrong experience with DevOps & IaC tooling - Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins , HarnessStrong experience of developing on Apache Spark/HadoopStrong experience with AWS cloud services including AWS Glue, S3, StepStrong experience building data pipelines and data lakeExperience of the full development lifecycle/application Lifecycle Management Tools - BitBucket & JiraSignificant experience of programming using Scala or Python. Configuration as code principles and API integrationWrite clean, scalable and re-usable code that implements SOLID principles, common design patterns where applicable and adheres to published coding standardsExperience analyse, investigate and compare large data sets when requiredFunctions, Lambdas, EventBridge, SQS and Lake formationExperience with automated testing methodologiesAdditional InformationBenefits package includes:Great compensation package and discretionary bonus planCore benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.Recruitment Fraud Awareness - Experian's recruitment process is conducted only through authorised channels. Recruitment communications will only be sent from an @experian.com email address. Experian will never ask candidates to make any payment as part of an application, interview, assessment, onboarding, or recruitment process. To apply for roles or verify opportunities, please visit experian.com/careers.Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.Experian Careers - Creating a better tomorrow togetherFind out what its like to work for Experian by clicking hereBy clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy applyI'm interestedI'm...

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