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Lead Data Platform Engineer
About the role
Product Development team at Experian builds a scalable, AWS-native data platform that powers insights across finance, healthcare, and more. The Lead Data Platform Engineer drives architecture, builds data lake and mesh solutions, and mentors engineers while implementing IaC and CI/CD pipelines. Hybrid role based in Hyderabad with flexible remote days, offering relocation assistance and comprehensive health and well‑being benefits.
What you’ll do
- Lead technical direction across data engineering workstreams
- Design, build, and optimise data lake architectures using data mesh
- Develop and maintain AWS‑native data platforms
- Implement DevOps best practices with Terraform and CI/CD
- Embed automated testing, monitoring, and data quality frameworks
- Mentor and guide engineering team members
- Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions
- Troubleshoot and optimise data workflows for performance
What you’ll bring
- 8+ years data platform engineering
- Lead or Principal engineer experience
- Extensive AWS services (Glue, Lake Formation, Step Functions, SageMaker)
- Terraform and IaC expertise
- CI/CD pipeline development (Git, Jenkins)
- Advanced Python programming
- API integration and configuration‑as‑code
- Automated testing and data quality frameworks
Skills
Benefits
- Family well‑being benefits
- Enhanced medical coverage
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Wellness programs