Senior DevOps Engineer

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Experian isn't just any company—we're the global leader in information services. Have you ever heard of the London Stock Exchange? That's exactly where we are listed (EXPN) and even belong to the FTSE 30. Data! We harness their power to change lives and create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We've been supporting businesses and communities for over 125 years – and we're still far from having enough.<br/> <br/> With over 21,000 fantastic employees in more than 40 countries, we believe the opportunities for you and the world are constantly growing. We invest in the future – with new technologies, talented people and innovations. Why? To shape a better future. To do this, we are looking for the brightest minds who share our vision and want to make a difference. Together we are <a href="https://www.experian.com/careers/experian-life">#UniquelyExperian</a></p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>The Senior DevOps Engineer will be responsible for building, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and operational efficiency.</p><p>The Sr. DOE should have a deep understanding of cloud-native development, automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and cloud architecture best practices. The incumbent will work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, security, and operations, to ensure seamless code deployments, high availability, and performance in production environments. This role is ideal for a proactive go-getter who is eager to drive new technology adoption within the organization.</p><h3>Qualifications</h3><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Cloud Infrastructure Management</strong>: Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure).</li><li><strong>Automation &amp; CI/CD</strong>: Implement and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines, ensuring reliable and efficient deployment of microservices and containerized applications (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).</li><li><strong>Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</strong>: Develop and manage infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform.</li><li><strong>Monitoring &amp; Optimization</strong>: Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Splunk, Grafana, ELK Stack) for proactive infrastructure performance optimization, incident detection, and root cause analysis.</li><li><strong>Security</strong>: Implement security best practices (e.g., encryption, identity and access management, network security, vulnerability scanning) to protect cloud infrastructure and application workloads.</li><li><strong>Automation Scripting</strong>: Create automation scripts for cloud operations and orchestration using Python or similar scripting languages.</li><li><strong>Incident Response</strong>: Own and manage incident response and ensuring quick recovery times and data integrity.</li><li><strong>Collaboration: </strong>Work closely with the infrastructure teams to automate and optimize infrastructure provisioning and scaling using IAC tools like Terraform.</li><li><strong>Cloud Strategy: </strong>Drive the evaluation and adoption of new tools and technologies to keep the organization at the forefront of observability and monitoring practices. </li><li><strong>Mentoring:</strong> Ability to lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers.   </li><li><strong>Continues Improvement: </strong>Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages innovation and growth</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong><u>Required qualification, expertise, skills: </u></strong></p><ul><li><strong>Education</strong>: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field. Equivalent work experience may be considered.</li><li><strong>Experience</strong>: min 6 years of DevOps engineering experience  </li><li><strong>Cloud Platforms</strong>: Extensive hands-on experience with at least one public cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP) and a solid understanding of their services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM).</li><li><strong>Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</strong>: Proficient in IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) for automating cloud resource provisioning and management.</li><li><strong>CI/CD Pipelines</strong>: Expertise in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Flux, Jenkins, GitLab CI or AWS CodePipeline.</li><li><strong>Containerization &amp; Orchestration</strong>: Strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration and workload management in cloud-native environments.</li><li><strong>Automation &amp; Scripting</strong>: Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages for operational tasks and automations.</li><li><strong>Monitoring &amp; Logging</strong>: Experience with monitoring and loggin