REMOTE Staff AWS Data DevOps Engineer

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We are thrilled to share that FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. In addition, for the last five years we’ve been named in the 100 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes Magazine.

Experian Consumer Services – Careers That Define “The Next Big (Data) Thing” for Consumers

What could be more exciting – personally and professionally – than being part of a “disruptive” business? Consider taking your career to the next level by joining the Leader that continues to disrupt the competition.  As the “disruptor” and market leader we pride ourselves on building new markets, leading the pack through continuous evolution and innovation. It’s a position Experian Consumer Services has enjoyed for more than a decade and we’re always looking for the talent that can help expand that lead.

When you’re the leader, it’s always urgent, important, and market-changing. We think that defines the true “disruptive” business. Join us and create some chaos for the competition.

What you’ll be doing

A Staff AWS Data DevOps Engineer is a hands-on technical position on our DevOps team with a specialization in Data, Data Management, and Machine Learning. Your role will be to architect and implement data pipelines, data lifecycles, data migrations, data governance, and guidance for data engineers. 

Our platform has been implemented using “Infrastructure as code” concepts. Advanced skills in Python or equivalent are a necessity. The candidate will be responsible for enforcing best practices in automation deployment, security, infrastructure, AWS, etc. A successful candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment where priorities may change depending on business needs. Past experiences on a DevOps team are a must. Familiarity in Agile practice is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, implement, document, and support CI/CD ML pipelines
• Work with Data Engineering teams and architects to create solutions for their business needs
• Automate security controls and governance for all Data types in our environment
• Architect, deploy, document, and support cloud platform capabilities using AWS best practices
• Author Agile stories, estimate story points, assist with sprint planning and retrospectives
• Perform advanced technical troubleshooting for cloud and e-commerce environments
• Participate in on-call rotation with the team

• At least 5 years supporting DevOps concepts
• Production experience with public cloud (AWS, Google or Azure – AWS strongly preferred)
• Strong knowledge of DevOps CI/CD tools (IE: AWS Codebuild, AWS Codepipeline, Travis CI, Harness IO, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Nexus OSS, Artifactory, Github, Github Actions, etc)
• Experience in the following technologies for ML/Data: AWS Sagemaker, AWS Sagemaker Pipelines, AWS Sagemaker Model Monitor, AWS Sagemaker Clarify, Hadoop, Spark, Scala, Kafka, AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Apache Airflow
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores
• Big Data experience a plus
• Fluent in popular scripting languages (IE: python, Node.js, Ruby, Golang)
• Experience with infrastructure management tools (IE: Troposphere, Terraform, etc)
• Experience in containerization and Docker/Kubernetes environments
• Linux system administration experience
• Bachelor of Science or comparable experience
• Qualifications Required:
• Operationally savvy, experience with monitoring, alerting, and analyzing system metrics to identify problems and understand system behavior
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, e-commerce environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• A passion for innovation and automation
• Strong documentation skills
• Self-starter
• Collaboration, drive open communication and reach across functional borders

Perks

• 4 weeks of vacation to start, five sick days and two volunteer days (plus twelve paid holidays)
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package, with a bonus target of 15%
• Flexible work schedule 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a thriving, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and love working together. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion is essential to our purpose of creating a better tomorrow. We value the uniqueness of every individual and want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work. For us, this is The Power of YOU and it ensures that we live what we believe.