Principal Engineer, Database Platform

Summary

Join Experian's Global Infrastructure Services team as a remote Director of Data Strategy. Lead global teams in designing and architecting cloud-native database solutions, overseeing migrations from legacy systems to cloud platforms like AWS RDS, Azure SQL, and OCI Autonomous DB. Manage globally distributed data platforms, ensuring compliance with data governance and security standards. Collaborate with teams to align database strategy with company goals, mentor engineering teams, and document architecture and processes. This role requires extensive experience in enterprise database engineering, cloud-native architecture, and DevOps automation. Experian offers a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• 15+ years in enterprise database engineering, including 6+ years in cloud-native architecture
• Experience in cross-platform migrations (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server to AWS RDS MySQL/PostgreSQL)
• Deep experience with multi-cloud platforms and tools (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, OCI Autonomous DB)
• Background in DevOps automation and IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Python)
• Experience with performance optimization, observability tools, and high-availability design
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners with experience leading global technical teams
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and data compliance frameworks (PCI, GDPR)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Lead global teams in design and architecture discussions with partners, developers, and platform engineers
• Architect enterprise-grade, multi-region cloud-native database solutions
• Expertise in leading cloud migration efforts, cross-platform database migrations from MS SQL, Oracle to Cloud- native MySQL & PostgreSQL, including re-platforming, and refactoring legacy systems
• Manage globally distributed data platforms with high-resilience and enterprise standards, and deploy with Terraform automation and CI/CD integration
• Collaborate with teams to align database strategy with our goals
• Ensure compliance with data governance, security standards, and audit readiness
• Oversee Application planning, architecture, performance tuning, and capacity management
• Mentor engineering teams and contribute to enterprise data modeling and governance
• Document architecture and processes for all kinds of team members

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays