Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Cloud Center of Excellence and help build the foundation of our next-generation cloud services modular platform. This role is central to enabling scalable, resilient, and automated cloud infrastructure that supports our engineering teams and accelerates business innovation.

About the Role:

As a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer, you will design and implement modular cloud components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation frameworks, and reusable templates. You'll work with platform architects and application teams to ensure our cloud services are loosely coupled, stateless, and aligned with cloud-native principles. Your work will directly improve our ability to deliver faster, more reliable, and cost-effective solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will report to the Senior Manager Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and maintain modular cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible and Python

• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.

• Develop reusable code libraries and service templates to standardize platform capabilities across teams and environments.

• Implement governance, observability, and compliance controls through automated policies and service interfaces.

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and service interfaces for platform capabilities, ensuring scalability and security.

• Support basic frontend development tasks to create intuitive dashboards and improve developer experience.

• Work with UX/UI teams to ensure seamless integration between backend services and frontend components.

• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to continuously evolve platform capabilities and improve developer experience.

• Ensure platform scalability, resilience, and cost optimization through iterative design and performance tuning.

• Standardize, automate the provisioning, and support aspects as reusable cloud services and interfaces

• Experience with public cloud infrastructure platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI
• Strong background in automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Deep understanding of modular architecture, service interfaces, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Extensive hands-on professional experience writing production Infrastructure as Code: Cloudformation and Terraform
• Proficient in automation and scripting using Ansible, Python and AWS/Azure SDKs and CLIs
• Background in Linux/Unix and/or Windows administration
• Understand Authentication & Authorization Services, Identity & Access Management
• Understanding of AWS/Azure Cloud Networking and core Internet Protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, and routing in distributed networks
• Experience in cloud infrastructure project with hands-on migration expertise on public clouds such as AWS and Azure
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity organization practices, operations, risk management processes, principles, architectural requirements, engineering and threats and vulnerabilities, including incident response methodologies
• Experience in API design and development (RESTful), including security and versioning best practices.
• Basic knowledge of frontend technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support integration with internal developer portal.

Cloud Certifications: (Candidates with any below certifications will be beneficial)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-300 & AZ Expert
• Azure DevOps Engineer (AZ Expert

This is a permanent home-based role in Costa Rica. No Visa sponsorship or relocation available.**

Our benefits include: Medical, life and dental insurance, Asociación Solidarista, International Share Save Plan, Flex Work/Work from home, Paid time off, Annual Performance Bonus, Education Reimbursement, Family Bonding, Bereavement Leave, Referral Program, and more.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a successful, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and love working together. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion is important to our purpose of creating a better tomorrow. We value the uniqueness 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.

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