Director of Platform Architecture

Company Overview Experian is a global leader in data and analytics, committed to unlocking the power of data to transform lives and create opportunities for consumers, businesses, and society. With over 25,000 employees across 30+ countries, we are investing in innovation and technology to shape a better tomorrow. Role Overview As Director of Platform Architecture, you will lead the architectural strategy, design, and governance of our next-generation platform capabilities. These platforms serve as the foundation for hosting a diverse portfolio of products and services across many business lines. Reporting into our CTO you will ensure the platform is multi-tenant, highly scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to enterprise architecture direction. Key Responsibilities • Own the architecture vision and multi‑year roadmap for Experian shared platforms. • Define core platform capabilities (identity, data, API, eventing, observability, shared services) OLTP services. • Ensure platform scalability to support multiple business domains and customer segments. • Partner with all stakeholders to prioritise platform features and integration patterns. • Shape platform resilience aligned to Experian Tiering Framework, including RTO/RPO and HA design. • Drive reusable patterns and enforce platform guardrails across product teams. • Guide architectural governance, design reviews, reference architectures, and standards. • Collaborate with Cloud COE, Security, and Enterprise Architecture to align platform foundations with enterprise policies. • Lead adoption of cloud-native patterns. • Champion developer experience improvements, self-service tooling, and automation-driven workflows. • Mentor architects and engineers. • Drive continuous optimisation of performance, cost, and operational efficiency. • Must have hands-on experience in programming, infrastructure provisioning and DevOps Pipeline. • Hands on experience designing, implementing and scaling enterprise-grade platforms with multi-product adoption. • Strong cloud architecture expertise (AWS preferred; Azure beneficial). • Deep understanding of identity platforms (Okta, OAuth2, OIDC), global API platforms, event-driven systems, and cross-region HA architectures. • Solid understanding of data ecosystems (NoSQL, relational, vector DBs, streaming). • Experience in financial services, fraud, or identity verification platforms is highly desirable. • Familiarity with SAFe, Agile, and platform operating models. What Success Looks Like • Experian products scale efficiently on a unified, robust platform. • Clear platform adoption across various different Experian business units. • Delivery of a stable, resilient platform aligned to Tiering Framework for OLTP services. • Strong cross-functional alignment and trusted leadership across all product and engineering. • A recognised platform strategy delivering long-term value for Experian. Benefits include • Hybrid-based role 40% office base • Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan • Core benefits include pension, BUPA healthcare and more • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action emplo