Architect Lead
Costa Mesa, CA

Job Description

Experian is the leading global information services company, which helps organizations to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, provide data security and automate decision making. With operations stretching globally, Experian is 17,000 people strong, supporting clients and operations in more than 80 countries. Generating nearly $5 billion in revenue annually, Experian is primed for growth and searching for the most talented and innovative people to join our family and take us to new heights.

We are looking for an experienced Architect who is ready to innovate, design and develop the data architecture that moves data from Mainframe to distributed applications. This exciting opportunity involves leveraging new emerging and open source technologies loading core data structures that populate North America products and services. CIS Data Load is the heart of Experian, feeding downstream CIS applications. We have clear measurable goals to take the business to the next level. We need an experienced Architect with the ability to link technology with business objectives. If you are ready to take your career to the next level join the team that leads Experian.

Job Description Requirements:

* Assists in the application and implementation of data replication to ensure access to and integrity of data.
* Supports applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting
* Assesses the health and performance of software applications and databases
* Establishes, participates, and maintains relationships with business units, customers and subject matter experts in order to remain apprised of direction, project status, architectural and technology trends, risks, and functional/integration issues
* Defines specifications and develop programs, modifies existing programs, prepares test data, and prepares functional specifications
* Analyzes program and application performance using various programming languages, tools and techniques
* Reviews project proposals, evaluates alternatives, provides estimates and makes recommendations
* Designs and defines specifications for systems
* Identifies potential process improvement areas and suggests options and recommends approaches
* Experience with DevOps test automation scripting, Monitoring Tools
* Experience with Scrum, Agile and DevSecOps processes
* Experience with Containerized MicroServices development using CI/CD pipelines on AWS or other cloud infra platforms
* Experience in API layer like security, custom analytics, throttling, caching, logging, monetization, request and response modifications etc.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
* 8 years of experience in analysis, design, implementation and testing of Web Based Applications using Java, J2EE technologies and Object Oriented Programming Concepts
* 8 years of Java JDK 1.6/1.7/1.8, JavaScript, Python,
* 8 years of Java Frameworks (Hibernate, Spring, etc.)
* 8 years of Build Tools ANT, MAVEN
* 8 years of Unix, Linux Operating Systems
* Experience with Scrum and other Agile processes
* Experience with continuous integration, i.e. Jira, Git, Jenkins,
* 8 years of Experience with design and development
* Experience with Security frameworks (e.g., JWT, OATH2)
* Experience in API layer like security, custom analytics, throttling, caching, logging, monetization, request and response modifications etc.
* Experience in creating API documentation using Swagger and YAML or similar tools desirable
* Experience with DevOps test automation scripting, Monitoring Tools
* Experience in SQL and databases Oracle, MySQL, SolR, etc.
* Experience with APIGEE and OKTA
* Development experience with Big Data - HDFS, Spark, HBase,
* NoSQL Databases such as Cassandra, MongoDB etc.
* Container Services - Red hat Open shift.
* Strong experience with Microservices, AWS cloud