Director of Platform Architecture - Permission Data

As Director of Platform Architecture - Permission Data, you will lead the architectural strategy, design, and governance of our next-generation Consumer Permission Data Platform capabilities.

These platforms serve as the foundation for hosting a diverse portfolio of products and services across many business lines.

You will ensure the platform is multi-tenant, highly scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to enterprise architecture direction.

• You will be #LI-hybrid in Hyderabad and reporting to Chief Platform Architect.
• 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 and primarily to build permission data system.
• Partner with all stakeholders to prioritise platform features and integration patterns.
• Shape platform 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 (AWS-first, Azure presence).
• Champion developer experience improvements, self-service tooling, and automation-driven workflows.
• Mentor architects and engineers, promoting excellence and innovation.
• Drive continuous optimisation of performance, cost, and operational efficiency.
• Must have hands-on experience in programming, infrastructure provisioning and DevOps Pipeline.

• Minimum 12+yrs of relevant experience
• Hands on experience designing, implementing and scaling enterprise-grade platforms with multi-product adoption.
• Strong cloud architecture expertise (AWS; 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.
• Familiarity with SAFe, Agile, and platform operating models.

• 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.