Senior Network Engineer

Company Description

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 experianplc.com.

Job Description

The Senior Cloud Network Engineer is a hands-on technical position responsible for operating a diverse set of cloud security controls and monitoring processes. You will work directly with security architecture teams to improve security posture and automation capabilities:

• Improve the security of our e-commerce products
• Comply with a range of security and regulatory requirements (internal and external)
• Manage and operate cloud security tools such as WAF, IDS/IPS, CSPM, network observability and cloud security/compliance monitoring frameworks.
• Operate and analyze application and infrastructure logs in order to identify suspicious activity or behavior anomalies.
• Operate and manage network traffic flow, NACL’s, transit gateways, peers, direct connects and Security groups.
• Assess infrastructure and application vulnerabilities and take remediation actions as appropriate.
• Operate and manage AWS IAM permissions based on defined roles and responsibilities.
• Ensure tight security for an ecommerce platform including data encryption, security groups, environment scanning, etc.
• Partner with Experian Global Security office to ensure policies and standards are being properly applied.

Based on a “developer self-service model”, our cloud-computing “Platform as a Service” product automates:

• AWS resource provisioning and management (based on immutable compute resources)
• Manage Linux based operating systems and associated vulnerability management processes.
• Micro-service support (service registry, service-to-service authentication, authorization and auditing)
• Data pipeline from transaction support (Dynamo) to BI (RedShift)

The current Platform has been implemented primarily as “infrastructure as code”, so experience with Python, or equivalent experience with other scripting or infra-coding tools is essential. The Platform is being managed as a true software product (story backlog, product roadmap, developer involvement in product direction), so Agile Product Oriented Development experience is also important.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with information security, DevOps and engineering teams to identify Platform needs and issues with respect to security
• You will report to Manager
• Collaborate with key third-party security partners to ensure that security controls adhere to defined policies and mitigate risks.
• Ability to manage projects as a technical lead to ensure project initiatives are completed on time and in scope.
• Daily operational security controls and monitoring.
• Author Agile stories, estimate story points, assist with sprint planning and retrospectives
• Perform advanced security technical troubleshooting for cloud and e-commerce environments
• Participate in incident response exercises and continue documenting security and incident response procedures.
• Lead projects from start to finish and be the go-to technical person for that initiative.
• Provide technical guidance to junior members of the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Information Security, and/or Ops or DevOps role, focused on automated solutions supporting security
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• Fluency in Python or other programming or scripting languages
• Experience with IaC practices and tools such as Cloudfromation, Terraform, etc.
• Experience with network visibility and cloud observability tools are a plus.
• Experience with Edge Networking / CDN technologies and infrastructure.
• Production experience with public cloud (AWS, Google or Azure – AWS)
• Experience with a variety of open-source technologies and tools in support of cross-team collaboration
• Bachelor of Science or comparable experience
• Experience leading smalls teams or projects strongly

Qualifications Required:

• Knowledge of the InfoSec/DevOps tools chain focused on the AWS Linux platform
• Experience deploying automation solutions in a public cloud environment such as AWS
• Knowledge of PCI/HIPPA and other security related standards and requirements
• Experience supporting security audits
• Operationally experience, experience with monitoring, alerting, and analyzing system metrics to identify problems and understanding system behavior specific to security concerns
• A passion for security and innovation
• Collaboration, drive and reach across functional borders

Additional Information

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 employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits

Experian care for employee's work life balance, health, safety and wellbeing.

1) In support of this endeavor, we offer the best family well-being benefits,

2) Enhanced medical benefits and paid time off.

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