Principal Solutions Architect

Job overview

The Principal Solutions Architect role is associated with Experian's collaboration hubs in Costa Mesa, San Jose, Allen, Austin, Franklin, New York, Schaumburg, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Boston, and Seattle; the posting does not specify compensation. The role reports to the Head of Technology at a global data and technology company. The architect sets technical direction for large-scale data platforms and distributed systems, partnering with product, engineering, security, cloud, and architecture teams. The work advances platform performance, scalability, resiliency, cost efficiency, governance, and modernization while mentoring technical colleagues and communicating strategy and risk to senior leaders.

What you'll do

• Define end-to-end architecture for large-scale data platforms and distributed systems
• develop automated data pipelines using Apache Spark, Trino, or similar technologies
• establish data architecture practices
• improve platform performance, scalability, resiliency, and cost efficiency
• partner across technical and business teams
• lead architecture reviews
• define governance, security, and observability practices
• mentor architects and engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal solutions architect

experian

data platforms

distributed systems

apache spark

trino

data pipelines

cloud architecture

data governance

security

observability

collaboration hubs

compensation not specified

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires residence in or near a designated collaboration hub; 8+ years of relevant experience and 5+ years with Big Data technologies.

About the employer

Experian is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.