VP Developer Platform Engineering - Remote

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. They are seeking a Vice President of Developer Platform Engineering to lead the strategy and direction for its enterprise developer platform and AI-powered engineering capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategy and roadmap for the enterprise developer platform and AI engineering capabilities
• Define standards for CI/CD, cloud platforms, developer tooling, and secure software delivery
• Guide the adoption of AI-enabled software development tools, governance, and reusable AI solutions
• Partner with engineering, security, cloud, and developer experience teams to deliver a consistent platform
• Manage a global organization through senior leaders and develop high-performing engineering teams
• Own platform performance, adoption metrics, budgets, vendor investments, and product priorities
• Establish engineering standards that improve software delivery speed, quality, security, and developer experience
• Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and drive continuous improvement across the engineering platform

Requirements:

• 8+ years in technology roles
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles
• Senior Leadership experience in Platform Engineering
• Hands-on depth, even if not current day-to-day: CI/CD platform authoring (Harness and/or GitHub Actions)
• Cloud-native infrastructure at production scale in at least one major provider
• Implementation-level familiarity with Claude Code and the MCP protocol
• Working familiarity with security tooling concepts (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, SBOM, artifact signing) sufficient to direct integration work and partner effectively with a dedicated security team
• Experience defining engineering standards and developer platforms within large, matrixed organizations
• Experience owning or leading the use of AI developer tools, AI governance, and modern software development practices