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Team Overview
We are looking for the right individual to embrace the opportunity to tackle challenging problems and use their influence to drive continual improvement. You will use various methods to transform raw data into useful data systems. For example, you’ll create algorithms and conduct statistical analysis. Overall, you’ll strive for efficiency by aligning data systems with business goals.To succeed in this data engineering position, you should have strong analytical skills and the ability to combine data from different sources. Data engineer skills also include familiarity with several programming languages and knowledge of learning machine methods. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.
Role Overview And Core Responsibilities
- Deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise Kubernetes platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Strong experience architecting cloud infrastructure on AWS, including multi-account strategies, networking, security, identity management, governance, and cost optimization.
- Proven experience designing enterprise DevOps platforms using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and deployment automation.
- Ability to architect highly available, fault-tolerant, scalable, and disaster recovery-ready infrastructure capable of supporting mission-critical applications.
- Strong understanding of platform architecture, container orchestration, networking, load balancing, ingress controllers, service discovery, storage, and security.
- Experience managing and optimizing Kubernetes clusters, Kafka platforms, PostgreSQL databases, NGINX, and other critical infrastructure services in production.
- Expertise in Linux administration, Python, Shell scripting, API integrations, and infrastructure automation for large-scale environments.
- Strong knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and distributed tracing solutions.
- Ability to design and build self-service developer platforms, reusable deployment frameworks, and automation solutions that improve engineering productivity, operational reliability, and deployment velocity.
- Proven leadership in driving platform modernization, evaluating new Technologies, conducting architecture reviews, mentoring engineers, and enabling secure, reliable, and efficient software delivery.
Required Knowledge And Experiences
- Ability to define DevOps architecture standards, platform engineering practices, security controls, automation frameworks, and operational governance across engineering teams.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
- Initiative and drive to do great things.
TransUnion Overview:
At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development— while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.
Be a part of our Workforce for Good – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.
TransUnion Job Title
Lead, Development Ops
Skills Required
- Deep expertise designing, implementing, and managing enterprise Kubernetes platforms across cloud and on-premises environments
- Strong experience architecting AWS cloud infrastructure, including multi-account strategies, networking, security, identity management, governance, and cost optimization
- Proven experience designing enterprise DevOps platforms using Terraform, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and deployment automation
- Experience architecting highly available, fault-tolerant, scalable, and disaster recovery-ready infrastructure
- Strong understanding of platform architecture, container orchestration, networking, load balancing, ingress controllers, service discovery, storage, and security
- Experience managing and optimizing Kubernetes clusters, Kafka platforms, PostgreSQL databases, NGINX, and other production infrastructure services
- Expertise in Linux administration, Python, Shell scripting, API integrations, and infrastructure automation
- Strong knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and distributed tracing solutions
- Ability to design and build self-service developer platforms, reusable deployment frameworks, and automation solutions
- Experience defining DevOps architecture standards, platform engineering practices, security controls, automation frameworks, and operational governance
- Experience driving platform modernization, evaluating technologies, conducting architecture reviews, mentoring engineers, and enabling secure software delivery
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
What the Team is Saying
TransUnion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes day-one medical coverage with multiple plan options, HSA/FSA, dental, vision, disability resources, and robust mental-health support (therapy, coaching, EAP).
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include 12 weeks of paid parental leave with a gradual return, adoption and caregiver assistance, dependent-care FSA, Care@Work, and recognition for inclusive family benefits such as subsidized childcare and fertility reimbursement.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible time off, 10 paid holidays, two global wellness days, and paid volunteer time indicate a broad time-off program.
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What We Do
TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible by ensuring that each consumer is reliably and safely represented in the marketplace. We do this by having an accurate and comprehensive picture of each person. This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world. Because of our work, organizations can better understand consumers in order to make more informed decisions, and earn their trust through great, personalized experiences, and the proactive extension of the right opportunities, tools and offers. In turn, consumers can be confident that their data identities will result in the opportunities they deserve. We make trust possible, so businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good®—it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.
Why Work With Us
Our culture is welcoming, energetic and innovative. There’s an overall synergy that flows throughout TransUnion, creating a sense of unity in knowing that we’re all working to achieve the same overall goal. We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for our people to get involved and stay connected with their colleagues across the globe.
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