Distinguished Platform Solutions Architect- Remote

Experian Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Medical, dental, vision

401K matching

Remote work

Paid time off

Job summary

Experian seeks a Senior Architect to define how AI-native software delivery works across the org. You will connect CI/CD, Backstage, cloud landing zones, and software supply chain security with AI agents, orchestration, governance, and enterprise knowledge systems.

This remote role reports to the EVP of Developer Experience & AI Tooling. You will influence teams across engineering, security, and business units by setting technical direction and building working examples that others can adopt.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology experience.
• 3+ years as a Senior Architect or equivalent leadership role.
• Hands-on experience building developer platforms and AI-native engineering systems.
• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale internal developer platforms.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines, golden paths, and cloud-native landing zones.
• Production experience with agent orchestration, agentic workflows, and SDLC agents.
• Experience with enterprise retrieval, grounding, Knowledge Graphs, and prompt/context engineering.
• Experience integrating AI tools through MCP servers, connectors, APIs, or similar frameworks.
• Experience implementing SLSA, SBOMs, policy-as-code, and secure software supply chain practices.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end architecture for agentic software delivery and the developer portal.
• Build reference implementations for agent orchestration, AI governance, and Knowledge Graph grounding.
• Establish internal AI architecture for governed model access and policy enforcement.
• Define platform standards for SDKs, connectors, MCP servers, plugins, agents, and marketplace contributions.
• Partner with Security Engineering on provenance, SBOMs, and policy-as-code.
• Connect CI/CD, cloud landing zones, Backstage, and AI capabilities into one secure developer platform.
• Represent the platform's technical direction with senior leaders and external audiences.

Skills

Senior Architect

Enterprise systems

CI/CD pipelines

AI governance

Developer platforms

Backstage

Cloud landing zones

Knowledge Graphs

Tools

MCP servers

Job description

Role Overview

Overview

As the senior technical authority for the DevX platform, you will define how AI-native software delivery works across the organization. You will connect core developer platform capabilities—such as CI/CD, Backstage, cloud landing zones, and software supply chain security—with AI agents, orchestration, governance, and enterprise knowledge systems. You will influence teams across engineering, security, and business units by setting technical direction and building working examples that others can adopt.

This is a Remote position. You will report to the EVP of Developer Experience & AI Tooling

You will have opportunity to:

• Set the end-to-end architecture for agentic software delivery, the developer portal, and the governed AI marketplace.
• Build reference implementations for agent orchestration, AI governance, Knowledge Graph grounding, and agent-enabled golden paths.
• Establish the internal AI architecture that makes governed model access, policy enforcement, and usage control the default across all developer AI tooling and agents.
• Define platform standards for SDKs, connectors, MCP servers, plugins, agents, and marketplace contributions.
• Partner with Security Engineering on SLSA provenance, SBOMs, policy-as-code, and AI supply chain controls.
• Connect CI/CD, cloud landing zones, Backstage, and AI capabilities into one secure developer platform.
• Resolve technical decisions that span platform, AI, security, and business unit engineering teams.
• Represent the platform's technical direction with senior leaders, engineering teams, and external industry audiences.

Experience and Skills

• 8+ years of technology experience
• 3+ years as a Senior Architect or equivalent technical leadership role
• Recent hands-on experience building both developer platforms and AI-native engineering systems.
• Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale internal developer platforms.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines, golden paths, and cloud-native landing zones.
• Production experience with agent orchestration, agentic workflows, and SDLC agents.
• Experience with enterprise retrieval, grounding, Knowledge Graphs, and prompt and context engineering.
• Experience integrating AI tools through MCP servers, connectors, APIs, or similar frameworks.
• Experience implementing SLSA, SBOMs, policy-as-code, and secure software supply chain practices.

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Benefits/Perks

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
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Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. This position is also eligible for a variable pay opportunity and a comprehensive benefits package.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.