Platform Engineer Position Available In St. Louis, Missouri

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you. Platform Engineering at Equifax is a discipline that combines software and systems engineering for building and running large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant systems. A Platform Engineer ensures that internal and external services meet or exceed reliability and performance expectations while adhering to Equifax engineering principles. We approach platform engineering as an engineering discipline focused on solving operational challenges through innovative solutions. Our team is responsible for the overall operation of our systems, utilizing a diverse set of tools and methodologies to address a wide range of problems. Key practices include optimizing time spent on operational work, conducting blameless postmortems, and proactively identifying and preventing potential outages. Our success is rooted in a culture that champions diversity, intellectual curiosity, collaborative problem-solving, and openness. Equifax fosters an environment where individuals from varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives come together to collaborate, think boldly, and take calculated risks in a blame-free setting. We empower self-direction on meaningful projects while providing robust support and mentorship to facilitate learning, growth, and a sense of pride in our collective work. What you’ll do Manage and optimize system uptime across cloud-native (AWS, GCP) and hybrid architectures. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns using technologies such as Terraform, cloud CLI scripting, and cloud SDK programming, ensuring adherence to security and engineering standards. Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines leveraging both platform tools (e.g., Jenkins) and cloud-native toolchains (e.g., GitHub Actions) for application build, test, and deployment, as well as cloud architecture patterns. Develop automated tooling for various operational workflows, including service request fulfillment to streamline changes into production. Design and implement data pipelines and processing solutions within BigQuery to derive operational insights, analyze logs, and monitor critical platform metrics. Explore and implement MLOps practices to integrate machine learning models, particularly those leveraging Vertex AI, into production environments, ensuring their reliability, scalability, and robust monitoring. Create comprehensive and detailed runbooks for managing, detecting, remediating, and restoring services. Troubleshoot and triage complex distributed architecture service maps. Participate in on-call rotations for high-severity application incidents, continuously improving runbooks to enhance Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR). Lead availability blameless postmortems and drive actionable remediation plans to prevent recurrences. What experience you need Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical job experience. 5+ years of experience in a combination of software engineering, systems administration, database administration, and networking. 2+ years of experience developing and/or administering software in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP). Proven experience in monitoring infrastructure and application uptime and availability to ensure functional and performance objectives are met. Proficiency in programming and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Java, Go, JavaScript, and/or Node.js. Demonstrable cross-functional knowledge across systems, storage, networking, security, and databases. Strong system administration skills, including automation and orchestration of Linux/Windows environments using tools like Terraform, Chef, Ansible, and/or containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.). Proficiency with continuous integration and continuous delivery tooling and practices, including experience with GitHub Actions. What could set you apart Cloud Certification (AWS, GCP, or other relevant certifications). Direct experience working with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Argo. Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Cloud Composer, or Vertex AI. Demonstrable experience implementing MLOps best practices in a professional setting. #LI-ES1 #LI-Hybrid We offer comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, 401k matching, paid time off, and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks. Are you ready to power your possible? Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference!

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USA-St. Louis-Lackland USA-GA-Alpharetta-JVW3

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Full time At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping employers, employees, financial institutions and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. We work to help create seamless and positive experiences during life’s pivotal moments: applying for jobs or a mortgage, financing an education or buying a car. Our impact is real and to accomplish our goals we focus on nurturing our people for career advancement and their learning and development, supporting our next generation of leaders, maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment, and regularly engaging and recognizing our employees. Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our employees makes a difference and we are looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best. Equifax is an Equal Opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, service in the Armed Forces, protected veteran status, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status or any other status protected by law. For US Applicants If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please view our EEO is the Law Declarations, and Nondiscrimination Provision. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or applicant for employment, please contact us by sending an email to GTA@equifax.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting and a description of the position for which you are applying. Equifax participates in E-Verify and Right to Work (English and Spanish).