Director - Technology at Equifax Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Who is Equifax? 

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.

The Perks of being an Equifax Employee?

• We offer excellent compensation packages with market competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare packages, 401k matching, schedule flexibility, work from home opportunities, paid time off, and organizational growth potential.




• Grow at your own pace through online courses at Learning @ Equifax.

What You’ll Do

Director - Technology will provide leadership across the technology platform. Responsibilities will include:

• Strong partnership and collaboration with Architect(s) to ensure the balance between business functionality needs and the architecture and engineering health of the platform




• Responsible for all aspects of managing the team including setting goals and objectives, managing performance, developing associates, staffing, promotions, and salary administration




• Lead improvement, standardization, and automation of existing development processes




• Leverage appropriate data and reporting tools to manage the performance of the team and communicate this to senior management.




• Budgeting and forecasting of expenses, ensuring financial commitments are met.




• Ensure that the core data and infrastructure are secure.




• Meet with internal and external clients on a regular basis




• Mentoring team members to achieve their full potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field




• 7+ years experience development based professional experience




• This included proven experience in software development methodologies and in high-level programming languages.




• Proven experience building complex web systems.




• 7+ years experience in debugging, diagnosing, and trouble-shooting complex, production software




• Ability to operate across a broad and complex business unit with multiple stakeholders




• 5+ years experience in Agile environments that accompanies an agile product mindset




• 3+ years of Atlassian tooling experience (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, GitHub)

Extra Points for any of the Following

• Experience in I-9 Business system




• Working knowledge in Google Cloud Platform is desirable




• Cloud computing, SaaS (Software as a Service)




• Detailed knowledge of modern software development life cycles including CI / CD




• Understanding of design patterns




• Understanding of TDD - Test Driven Development knowledge (Ideally, not a hard requirement) 

Success Attributes of an Equifax employee; does this describe you?

• Accountability




• Bravery




• Curiosity




• Collaboration




• Think and act differently




• Trust




• Ownership




• Decide-Execute-Ship

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.         

                                                                                                                        

If this sounds like somewhere you want to work, don’t delay, apply today - we’re looking for you!

Primary Location:

USA-St. Louis-Lackland

USA-St. Louis-2330 Ball

Function:

Function - Tech Dev and Client Services

Schedule:

Full time

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