Cloud Data Platform Engineer

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Carrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking an Engineer to join the Data Platform team responsible for cloud-based database platforms powering critical services in an AWS environment.

You will operate, evolve, and automate highly available systems, focusing on reliability, performance, and security while collaborating with architects and security teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-based database platforms
• Experience with cloud platforms and automation
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code practices
• Proficiency in Linux administration and scripting

Responsibilities

• Help operate and evolve highly available cloud database platforms hosted in AWS.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and secure systems.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical challenges alongside experienced engineers.
• Monitor, analyse, and optimise database and platform performance.
• Automate operational processes using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.
• Support backup, recovery and business continuity capabilities.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve platform performance, stability, and security.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.

Skills

AWS

Database technologies

Automation

MySQL

Aurora

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Linux

Git

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps

Security

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

MySQL

Aurora

Job description

Are you passionate about cloud platforms, database technologies, and automation? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges while building secure, reliable, and scalable services that make a real impact? About the Business LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Insurance vertical, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our insurance risk solutions help drive better data-driven decisions across the insurance policy lifecycle, all while reducing risk. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insurance. About our Team Our team sits at the heart of a modern, cloud-first technology platform that powers high-volume, mission-critical services used by customers every day. You'll work alongside experienced Database Administrators, Platform Engineers, and Cloud Specialists who are passionate about automation, reliability, performance, and continuous improvement. Together, we build and operate highly available, secure, and scalable platforms running in AWS, ensuring our systems remain fast, resilient, and ready to grow. This is an environment where you'll continually learn, collaborate with talented engineers, and gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge cloud and infrastructure technologies., We're looking for an Engineer to join our growing Data Platform team. In this role, you'll help support and evolve cloud-based database platforms that power critical services, while developing your expertise across cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, performance engineering, and Infrastructure as Code. You'll collaborate with experienced engineers and stakeholders to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable solutions in a modern AWS environment.

Responsibilities

• Help operate and evolve highly available cloud database platforms hosted in AWS.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and secure systems.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical challenges alongside experienced engineers.
• Monitor, analyse, and optimise database and platform performance.
• Automate operational processes using Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices.
• Support backup, recovery and business continuity capabilities.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies that improve platform performance, stability, and security.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
  Experience in database engineering, cloud platform operations, or a related infrastructure engineering discipline.
• Cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Relational database technologies including MySQL and Aurora.
• Database monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, back‑up and recovery.
• Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and Ansible.
• Linux administration and scripting or programming skills, ideally Python.
• Version control technologies such as Git.
• Security best practices and their practical application in platform design and operations.