Data Engineer III

LexisNexis; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of information-based analytics in the UK is looking for a Data Engineer III to design, build, and maintain complex data systems. The successful candidate will work with a variety of technologies, enhance data performance, and ensure robust data management. Required skills include SQL Server expertise, experience with data ingestion pipelines, and familiarity with analytics technologies like Spark. This role offers flexible working conditions and robust employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Access to a competitive pension scheme

Employee discounts scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in SQL Server and Data Lake (Azure/AWS) is required.
• Extensive Data Engineering experience is essential.
• In-depth knowledge of large-scale data platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain complex data systems for business needs.
• Develop and maintain data infrastructure for real-time processing.
• Implement scalable data ingestion and machine learning pipelines.

Skills

SQL Server

Data Lake (Azure/AWS)

Modern Data Engineering

Large-scale data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake)

Cloud-native tools (Azure Synapse, RedShift)

Analytics technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)

Test-driven development

Tools

Pandas

PySpark

Elasticsearch

Solr

PostgreSQL

Job description

Data Engineer III

Are you an experienced Data Engineer with a ‘can do’ attitude and enthusiasm that inspires others?

Do you enjoy being part of a team that works with a diverse range of technology?

About the Team

LexisNexis Intellectual Property, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About the Role

At LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), our mission is to bring clarity to innovation by delivering better outcomes to the innovation community. We help innovators make more informed decisions, be more productive, and ultimately achieve superior results. By helping our customers achieve their goals, we support the development of new technologies and processes that ultimately advance humanity.

As a Data Engineer at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), you will be designing, building, and maintaining complex data systems to support business needs. Utilizing your expertise, you’ll contribute to maintaining a Data Platform that serves our crucial and critical product. Your role will be critical in ensuring the integrity, security, and accessibility of business-critical data.

Responsibilities

• Be a hands‑on Data Engineer working across our ecosystem of products and Data Platforms.
• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Developing and maintaining data infrastructure supporting real‑time data processing in streaming architectures.
• Implementing scalable data ingestion and ML pipelines, incorporating Data Lakehouse concepts for unified data management.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
• Designing APIs for diverse business units, ensuring efficient data lineage tracking.
• Utilizing DataOps principles to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Automating system lifecycle management, ensuring robustness and scalability.
• Integrating advanced data engineering techniques and tools to streamline processes.
• Resolve technical issues as necessary.
• Keep abreast of new technology developments.

Technical Skills

Required

• Experience in SQL Server, Data Lake (Azure/AWS).
• Possess extensive modern Data Engineering experience.
• Demonstrate in‑depth knowledge of large‑scale data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake) and cloud‑native tools (Azure Synapse, RedShift).
• Knowledge of software development methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and Agile more broadly.
• Experience of analytics technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka).
• Experience with test‑driven development.

Nice to have

• Understanding of Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, Databricks, Delta Share & Delta Lake.
• Ability to work with complex Patent and Litigation data models.
• Ability to work well with internal and external technology data resources, including DocDB, ESpacenet & USPTO.
• Experience with Pandas & PySpark.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Life assurance.
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme.
• Save As You Earn share option scheme.
• Travel Season ticket loan.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Optional Dental Insurance.
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children.
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you.
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer.
• Access to extensive learning and development resources.
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision‑making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

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