IAM Platform Engineer (Java/JS)

relx; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I to design and develop scalable authentication and authorisation solutions using Java and JavaScript. You will join a team owning an identity platform that integrates with multiple providers and downstream APIs, operating on AWS ECS/EKS.

The role involves mentoring others, collaborating on requirements, and delivering robust software across components. The candidate will work in an environment that values best practices, continuous improvement, and

Qualifications

• Experience with Agile or Waterfall development lifecycles.
• Strong coding in Java/J2EE, JavaScript, and relevant web tech.
• Hands-on with identity providers (Keycloak/Auth0) and OIDC concepts.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, logging, monitoring, and deployment practices.
• Ability to translate user requests into robust software designs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to finalize requirements with cross-functional teams.
• Code, review, and fix complex software components.
• Drive continuous integration, delivery, and deployment practices.
• Define and implement logging, instrumentation, and alerting.
• Mentor junior developers and review development methodologies.

Skills

Java/J2EE

JavaScript

React

Node.js

SQL

CI/CD

Mentoring

Agile

Testing

Tools

Keycloak

Auth0

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

RELX is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I to design and develop scalable authentication and authorisation solutions using Java and JavaScript. You will join a team owning an identity platform that integrates with multiple providers and downstream APIs, operating on AWS ECS/EKS.

The role involves mentoring others, collaborating on requirements, and delivering robust software across components. The candidate will work in an environment that values best practices, continuous improvement, and