Senior Data Platform Engineer - SRE & Cloud

Lexis Nexis; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global data solutions provider in Southampton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to enhance their data platform. The role involves designing and maintaining scalable services, collaborating with teams, and applying SRE principles. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years in software engineering, strong communication skills, and experience with cloud-native data platforms. Competitive benefits include generous holidays, health screening, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Share option scheme

Travel Season ticket loan

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Optional Dental Insurance

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Charity support days

Learning and development resources

Employee discounts scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in software engineering or related field.
• Strong communication skills for effective documentation.
• Experience with distributed systems and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable data platform services.
• Peer review code for best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Communication skills

Experience with data platforms

SRE practices

Agile or Scrum experience

Proficiency in Git and Github

Cloud-native environments

Python

Problem-solving mindset

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Job description

A global data solutions provider in Southampton is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to enhance their data platform. The role involves designing and maintaining scalable services, collaborating with teams, and applying SRE principles. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years in software engineering, strong communication skills, and experience with cloud-native data platforms. Competitive benefits include generous holidays, health screening, and a contributory pension scheme.