Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Security & Platform

relx; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX is seeking a software engineer to design, build, and operate secure, cloud-based services in AWS. You will join a fast-paced cross-functional Agile team and apply modern engineering practices, monitoring, and CI/CD to enable reliable, production-ready releases.

You will mentor colleagues, help shape engineering standards, and contribute to ongoing improvements in security practices across our services.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure
• Solid knowledge of Python
• Experience with front-end technologies (JavaScript/Node)
• Experience with Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies and Cloudflare
• Proficient with Git and SQL
• Knowledge of Terraform and Linux
• Familiarity with RESTful services, event-driven architectures, scripting, testing in CI/CD environments, and Agile DevOps

Responsibilities

• Deliver software engineering services for products where reputation management and security are critical to ongoing business success
• Build software that meets KPIs and non-functional requirements in production with stability, scalability, and security in mind
• Set up and maintain AWS infrastructure to deploy the developed business logic
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and supporting dashboards to help teams operate services effectively
• Develop and maintain a high-quality engineering pipeline so releases are predictable, repeatable, and reliable
• Work effectively as part of a cross functional Agile team and support the products and services the team owns
• Help maintain code quality and engineering standards across the team through collaboration and support
• Mentor and guide team members, contribute to process improvements, and advocate for positive change

Skills

AWS

GitHub Actions

Python

JavaScript/Node

WAF/Cloudflare

Git

SQL

Terraform

Linux

RESTful services

CI/CD

DevOps

Tools

Terraform

Job description

RELX is seeking a software engineer to design, build, and operate secure, cloud-based services in AWS. You will join a fast-paced cross-functional Agile team and apply modern engineering practices, monitoring, and CI/CD to enable reliable, production-ready releases.

You will mentor colleagues, help shape engineering standards, and contribute to ongoing improvements in security practices across our services.