Senior Software Engineer, IAM Platform (Java/JS) -Flex Hours

RELX; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Generous vacation entitlement

Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and_Fam

Employee Assistance Program (global)

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and develop scalable authentication and authorisation solutions. You will work on an identity platform running on AWS ECS/EKS, integrating with multiple identity providers, and supporting global product suites.

You will contribute across the software life cycle, mentor peers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user needs into robust software, operating in agile or hybrid environments in Greater London and beyond.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Agile or Waterfall development processes.
• Experience with data manipulation and optimization techniques.
• Knowledge of relational data modelling concepts.
• Understanding of multiple data storage subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to finalize requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Write and review detailed specifications for complex system components.
• Complete and verify bug fixes in a timely manner.
• Lead CI/CD and deployment practices across environments.
• Define and implement logging, instrumentation, and alerting for operations.
• Mentor junior developers and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Java/J2EE

JavaScript

Node.js

React

SQL

HTML

Tools

Keycloak

Auth0

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Elsevier is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and develop scalable authentication and authorisation solutions. You will work on an identity platform running on AWS ECS/EKS, integrating with multiple identity providers, and supporting global product suites.

You will contribute across the software life cycle, mentor peers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user needs into robust software, operating in agile or hybrid environments in Greater London and beyond.