Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps Engineer

RELX Group plc; Alton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the intellectual property market is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps Engineer in Alton, UK. The successful candidate will modernize cloud infrastructure, ensuring reliability and performance while working with technologies like AWS and Azure. You will join a dynamic team, contributing to innovation and operational excellence, underpinned by a strong commitment to employee well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Annual Profit Share Bonus

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Home, office or commuting allowance

Generous vacation entitlement

Maternity, Paternity, Adoption leave

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Azure and AWS.
• Extensive experience managing Kubernetes in production.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Collaborating to deliver secure infrastructure solutions.
• Automating infrastructure with tools like Terraform.

Skills

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Infrastructure as Code

Networking

System Administration

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps Engineer

Are you enthusiastic about designing and managing cloud platforms?
Do you find satisfaction in ensuring the reliability and performance

of complex systems?

About Team:

The LexisNexis Intellectual Property (IP) division (https://www.lexisnexisip.com) provides international patent content and a suite of online and analytic tools that meet the evolving needs of the intellectual property market. We deliver data to support LexisNexis IP search and analytics applications, empowering our customers with actionable insights and metrics for critical business decisions.

Our corporate culture thrives on excellence, innovation, and a strong dedication to our customers, employees, and communities. Working here means joining a vibrant, diverse, and collaborative team where you are free to grow and contribute actively.

About Role:

We are a high-performing systems engineering team operating in a fast-paced enterprise environment, focused on modernising our infrastructure while upholding strict security and compliance standards. Our engineers work with Microsoft Hyper-V and a range of hybrid technologies to ensure our on-premises systems are cloud-ready, scalable, and resilient. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about infrastructure modernisation, experienced in virtualisation and hybrid cloud strategies, and capable of delivering secure, efficient solutions in a highly regulated environment.

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms.
• Have extensive experience in managing Kubernetes in production environments.
• Proficiency in scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell, TypeScript).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Hyper-V management.
• Understanding of networking, security, and system administration (Linux/Windows).
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities:

• Deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, including networking, storage, and security.
• Collaborating with development and platform teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.
• Automating infrastructure using tools like Terraform, ARM/BICEP, and scripting languages.
• Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues using observability tools.
• Supporting cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Azure VMs, Azure Functions).
• Maintaining and improving system documentation and operational procedures.
• Mentor team members and contribute to a culture of learning and inclusion.
• Continuously improving infrastructure reliability and reducing manual work (TOIL).
• Participating in incident response and root cause analysis.

Why Join Us?

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

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 during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

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

• Annual Profit Share Bonus
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office or commuting allowance
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care Leave
• Internal communities and networks
• Recruitment introduction reward

About the Business

The LexisNexis Intellectual Property (IP) division (https://www.lexisnexisip.com) provides international patent content and a suite of online and analytic tools that meet the evolving needs of the intellectual property market. We deliver data to support LexisNexis IP search and analytics applications, empowering our customers with actionable insights and metrics for critical business decisions.

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