Software Engineering Team Lead

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Life assurance

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Employee discounts via Perks at Work

Job summary

A global data analytics firm in Cardiff is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to guide a team of engineers in delivering high-quality web applications for risk assessment. This role focuses on teamwork, collaboration with product managers, and offers generous benefits including health coverage, holiday allowances, and continual development opportunities. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, a collaborative spirit, and an understanding of complex data models. Experience in fostering a secure development environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading software development teams effectively.
• Ability to engage and collaborate with product and delivery managers.
• Strong understanding of security and privacy in engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a development team to deliver features and capabilities.
• Promote collaboration between teams and clear blockers.
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Collaboration

Technical guidance

Complex data models

Job description

Software Engineering Lead - People Management

Do you enjoy advocating for your team and helping them succeed?

Are you comfortable supporting others, removing blockers, and representing engineering perspectives?

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. We use the power of data and advanced analytics to help our customers make better, timelier decisions. By bringing clarity to information, we ultimately help make communities safer, insurance rates more accurate, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier and processes more efficient. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk solutions at the link below, https://risk.lexisnexis.com/.

About the Role:

As a Software Engineering Lead, you will be leading and liaising with dynamic, passionate cross functional teams, where collaboration as a team is key.

You will be responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of Software Engineers who deliver value through web applications serving our customers various risk assessment needs. In this role, success means enabling your team to deliver high‑quality software while creating an environment where engineers can grow and do their best work..

About the team:

You’ll join a team developing API and Frontend solutions serving customers needs in Identity and Fraud assessment. In this well established customer centric team, you’ll work closely with Product Managers and Delivery Managers in helping to grow a high performing team and regularly deliver new value to customers.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery & Collaboration
• Leading a development team as they efficiently deliver features and capabilities.
• Working closely with other development team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Promoting collaboration between teams, sharing best practice and helping clear potential blockers.
• Working closely with the Product Manager to ensure the team have the right direction and is well aligned with other teams.
• Raise security maturity across applications and delivery processes, ensuring security and privacy are built into day‑to‑day engineering practice.
• Coach and develop your team members, through aligned objectives and goals.
• Technical Leadership
• Provide technical guidance and support, drawing on your experience to help teams make good decisions.
• Act as a first point of support for resolving development issues, involving others where appropriate.
• Champion responsible AI adoption within the team, helping engineers effectively use approved AI tools.

Requirements:

• Be able to partner and lead internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs.
• Be able to collaborate, support and drive team members to deliver on results, providing technical and professional guidance.
• Be able to design and work with complex data models.

Working for you:

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

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loanElectric Vehicle Scheme
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work here