Data Engineer

RELX; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global information provider in Cape Town is seeking a Data Engineer to contribute to building and maintaining a strategic data platform. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Python and PySpark, and familiarity with Databricks. Responsibilities include developing data pipelines, supporting delivery of enriched datasets, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and continuously developing technical skills. This role offers flexible working hours and benefits including medical aid and a retirement plan.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan with Risk Benefits

Modern family benefits

Study Leave

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a software/data engineering role.
• Proficiency in Python and working knowledge of PySpark.
• Familiarity with Databricks or interest in learning it.
• Understanding of data delivery patterns, including REST APIs.
• Experience with SQL and structured data manipulation.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong problem-solving mindset.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of data pipelines.
• Support delivery of enriched datasets via Databricks and APIs.
• Assist in data ingestion and transformation across architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in code reviews and documentation.
• Troubleshoot and debug data issues.
• Follow and contribute to data engineering best practices.
• Continuously develop technical skills.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Databricks

REST APIs

SQL

Version control systems (e.g., Git)

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

About Team

LexisNexis Intellectual Property, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

About Role

As a Data Engineer at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), you’ll contribute to building and maintaining our next-generation Strategic Data Platform. This platform ingests, enriches, and transforms global patent and IP-related data to power key products like PatentSight+, as well as a growing ecosystem of internal tools and customer‑facing solutions.

In this early‑career role, you will collaborate with senior engineers and technical leads to design robust data pipelines, apply engineering best practices, and support the delivery of high‑quality data through modern platforms such as Databricks, APIs, and event‑driven systems. You'll gain practical experience working at scale while contributing to the delivery of data directly to customers and systems across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Databricks
• Supporting the delivery of enriched datasets to customers via Databricks, RESTful APIs, and event‑driven delivery mechanisms (e.g., Kafka or similar)
• Assisting in data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment across the medallion architecture (bronze → silver → gold)
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams, including engineers, data analysts, and product managers
• Participating in code reviews, unit testing, and documentation to ensure high code quality and maintainability
• Troubleshooting and debugging data issues across development and production environments
• Following and contributing to internal best practices around data engineering and software development
• Continuously developing technical skills and understanding of the business domain

Requirements

• Hands‑on experience in a software/data engineering role.
• Proficiency in Python and working knowledge of PySpark or similar distributed data frameworks.
• Familiarity with Databricks or a strong interest in learning and working with the platform.
• Understanding of data delivery patterns, including REST APIs and event‑driven architectures.
• Experience with SQL and structured data manipulation.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong problem‑solving mindset and willingness to learn from feedback.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team setting.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience working with large‑scale or open datasets.
• Familiarity with medallion architecture or similar data lake patterns.
• Understanding of data quality principles and CI/CD pipelines for data workflows.

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 organization. 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 in 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:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision‑making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

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