DevOps / Software Engineer III

LexisNexis; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the legal sector is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support Risk and Compliance teams by designing CI/CD pipelines and improving cloud infrastructure. This role provides the opportunity to work on advanced technologies like AI, contributing to significant initiatives within a collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps and a passion for innovation, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure solutions. A range of benefits, including medical aid and retirement plans, supports employee well-being and work/life balance.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan

Study Leave

Flexible Working Hours

Modern Family Benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software or DevOps engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with Agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).
• Support product teams with CI/CD pipeline optimization.
• Write and test code for software components.

Skills

Cloud Platforms (AWS or Azure)

CI/CD Processes

C#

JavaScript

Python

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SonarQube

Version Control (Git)

Job description

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to support our Risk and Compliance teams in delivering high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions. This role involves designing and improving CI/CD pipelines, contributing to cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS), and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

You will help shape technical solutions, write clean and maintainable code, and participate in testing and automation efforts. Your contributions will directly support key initiatives such as implementing AI assistants and enhancing our development workflows using tools like SonarQube and StarGate.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).
• Support product teams with setting up and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Write and test code for moderately complex software components.
• Collaborate with development teams to understand requirements and translate them into effective solutions.
• Review code and participate in peer feedback sessions to promote best practices.
• Monitor systems and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and contribute to continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software or DevOps engineering.
• A degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms AWS or Azure.
• Familiarity with version control systems Git and CI/CD processes.
• Proficiency in the following programming languages C#, JavaScript and Python.
• Understanding of data modeling and working with databases SQL, NoSQL
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks like Angular or React is beneficial.
• Familiarity with test-driven development and code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube).
• Comfortable working in Agile or iterative development environments.

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.