Senior Backend Architect - Java, Spring Boot, Aws, Devops

Virtuhire; South Africa; Sur place; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a global leader in legal information and analytics, is seeking a Senior Backend Architect to design and operate scalable CI/CD platforms. You will work with AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, and Python to automate deployment, improve security and observability, and mentor engineers across global teams.

You will help migrate legacy pipelines, build tooling, and partner with application teams to deliver reliable, scalable software in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS and IaC (Terraform / CloudFormation).
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD platforms with Jenkins.
• Strong Python skills and container deployment knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with security, quality, and compliance in engineering workflows.
• Observability using Open Telemetry or similar tooling.
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident support abilities.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsabilités

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation
• Develop and support Jenkins shared libraries, pipeline templates, and reusable deployment patterns
• Support the migration of legacy pipelines to standardized CI/CD approaches with documentation
• Integrate security, quality, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines and improve observability with Open Telemetry
• Build and support Python-based tooling and automation to enhance platform capabilities
• Collaborate with application teams to design CI/CD flows aligned with platform standards
• Provide operational support for pipelines and platform components, including critical incident support when needed
• Mentor team members and contribute to a collaborative culture of continuous improvement

Connaissances

Python

CI/CD design

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Outils

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

Open Telemetry

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Description du poste

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Are you passionate about building scalable, secure CI/CD platforms that empower global engineering teams?
Do you thrive in collaborative environments where you can innovate, mentor others, and continuously improve how software is delivered?
About our TeamLexisNexis 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. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles ( ).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation
• Develop and support Jenkins shared libraries, pipeline templates, and reusable deployment patterns
• Support the migration of legacy pipelines to standardized CI/CD approaches with clear documentation and best practices
• Integrate automated security, quality, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines and improve observability using tools such as Open Telemetry
• Build and support Python-based tooling, packages, and automation to enhance platform capabilities and developer experience
• Collaborate with application teams to design CI/CD flows aligned with platform standards
• Provide operational support for pipelines and platform components, including critical incident support when needed
• Mentor team members and contribute to a collaborative culture of continuous improvement

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation
• Strong experience designing and supporting CI/CD platforms, with expertise in Jenkins and modernizing pipelines
• Strong Python skills, including building reusable tooling and automation and have a good understanding of container and deployment practices such as Docker, ECR, GitOps, and blue/green deployments
• Experience integrating security, quality, and compliance controls into engineering workflows
• Experience improving observability using Open Telemetry or similar monitoring practices
• Strong troubleshooting skills with experience supporting platform and pipeline issues, including critical incidents
• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills, with experience working across global teams
• Practical experience using AI tools in engineering workflows to improve productivity and delivery outcomes
• Experience with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps, and exposure to Kubernetes including troubleshooting in containerized environments

Working Pattern

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.

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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