Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

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2 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Legal Tech • Analytics
The Role
Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure-as-code and global CI/CD platform components using Terraform/CloudFormation and Jenkins. Develop Python tooling, integrate security and observability (OpenTelemetry), support containerized deployments (Docker, ECR, Kubernetes), modernize pipelines, provide operational incident support, mentor engineers, and produce onboarding documentation and best practices.
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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

As a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will help shape and evolve our global CI/CD platform. You will work closely with development teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable delivery pipelines, alongside infrastructure-as-code templates and reusable tooling that enable teams to ship software efficiently and consistently.
You will contribute to shared platform capabilities including Jenkins pipelines and shared libraries, Terraform and CloudFormation modules, Python-based tooling, and GitOps practices that support secure and observable deployments across AWS and other environments.
 

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, and support the migration of legacy pipelines to standardised CI/CD approaches supported by reusable tools, clear documentation, and well-defined best practices.
  • Integrate automated security, quality, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines And Improve observability across delivery and runtime environments using tools such as Open Telemetry.
  • Build and support Python-based tooling, packages, and automation that improve platform capability and developer experience.
  • Use AI tools in day-to-day engineering workflows to improve efficiency, support delivery, and enhance ways of working.
  • Collaborate with application teams to design CI/CD flows that balance team needs with platform standards And Create and maintain onboarding guides, technical documentation, and best practices to support adoption and self-service.
  • Provide operational support for team-owned pipelines and platform components, including support during critical incidents or emergency situations where broader engineering assistance is needed.
  • Mentor team members and contribute to a collaborative culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements 

  • Hands-on experience working with AWS and infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation across a range of environments.
  • Strong experience designing, building, and supporting CI/CD platforms, with practical expertise in Jenkins, including shared libraries, pipeline templates, reusable deployment patterns, and modernizing legacy pipelines.
  • Strong Python skills, including building reusable tooling, automation, or internal packages that improve platform capability and developer experience.
  • Good understanding of container and deployment practices, including Docker, ECR, GitOps, and blue/green or similar deployment strategies.
  • Experience integrating security, quality, and compliance controls into engineering workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience improving observability across delivery and runtime environments, ideally using Open Telemetry and related monitoring practices.
  • Strong troubleshooting and operational support experience, including diagnosing pipeline and platform issues and supporting critical incidents when needed.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across global teams and create clear technical guidance, onboarding material, and best practices.
  • Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Practical experience using AI tools in daily engineering workflows to improve productivity and delivery outcomes, along with a willingness to learn, adapt, and keep developing new skills. 
  • Experience with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, particularly the ability to troubleshoot issues in Kubernetes-hosted environments and identify whether the root cause is likely to sit with the platform, the application, or another team.

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, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

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.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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Skills Required

  • Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation across environments.
  • Strong experience designing, building, and supporting CI/CD platforms with practical expertise in Jenkins, including shared libraries and pipeline templates.
  • Strong Python skills for building reusable tooling, automation, and internal packages.
  • Understanding of container and deployment practices including Docker, ECR, GitOps, and blue/green or similar deployment strategies.
  • Experience integrating security, quality, and compliance controls into engineering workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience improving observability across delivery and runtime environments, ideally using OpenTelemetry and related monitoring practices.
  • Strong troubleshooting and operational support experience, including diagnosing pipeline and platform issues and supporting critical incidents.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills to create technical guidance, onboarding material, and best practices for global teams.
  • Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers and contributing to continuous improvement culture.
  • Practical experience using AI tools in daily engineering workflows to improve productivity and delivery outcomes.
  • Experience with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps, and Kubernetes, including troubleshooting Kubernetes-hosted environments to identify root causes.

RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RELX and has not been reviewed or approved by RELX.

  • Retirement Support Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, alongside other financial protections such as life and disability coverage. Tuition reimbursement and share purchase access further broaden the financial value of the package beyond base salary.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Leave and time off breadth appears strong, with generous vacation allowances, mental health days, and options like sabbaticals and tiered PTO by tenure. Parental and caregiving leaves are described in detail, reinforcing time-away benefits as a standout component of the overall package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits are supported by offerings such as mental health support (e.g., app access), EAP resources, gym-related perks, and wellness incentives. Flexible working hours and related work-life supports add to the perceived day-to-day value of benefits.

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The Company
Amsterdam
10,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1880

What We Do

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients and lawyers win cases. We prevent online fraud and money laundering, and help insurance companies evaluate and predict risk. Our events enable customers to learn about markets, source products and complete transactions. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. We do this by leveraging a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. We operate in four major market segments: Scientific, Technical & Medical; Risk & Business Analytics; Legal; and Exhibitions.

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