Are you passionate about building scalable software solutions that help government agencies make informed decisions from complex data?
Do you enjoy solving technical challenges, working with large data sets, and collaborating with teams to deliver impactful technology solutions?
About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Government vertical, our solutions assist government agencies and law enforcement to drive insights from complex data sets, improving operation efficiency, increasing program integrity, discovering, and recovering revenue, and making timely and informed decisions to enhance investigations. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at
https://risk.lexisnexis.com/government
About our Team
You’ll be part of a team of engineers working closely together on sophisticated web applications, backend systems, data research, and data transformations. We do extensive research into LexisNexis public records data. We build and deploy systems to a diverse set of on prem and cloud based environments. We work as a team to solve problems, support our analysts, and provide critical services to our government clients.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the research, design, development, and testing of software components within a defined product area. You will collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to transform requirements into effective software solutions, support continuous improvement, and help deliver high-quality products that solve complex business challenges.
Responsibilities
- Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
- Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
- Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
- Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews.
- Operate in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Resolve technical issues as necessary.
- Keep abreast of new technology developments.
- Complete bug fixes and all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Security Clearance: No active clearance required. Must be eligible for TS/SCI.
- Minimum 3+ years of Software Engineering experience
- BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required Proficiency with data manipulation languages.
- Proficiency with data manipulation languages.
- Understanding of data modeling and data science principles.
- Ability to work with very large data and complex data models.
- Proficiency in development languages including but not limited to: Java/J2EE, JavaScript, JSP, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX, and .Net.
- Familiarity of industry best practices — code coverage.
- Ability to work well with internal and external technology resources.
- Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
- Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
- Knowledge of data manipulation languages, data storage subsystems and test-driven development.
- Ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes.
- Good oral and written communications skills.
Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work
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U.S. National Base Pay Range: $78,800 - $131,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.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
- Eligibility for a TS/SCI security clearance; no active clearance required
- At least 3 years of software engineering experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency with data manipulation languages
- Understanding of data modeling and data science principles
- Ability to work with very large datasets and complex data models
- Proficiency in Java/J2EE, JavaScript, JSP, C/C++, HTML, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX, and .NET
- Familiarity with software development best practices, including code coverage
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external technology resources
- Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall software development methodologies
- Knowledge of data storage subsystems and test-driven development
- Ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes
- Good oral and written communication skills
RELX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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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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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.
