REMOTE - Software Engineer III - Cloud/Azure/Java

About LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Group LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Group is a portfolio of brands that span multiple industries providing customers with innovative technologies, information-based analytics and decision tools and data services that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. For more information, please visit risk.lexisnexis.com/group and www.relx.com.

Women in technology: LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Group (RSG) is very supportive of women in Technology and has been a founding signature for the Tech Talent Charter. Currently 27% of our Technology workforce are women which is much higher than the UK average of 17%. We have the following initiatives in place to support women in technology:

• Mentoring Scheme for Women in Technology
• Women's Network Forum
• Women in Technology Employee Resource Group (ERG)

RSG proudly support the Tech Talent Charter.

Software Engineer III - Cloud / Azure / Java

Remote USA - EST/CST time zones

The Tardis Team is a core R&D group responsible for developing cutting-edge software solutions used by teams across Lexis-Nexis. Much of the current work is focused on Azure cloud adoption by developing libraries for the rest of the company to use to facilitate moving to the cloud. You will be expected to have a strong knowledge of Java enterprise development and best practices, and experience throughout all phases of the software development lifecycle. The team is seen as a "go to" resource across the division for a set of technologies and you will need excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to quickly comprehend new and unfamiliar APIs and software frameworks.

The role will primarily focus on the development and testing of software, however as a team we expect everyone to stretch by participating in the research and design of the software. On a day-to-day level the candidate can expect to work on individual pieces of work and solve problems including the design of the program flow of individual pieces of code, effective coding, and unit testing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of Software Engineering experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Proficiency with data manipulation languages.
• Understanding of data modeling principles.
• Ability to work with complex data models.
• Proficiency in development languages including but not limited to: ReactJS, JavaScript, Java/J2EE, JSP, HTML, XML, SQL, 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.
• Knowledge of data storage subsystems.
• Knowledge of test-driven development.
• Ability to write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of system components of moderate complexity.
• Ability to complete moderately complex bug fixes.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• A desire to learn, It is not too unusual to have a task handed to you that requires learning an entirely new technology.

Applicants with experience in the following technologies will be preferred:

• Cloud-based development, particularly Azure experience
• Terraform
• Git
• Spring-boot
• Microservices
• Java
• JavaScript
• ReactJS (Other JavaScript based front end development experience considered)
• IntelliJ (primary IDE our team uses)

Optional experience

• Queue usage (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc)
• Database integration (mysql, SQLServer, CosmosDB/Dynamodb, NOSql)
• Big data parallel processing (HPCC, Hadoop, Spark)
• Containers (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Ansible
• Server configuration and set up

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• 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.
• All other duties as assigned.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact [email protected] or if you are based in the US you may also contact us on 1.855.833.5120.

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