About US
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
About the Team
Cloud Platform Engineering, reporting to Sr. Director of SRE and Cloud Operations
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Solutions Architect to design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and security best practices. You will play a key role in developing cloud strategies, optimizing AWS workloads, and ensuring cost-effective solutions that align with business objectives.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud architecture, infrastructure, and services.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS compute, storage, networking, and security services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Route 53, CloudFront).
- Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
- Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation (AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS, Fargate).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or AWS SDKs.
- Strong knowledge of AWS security and compliance best practices.
- Ability to troubleshoot and optimize AWS workloads and cost structures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Read, understand and make suggested improvements to code implementations in Java, C# and Python
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (strongly preferred).
- Additional AWS certifications (AWS DevOps Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, AWS Advanced Networking).
- Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud architectures.
- Hands-on experience with serverless application development using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
- Knowledge of AI/ML services on AWS (SageMaker, Rekognition, Comprehend, Bedrock etc.) is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and implement highly available, fault-tolerant AWS solutions that support business applications and services.
- Design and build secure AWS network architectures including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and VPNs.
- Develop and optimize AWS-based microservices, serverless architectures, and containerized solutions (ECS, EKS, Lambda).
- Ensure solutions adhere to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, emphasizing security, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
- Work with development teams to ensure that good technology choices are made for long term operational ownership and stability
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 wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan - Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
- Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity - Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
- Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
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.
LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is 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. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
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