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Software Engineering Lead

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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 Software Engineering Lead, you will manage and guide a diverse team of engineers, working closely with management and other stakeholders to ensure the success of your team and its deliverables. This role requires strong technical skills, good communication, and great leadership abilities. Your responsibilities include technical and administrative decision-making, performance and code reviews, mentorship, and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Overseeing software development processes, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.
• Designing, developing, and implementing complex software solutions that align with business objectives.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements and drive project execution.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical challenges while ensuring high system performance and reliability.
• Conducting code reviews and enforcing quality assurance measures.
• Managing team performance, including hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
• Staying up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.

Requirements

• Have experience in software engineering with leadership or mentorship experience.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Be proficient in dot net, C#, Angular, GIT including SQL and data manipulation.
• Have hands-on experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Have solid understanding of data modelling, database design, and multiple storage subsystems.
• Be able to troubleshoot complex software issues and implement effective solutions.
• Have experience managing software development projects, including planning and execution.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 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 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 or please contact .

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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.

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Software Engineering Lead

Would You Like to Shape Digital Innovation?

Join Us as a Software Engineering Lead!

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 Software Engineering Lead, you will manage and guide a diverse team of engineers, working closely with management and other stakeholders to ensure the success of your team and its deliverables. This role requires strong technical skills, good communication, and great leadership abilities. Your responsibilities include technical and administrative decision-making, performance and code reviews, mentorship, and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Overseeing software development processes, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.
• Designing, developing, and implementing complex software solutions that align with business objectives.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements and drive project execution.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical challenges while ensuring high system performance and reliability.
• Conducting code reviews and enforcing quality assurance measures.
• Managing team performance, including hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
• Staying up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.

Requirements

• Have experience in software engineering with leadership or mentorship experience.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Be proficient in dot net, C#, Angular, GIT including SQL and data manipulation.
• Have hands-on experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Have solid understanding of data modelling, database design, and multiple storage subsystems.
• Be able to troubleshoot complex software issues and implement effective solutions.
• Have experience managing software development projects, including planning and execution.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 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 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 or please contact .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

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.

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Job Summary

We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Assembler Programmer with deep expertise in HLASM development in z/OS environments. This role supports low-level system programming and performance-sensitive banking and insurance applications such as transaction authorization, batch reconciliation, and legacy claim processing.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and maintain HLASM programs interfacing with CICS, IMS, or batch processes.
2. Reverse engineer legacy assembler code for business-critical applications, e.g.,

Software Engineering Lead

Do you enjoy coaching others to achieve high standards?

Are you ready for the next step in your engineering career?

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

This position serves as a subject matter expert for a specific team of Software Engineers. In addition to writing code on complex systems and applications, this position provides direction on project plans, schedules, and methodologies. The position has direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Providing design input across a product
• Acting as an acknowledged 'go to' person on coding and technical issues, for both internal and external contacts
• Interfacing with other personnel or team members to finalize requirements
• Completing complex bug fixes, and resolving technical issues
• Designing and working with complex data models
• Mentoring lead software developers interested in consultancy in development methodologies and optimization techniques

Requirements

• Have a BS degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Have minimum 7 years Software Development experience
• Be expert in development languages, including C#, Angular, AWS
• Strong experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation.
• Have great problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and implement effective solutions

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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.

• Hybrid – Once or twice a week in the office

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career, as this role is global, benefits may vary according to your location. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health care plans and benefits
• Modern Family Benefits, including maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy
• Life assurance and accident policies
• Comprehensive pension plans
• Access to learning and development resources

Your recruiter will advise you on the benefits package for your location.

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: , or please contact .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

Business Segment: Personal & Private Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Simmonds Street

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead, Software Engineering to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a key member of our engineering leadership, you will drive innovation, mentor team members, and oversee the development of cutting-edge software solutions.

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Define and maintain the frameworks, libraries, and tools that the feature teams will use, enforcing coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices across the teams for high-quality and maintainable code.
• Lead the platform team to develop and maintain shared services that allow feature teams to focus on core functions using standard components. Build CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and other DevOps practices to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Ensure the platform is relevant, modern, secure, and compliant with industry standards.
• Ensure SRE practices are in place on the platform to ensure stability and service availability. Guide the team to manage platform consumption tenant requirements for consumers throughout the Group.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• AWS Certified Developer Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

• Extensive hands-on experience in developing JAVA applications for a minimum of 7 years - Mandatory
• Experience in change deployment in a mid-to-large application - Mandatory
• Experience in automated CI/CD builds – Mandatory
• Technical exposure and hands-on experience in managing an application platform - Mandatory
• Managing a small to medium sized Development team with direct reports – Mandatory
• Solution orientation – ability to make the Renovite Platform capable for the planned future feature implementations - Mandatory
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in Docker and Kubernetes - Mandatory
• Familiarization with Angular development and implementations – Advantageous
• Understanding of cost optimization in an application hosted in AWS (FinOps) - Advantageous

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any form of

Software Engineering Lead

Would You Like to Shape Digital Innovation?

Join Us as a Software Engineering Lead!

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 Software Engineering Lead, you will manage and guide a diverse team of engineers, working closely with management and other stakeholders to ensure the success of your team and its deliverables. This role requires strong technical skills, good communication, and great leadership abilities. Your responsibilities include technical and administrative decision-making, performance and code reviews, mentorship, and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of software engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
• Overseeing software development processes, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.
• Designing, developing, and implementing complex software solutions that align with business objectives.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements and drive project execution.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical challenges while ensuring high system performance and reliability.
• Conducting code reviews and enforcing quality assurance measures.
• Managing team performance, including hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
• Staying up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.

Requirements

• Have experience in software engineering with leadership or mentorship experience.
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Be proficient in dot net, C#, Angular, GIT including SQL and data manipulation.
• Have hands-on experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Have solid understanding of data modelling, database design, and multiple storage subsystems.
• Be able to troubleshoot complex software issues and implement effective solutions.
• Have experience managing software development projects, including planning and execution.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 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 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 or please contact .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

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.

USA Job Seekers:

EEO Know Your Rights .