Senior AWS DevOps Engineer Job at LexisNexis (RELX) – Cape Town & Johannesburg

RELX Group

Johannesburg • Cape town

Full-time

Senior

Posted May 7th, 2026

About the role

RELX Careers⁠� (LexisNexis Legal & Professional) is hiring a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer for its technology teams based in Cape Town and Johannesburg. This is a senior technical role focused on cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and modern DevOps engineering practices using AWS and Kubernetes environments. Job Overview Position: Senior AWS DevOps Engineer Company: LexisNexis (RELX Group) Locations: Cape Town / Johannesburg Job Type: Full-Time Industry: Cloud Computing / DevOps / Software Engineering Experience Level: Senior About the Role The successful candidate will help design and maintain global CI/CD platforms and cloud infrastructure systems. You will work closely with development teams to build secure, scalable, and automated deployment pipelines. This role also involves improving DevOps workflows using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Python automation. Key Responsibilities 1. Cloud & Infrastructure Build infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation Manage scalable AWS cloud environments Support GitOps and modern deployment strategies 2. CI/CD Pipeline Development Design and maintain Jenkins pipelines and shared libraries Migrate legacy pipelines to modern CI/CD systems Create reusable deployment templates and automation tools 3. Automation & Development Build Python-based tools and internal automation packages Improve developer experience through reusable tooling 4. Security & Observability Integrate security, compliance, and quality checks Improve monitoring using tools like OpenTelemetry Support incident response and troubleshooting 5. Collaboration & Support Work with global engineering teams Mentor junior engineers Document processes and best practices

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Requirements

Strong AWS experience
Hands-on Terraform and/or CloudFormation experience
Strong Jenkins CI/CD expertise
Advanced Python programming skills
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps
Knowledge of DevSecOps practices
Experience with monitoring and observability tools
Strong communication and documentation skills

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