Senior Software Engineer II

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** About the Business:
** Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management.

You can learn more about Lexis Nexis Risk at the link below,
** About our Team:
** We’re a team of builders, innovators, and problem-solvers working at the intersection of technology and public service. Our platforms — including Vital Chek, a trusted provider of government-issued vital records, and Lexis Nexis Payment Solutions, a secure and scalable payment processing suite — help millions of people access essential services with speed, security, and simplicity.
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* About the Role:

** We build secure, user-friendly platforms that help people access vital government services—think ordering a birth certificate or making a permit payment—fast and safely. Our stack is evolving from legacy systems to a modern, cloud-ready approach with Spring Boot, JDK 21, Thymeleaf, Bootstrap, Docker, Git Hub Actions and ArgoCD. We’re a strict Java shop, pragmatic, and collaborative. Many leaders in the management chain came from hands-on coding roles.
** Responsibilities:
*** Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement technical solutions
* Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to system design
* Build server-rendered pages when needed with Thymeleaf + Bootstrap.
* Model and optimize data access for SQL Server (queries, indexes, migration hygiene).
* Write clean, maintainable code with strong unit/integration tests.
* Work in Agile teams with thoughtful reviews and incremental delivery.
* Mentor junior engineers and share best practices
* Support CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments
* Build and maintain secure, user-friendly web applications
* Debug complex issues using logs, monitoring tools, and browser Dev Tools
* All other duties as assigned.
** Requirements:
*** Professional software development experience — You’ve built and maintained production-grade systems and can navigate complex technical challenges.
* Strong proficiency in Java (Java 8 or above, LTS versions) — You write clean, efficient Java code and understand the nuances between legacy and modern versions.
* Experience with Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices — You’ve designed and implemented scalable services and understand service orchestration.
* Expertise in development languages including but not limited to:
Java/J2EE, JavaScript, JSP, HTML, XML, SQL, Windows, UNIX.
* Familiarity with Docker and Git Hub Actions — You’re comfortable with containerization and automating deployments in CI/CD pipelines.
* Knowledge of testing frameworks (JUnit, TestNG) — You believe in test-driven development and know how to validate performance under load.
* Experience using Git Hub for version control and familiarity with AI-assisted tooling like Copilot — You’re comfortable working in modern development environments.
* Strong SQL skills — You can write optimized queries and understand relational data models.
* Experience with browser Dev Tools, Postman, and SoapUI — You use modern tools to debug and validate APIs and frontend behavior.
* Strong problem-solving and research skills — You investigate issues thoroughly and propose effective solutions.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills — You work well across teams, share knowledge, and contribute to a positive engineering culture.
* Understanding of Agile methodologies — You’ve worked in iterative development environments and contributed to sprint planning and reviews.
** Nice to haves:
*** Experience with performance tools (K6, JMeter)
* Exposure to Playwright for UI testing
* Familiarity with ArgoCD or similar deployment tools
* Experience with Angular or similar frontend…