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Working as a Cloud FinOps Engineer at Verisk means being part of and contributing to a large, dynamic, and innovative community. In this role you will be learning from experienced team members and developing your cloud infrastructure and FinOps expertise. You will support our customers through cost optimization initiatives while building your technical knowledge under the guidance of senior engineers.

Purpose of the role

• Support the identification of cost optimization opportunities in the cloud under senior guidance.

• Assist in cloud cost management and optimization initiatives.

• Learn and support existing FinOps practices for AWS and Azure.

• Participate in development of FinOps practices and contribute to team initiatives.

• Support ongoing development of a self-service environment for cloud cost transparency.

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.

At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed. 

For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we've been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World's Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.

We're 7,000 people strong.  We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.

 Verisk Businesses

Underwriting Solutions - provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision

Claims Solutions - supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences

Property Estimating Solutions - offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient

Specialty Business Solutions - provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance

Catastrophe and Risk Solutions - provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.

Marketing Solutions - delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement

Life Insurance Solutions - offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.

Verisk Maplecroft - provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger

Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.

Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk's minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

• 2-5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure or systems support.

• Basic understanding of CPU, memory, and performance metrics.

• SQL experience to parse datasets from the CUR files.

• Interest in AI and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn how they apply to cloud optimization.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

• AWS cloud experience preferred.

• AWS or cloud computing certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner) preferred.

• Python or other programming language experience preferred.

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• Assist in research of AWS cloud service offerings to identify cost optimization opportunities.

• Support initiatives to identify cost-saving opportunities through rightsizing, reserved instances, and workload scheduling.

• Participate in architecture reviews with a focus on cloud best practices, learning from technical leadership across enterprise initiatives.

• Support engineering, product, and finance teams with cloud cost information under senior engineer guidance.

• Build knowledge of cloud pricing models and FinOps best practices.

• Leverage the AWS CLI to retrieve metadata for cost transparency.

• Support the Kubex product analysis and contribute insights on actionable items.

• Assist in developing processes to identify cost transparency in AWS and Azure.

• Assist in creating and maintaining KPIs as measures of cost optimization.

• Support the AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) platform in Athena and PowerBI.

• Learn the financial side of FinOps to support an interdisciplinary approach to cloud cost optimization.

• Participate in the ongoing development of our FinOps solution and contribute to team projects.

• Assist with cloud cost estimation for migrations.

• Support cloud financials reporting and cost optimization presentations.