Sr. Engineer - Cloud Application

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

Join Verisk's cloud team in our Jersey City location where we have a flexible hybrid work model - 2 days a week in the office.

Working as a Cloud Platform Services, Senior Engineer at Verisk means:

• Being part of and contributing to a large, dynamic and innovative community
• Working with cutting-edge technology, and continuously developing new skills and capabilities
• Focusing on our customers, their success, and the desire to serve them
• Being responsible and assuming accountability for everything you touch

Purpose of the role:

• Designing, building and supporting enterprise systems on cloud platforms encompassing a broad array of technologies
• Building secure, scalable, and highly available solutions that adhere with enterprise policies and industry standards & best practices

Primary goals to be assured:

• Enhance the capability and overall reputation of the IS&T team, group, and division by offering exceptional customer service and technical ability to both internal and external customers
• Successfully promote a continuous improvement mindset within operations, engineering, and development groups, that results in measurable efficiency, cost, and process improvement

Specific responsibilities:

• Provide operational support for all environments within your technical group as well as escalation support for junior engineers
• Proactively measure all environments within your technical group for adherence to enterprise standards and best practices and assist with remediation & optimization
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for technical design, implementation and problem resolution
• Provide design guidance and support to business partners to enable optimal usage of selected technologies and solutions
• Take action to introduce new technologies through documentation, training, recommendations, or proof of concepts
• Develop and maintain scripts, automated processes and documentation for repeatable design patterns, to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time
• Participate in the management of technical programs and projects through all phases of execution

Success criteria:

• Measurable contribution to the innovation, capabilities, security posture, and optimization of company technologies
• Positive feedback on the support received from business partners
• Positive feedback from team members and leaders of the Verisk community

Qualifications

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels  of the  organization
• A tangible desire and curiosity to seek out and learn new and innovative ways to manage and solve complex challenges
• Strong communication skills (written & verbal) and a collaborative, team-oriented approach to work are a must, as is a comfort level working in a fast-paced, federated environment that embraces innovation and experimentation
• Dependable and flexible with work hours, including nights and weekends as required
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject
• 5+ years of experience designing, managing, and/or supporting enterprise infrastructure systems
• 5+ years of experience with networking concepts (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)
• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems
• 2+ years of experience working with public cloud products and services; AWS or Azure preferred
• Skilled in SDLC, Application Development, CI/CD, DevOps, Scripting and Automation practices
• One or more certifications in: AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Familiarity with database platforms such as MSSQL, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
• 3+ years development experience in CI/CD tools and methodologies, Devops, git, Programming and scripting in Python, TypeScript/node.js/React.js and/or PowerShell; scripting/automation mindset is a must.
• Integration experience with enterprise operations and security tools such as Okta, Splunk, SolarWinds, ServiceNow, Infoblox and Imperva
• Exceptional and proven customer service skills with experience interfacing with all levels of stakeholders
• Experience leading teams in creating technical documentation using tools includ