Cloud FinOps Engineer

About the role

As a Cloud FinOps Engineer at Verisk, you will join a large, dynamic, and innovative community, learning from experienced team members while developing your cloud infrastructure and FinOps expertise. This role supports customers through cost optimization initiatives and builds 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 the development of FinOps practices and contribute to team initiatives.
• Support the ongoing development of a self-service environment for cloud cost transparency.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• AWS cloud experience preferred.
• AWS or cloud computing certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner) preferred.
• Python or other programming language experience preferred.

About Us

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, delivering value through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster. With 7,000 employees worldwide, Verisk relentlessly and ethically pursues innovation, offering a flexible and supportive work environment.

Verisk has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® for eight consecutive years in the US, and for multiple years in the UK, Spain, India, and Poland. We’ve also been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer.

Our businesses include:

• Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto, 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 enhance customer experiences.
• Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair.
• Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business.
• 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 consumer engagements.
• Life Insurance Solutions — offers end-to-end, data-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the policy lifecycle.
• Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG to help businesses and societies become stronger.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Disability benefits
• Paid Time Off program