Principal DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve a modern DevOps platform that enables engineering teams to own their build, test, and deployment workflows end-to-end.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar) for microservices, data workloads, and batch jobs, emphasizing self-service and repeatability.
• Define and enforce repository and branching standards, code quality practices, and automation patterns across engineering teams.
• Architect and implement infrastructure-as-code using AWS CDK and Terraform for consistent, auditable environment provisioning.
• Partner with production/IT operations teams by giving them robust, automated deployment workflows and infrastructure patterns rather than directly running production.
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to set technical direction and make key platform decisions around resiliency, security, and scalability.
• Drive best practices around observability and reliability (dashboards, alerts, logs, traces) so production teams have the insight they need to operate services.
• Produce clear documentation, reference implementations, and templates that help teams adopt common patterns quickly.
• Mentor and coach engineers (indirectly, no direct reports) by pairing, code reviews, and design reviews, raising the overall DevOps maturity across squads.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in DevOps or Platform Engineering, including 5+ years in a senior or lead role.
• 3+ years designing and operating solutions on AWS cloud services and architecture.
• Strong software engineering background with 5+ years of hands-on development experience in Python, Java, or a similar language.
• Prominent experience architecting, building, and deploying microservices in distributed, production environments.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise (including Actions and branch rulesets).
• Experience designing and evolving microservices architectures for independent deployability and scalability.
• Strong architecture experience designing large-scale CI/CD and release engineering infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and enforcing repository standards, naming conventions, and governance policies at scale.
• Expert-level proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code at scale.
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate effectively across functions.

About Us

We are a leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry. 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

Verisk is an equal opportunity employer. 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.