Junior Platform Engineer

Job title:

Junior Platform Engineer

Company

Verisk Maplecroft

Job description

Company DescriptionWe 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 DescriptionVerisk Maplecroft is seeking a Junior Platform Engineer to join their DevOps team. You will be creating, supporting, and optimizing applications and services that run in Amazon Web Services (AWS). The role requires programming or scripting experience, hands-on technical skills, an appetite to master new technologies and excellent communication skills.In this role you will work to engineer and continually improve our applications and their supporting platform. As part of the DevOps team, your role is to understand requirements and assist our technical teams in the design, build and maintenance of consistent, secure and efficient applications utilizing AWS architecture. This will involve working with AWS CDK for infrastructure and Python/Bash for scripting.We encourage cross-team collaboration and as part of the wider Technology team, you will have the opportunity to become an expert across multiple disciplines.ResponsibilitiesPlatform Development

• Automating day-to-day tasks
• Integrating new and existing services
• Developing and maintaining our internal AWS CDK construct library
• Developing and maintaining Python CLI tooling.

Application Development

• Creating and maintaining local and deployed application environments
• Creating a consistency of approach across a variety of applications.

Operational Support

• Maintaining the security posture of our applications in line with our SDLC and security guidance, making use of automation and standardisation wherever possible
• Identifying and pursuing potential cost or efficiency savings to deployed infrastructure and workflows.

QualificationsMust Have

• Software development and scripting experience
• Ability to self-learn and rapidly prototype ideas
• Interest in the interconnectivity of application components
• A keen interest in expanding your AWS knowledge through company provided training
• Ability to challenge the status quo.

Good If You Have

• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Experience building web applications
• Able to be productive in a scrum/agile development process
• Ability to visit our Bath office occasionally.

#LI-CI1 #HybridAdditional InformationFor 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, fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and second consecutive year in Poland. We value learning, caring and results and make inclusivity and diversity a top priority. In addition to our Great Place to Work® Certification, 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 and Best Employer for Women, 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– provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision– supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences– 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– provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.– 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– delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement– 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.– provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become strongerVerisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.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.Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Expected salary

Location

Bath

Job date

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:36:42 GMT

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