Full-Time
Cloud FinOps Engineer
Verisk
5,001-10,000 employees
Insurance risk analytics and data technology
Compensation Overview
$75k - $105k/yr
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; some on-site days in Jersey City, NJ.
Bachelor's
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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.
- 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.
- AWS cloud experience preferred.
- AWS or cloud computing certifications preferred.
- Python or other programming language experience preferred.
Verisk provides data analytics and technology solutions for the insurance industry, including risk modeling, fraud prevention, and catastrophe claims data, serving insurers, businesses, and governments worldwide. Its platforms offer subscription-based access to deep data sets and analytics tools, enabling clients to assess exposure, detect fraud, and process catastrophe claims while generating actionable reports. It differentiates itself with a global data pool combined with specialized insurance analytics and consulting services delivered on scalable platforms, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and resilience. Its goal is to help clients manage and mitigate risk, improve operational efficiency, and prepare for climate- and weather-related challenges.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Jersey City, New Jersey
Founded
1971
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue reached $806.3 million, with 8% subscription growth and 57.9% free cash flow growth.
- June 2026 tropical cyclone model refresh improves hurricane pricing just as climate losses intensify.
- Trucker Path’s 2026 CargoNet integration expands Verisk’s theft intelligence distribution into trucker workflows.
What critics are saying
- August 7, 2026 Delaware ordered Verisk to pursue AccuLynx, exposing FTC antitrust friction.
- Verisk’s July 28, 2026 CIO departure weakens platform execution during heavy AI migration.
- Daniel’s Law litigation and telematics class actions threaten a data-privacy existential regulatory crackdown.
What makes Verisk unique
- Verisk’s June 1, 2026 Synergy Studio unifies catastrophe modeling, exposure, and analytics.
- May 5, 2026 Claude MCP connectors embed Verisk underwriting and claims data inside enterprise AI.
- CargoNet’s theft database and insurance workflows create switching costs across carriers and fleets.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 16%1 year growth
↑ 17%2 year growth
↑ 17%Verisk Analytics CEO Lee Shavel sold 2,500 shares of common stock for $550,000 on 29 July 2026, according to an SEC filing. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $220.00. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Shavel in December 2025. Such plans allow company insiders to sell predetermined numbers of shares at set times whilst avoiding concerns about trading on material non-public information. Following the sale, Shavel retains a direct position of 98,490 shares in the company. Verisk Analytics has a market capitalisation of $26.3 billion and reported trailing twelve-month revenue of $3.1 billion. The company provides data analytics and predictive insights for risk assessment across insurance, banking, and financial services sectors.
Verisk Analytics announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Nick Daffan has stepped down after approximately two decades with the company. The Chief Technology Officer will assume Daffan's responsibilities on an interim basis whilst Verisk evaluates longer-term leadership plans for the role. Verisk focuses on data analytics and risk assessment services across insurance and other sectors. Technology leadership is closely connected to how effectively the company can build, maintain, and secure its data platforms. In the second quarter of 2026, Verisk reported sales of $806.3 million and net income of $228.6 million. Management reaffirmed full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $3.19 billion to $3.24 billion and maintained dividend guidance at $2.00 per share.
Verisk reported second-quarter 2026 diluted adjusted earnings of $1.98 per share, beating estimates of $1.94 by 2.1%. Revenues reached $806.3 million, topping consensus of $802.4 million and rising 4.3% year over year. Underwriting revenues increased 3.5% to $569 million, driven by annual price increases and expanded catastrophe solutions. Claims revenues rose 6.3% to $237 million, led by anti-fraud analytics and restoration solutions. Adjusted EBITDA grew 4.2% to $463.6 million, with the margin at 57.5%. However, GAAP net income fell 9.8% to $228.6 million due to higher tax rates and increased interest expenses. Free cash flow surged 57.9% to $297.9 million.
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US property and casualty insurers posted a net underwriting gain of $15.8 billion in Q1 2026, rebounding from an $864 million loss in Q1 2025, according to Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. The industry's combined ratio improved to 92.4%, down from 99.2% the previous year. Premium growth slowed sharply to 2.9% in Q1 2026, down from 6.8% in Q1 2025 and 9.6% in Q1 2024. Some carriers have begun returning premiums through policyholder dividends, with $6.2 billion distributed. When adjusted for inflation and dividends, written premiums have effectively declined in 2026. Net income after taxes rose to $40.9 billion from $19.4 billion in Q1 2025. Policyholders' surplus increased to $1.24 trillion from $1.09 trillion year-over-year.