About the job

Job Description

Your work can be split in 4 different streams:

• Provide design oversight and guidance on all deliveries. Lead the product solution design and development activities.
• Senior contributor to a backlog with improvement tasks (running in sprints), so we don’t just maintain what we have but also make sure there is a continuous improvement.
• Execution of tasks and planned implementations/improvements, including any other ad-hoc questions from the development teams.
• Troubleshooting live issues in coordination with our Support team, and work on other urgent disruptions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work for other database architects and Technical Leads this includes reviews.
• Plan and agree work with line manager, principal engineers and architects for himself/herself and others.
• Provide feedback for individuals on request.
• Manage expectations, control budgets and deadlines, provide updates to stakeholders.
• Assist in designing and building data models and database-oriented applications.
• Provisioning and maintenance of database servers to fulfil all the needs of the SDLC.
• Help with SQL (and database related) code reviews.
• Help analyzing database performance issues and providing suggestions for improvement.
• Participate actively on architecture reviews and technical design meetings.
• Investigate new trends and technologies in database-related area.
• Creating proofs of concept for adopting new technology into our products.
• Revise database development best practices.
• Proactively train software developers & Technical Leads for query tuning and efficient database development.
• Define database maintenance guidelines for both clients and sequel environments.
• Define and own database performance monitoring in production environments.
• Help support team solving complex database issues.
• Help other teams to solve database issues in production environments.
• Mentor Software Developer Engineers & Technical Leads of all levels and DB architect I on SQL aspects.
• Attend training sessions on new tools and technologies that could be useful for Sequel in the future.
• Any other duties commensurate to the grade of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience as DBA

About Us

• For 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 

• Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and 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 support better customer experiences
• Property Estimating Solutions — 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
• Extreme Event Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to extreme events.
• Specialty Business Solutions — 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
• Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
• Life Insurance Solutions – 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.
• Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
• Verisk 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.
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