DevOps Engineer
KCC’s DevOps team plays a crucial role in the development and support of our global catastrophe models and RiskInsight® platform. As a member of our DevOps team, you will be responsible for managing the software deployment pipeline, assisting with the maintenance of the company’s IT infrastructure and providing occasional IT support for colleagues and clients. You will be a key player in the delivery and support of our complex systems in this highly engaging environment and expanding suite of catastrophe models.
About KCC
Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is the innovation and technology leader in catastrophe risk modeling. KCC professionals are globally recognized experts in catastrophe modeling and risk management. From our headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, we provide advanced models, innovative software, and comprehensive consulting services to (re)insurance company executives nationwide. These services enhance business strategies and the financial results put our clients at a competitive advantage. KCC catastrophe models currently cover tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, severe convective storms, floods, earthquakes, winter storms, and wildfires in over 50 countries. For more information, please visit www.kcc.us.com.
Expected Salary Range: $90,000-$110,000
Responsibilities
- Work in a fast-paced and technical environment supporting the infrastructure and deployment of our software stack
- Manage the complete deployment pipeline including build automations and cloud and on-premises deployments on internal and client infrastructure
- Maintain security best-practices for IT infrastructure, software, and internal policies
- Continuous monitoring for environments hosted on-premises, AWS or Azure
- Troubleshoot issues, including but not limited to the administration of Windows and Linux OS, web sites providing technical web services, general networking, and SQL management
- Provide quick response support for production applications, both internal and external
Qualifications
- Practical working knowledge of:
- SecOps standards and practices
- Azure DevOps, GitHub, Octopus Deploy or similar CI\CD pipeline
- Managing AWS and/or Azure environments for scalable distributed processing
- Managing web services and web sites, including firewall, load management, and certificates
- Windows and Linux OS administration, including a deep understanding of general networking principles
- Experience with SQL Server / Postgres database management
- AWS experience is required
- The ability to multi-task problems and prioritize multiple issues as they arrive
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Strong automation skills, including but not limited to scripting, infrastructure as code, etc.
- 3+ years of experience
Top Skills
What We Do
Karen Clark & Company develops software that provides innovative tools for catastrophe risk management. Over two decades ago, Nobel Peace Prize Honoree Karen Clark pioneered the catastrophe risk modeling techniques and solutions used today by virtually every insurance and reinsurance company in the world.
Karen Clark & Company is now leading the next generation of catastrophe risk management solutions to address the evolving needs of its clients. RiskInsight®, the first open loss modeling platform, is used by insurance and reinsurance companies in US and non-US markets and supports new catastrophe models for major perils such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and severe convective storms. Additional innovations by Karen Clark & Company include the Characteristic Event (CE) methodology and real-time event tracking.
