Senior Analyst ( Research & Development)

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Analyst (Research & Development)

Who are we?

At Brit, we believe that the uncertainty of the future should never stand in the way of progress. That’s why we exist. To help people and businesses face the future and thrive. We are change-makers enabled by a global workforce who collaborate to deliver a risk service. A team empowered to help our customers not only to survive the risks they face, but to stay on the front foot and keep moving forward. We believe the uncertainty of tomorrow isn’t something to fear but to seize; that it’s full of potential. Not only for our customers but our employees too.

We might write the future of risk for our brokers and clients, but we would love to help you write your future at Brit: a future based on not just progressing but on thriving – both professionally and emotionally. If you’re looking for a place to make a real difference, read on.

The role

This role will work closely with Brit’s Head Of Risk Aggregation and other members of the Research & Development team to develop the implementation of technology to support Brit’s commercial operations and Brit’s knowledge of catastrophe risk.
The Research & Development team is responsible for the continuous development of the business’ understanding of its risk profile through two key pillars;
The management and development of external and internal tools related to Risk Aggregation to deliver best-in-class processes and analytics across the team and business.
The ownership and development of the Brit View of Risk to ensure the view of catastrophe risk used across the business is robust and reflects the latest science (including relating to climate change)
The Senior Analyst (Research & Development) will support across these pillars as well as contributing.
to the technical and professional development of the wider Risk Aggregation department.

About you

You’ll hold commercial experience across full-stack development including some familiarity of Azure PaaS services (App Services, Function Apps, Service Bus, Azure Storage, Key Vaults, Azure SQL, Azure AD)
Ideally you’ll have previous experience in the Lloyd’s/London Market gained at a (re)insurer, broker, software vendor, regulator or consultancy. As well as Front-end development (familiarity with javaScript frameworks – React/Vue), CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Apart from the technical side you’ll have an understanding of commercial catastrophe modelling tools used in the (re)insurance industry (e.g. RMS/AIR) is preferred with previous experience of validating these models desirable.

Our culture

This opportunity comes along with a competitive salary, 27 days annual leave, optional private medical insurance, on target bonus and strong employer’s contributory pension, plus many more benefits. We also operate in a hybrid working capacity meaning you can collaborate in the London office as well as enjoy the ability to work from home.

Inclusion & Diversity is at the heart of our business at Brit. We recognise that diversity in age, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical ability, thought and social background bring richness to our working environment. No matter who you are, where you’re from, how you think, or who you love, we believe you should be you.

You’ll get a highly competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is kept under constant review to make sure it stays relevant. We understand the power of saying thank you and take time to acknowledge and reward extraordinary effort by teams or individuals. If this sounds like a role and a culture that appeals to you, let us know. Apply now!