Data Ops Engineer Intern

If you're looking for the stability of a profitable, growing company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup, we’re hiring. Sage Sure, a leader in catastrophe-exposed property insurance, is seeking a Data Ops Engineer Intern to join our Rising Pioneer Program and support the Product Development team. Over the course of this 10-week program, interns will gain hands‑on experience, learn from knowledgeable professionals, and contribute to projects that support real business needs.

• Learn how actuarial data is gathered, prepared, validated, and used to support business decisions.
• Assist with rewriting, updating, and testing existing SQL queries as data sources and platforms evolve.
• Compare results from updated queries to prior outputs and help identify differences in counts, premiums, exposures, losses, or other key measures.
• Support basic data quality checks, including missing values, duplicate records, unexpected results, and changes over time.
• Document data sources, business rules, query logic, and recurring processes in a clear and organized way.
• Partner with actuaries, data scientists, and data professionals on ad hoc projects and process improvements.
• Receive coaching, mentoring, and feedback while building practical technical and business communication skills.

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• An anticipated graduation date in 2027 or 2028.
• Coursework or project experience using SQL.
• Exposure to R, Python, or another data analysis tool.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and reasoning skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to ask questions when results do not look right.
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical partners.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

• Prior internship, class project, or work experience involving data, analytics, reporting, or databases.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Familiarity with relational databases or data quality concepts.
• Interest in property and casualty insurance, actuarial analytics, finance, risk analytics, or data operations.
• Exposure to Git, cloud data platforms, or modern data warehouse environments.

Named among the Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance for four years in a row ), Sage Sure is one of the largest managing general underwriters (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed property in the US. Since its founding in 2009, Sage Sure has experienced exceptional growth while generating underwriting profits for carrier partners through hurricanes, wildfires, and hail. Available in 16 states, Sage Sure offers more than 110 home, flood, and commercial products on behalf of its highly rated carrier partners.

Today, Sage Sure manages more than $3.2 billion of inforce premium and helps protect more than 970,000 policyholders.

We have more than 1,000employees in a distributed workforce environment across 12 offices—Fairfield, CA;
Mountain View, CA;
Cheshire, CT;
Jacksonville, FL;
Tallahassee, FL;
Tampa, FL;
Chicago, IL;
Jersey City, NJ;
Marlton, NJ;
Cincinnati, OH;
Houston, TX;
Sheboygan, WI—who are tackling the industry’s toughest challenges.

Sage Sure is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a workforce that reflects the spectrum of perspectives, experiences, and abilities of the world we live in. We recognize that our differences make us strong, and we actively seek out diverse candidates through partnerships with organizations, institutions and communities that…