We are seeking an experienced Senior FinOps Engineer to join our growing FinOps organization. As part of our team, you'll play a crucial role in optimizing cloud spend, driving financial accountability, and implementing best practices across our technology infrastructure.
As a Senior FinOps Engineer, you'll bridge the gap between finance, technology, and business stakeholders to establish a culture of cost awareness and financial responsibility. You'll leverage your technical expertise and financial acumen to implement FinOps practices that align business value with cloud costs.
Major Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation and enhancement of FinOps practices across the organization
- Design and implement cost allocation strategies, tagging policies, and showback/chargeback mechanisms
- Develop and maintain cloud cost forecasting models and budgets
- Identify cost optimization opportunities through detailed analysis of cloud resource usage
- Create and maintain dashboards and reports to provide visibility into cloud spending
- Collaborate with engineering teams to build cost-aware architectures and implement cost controls
- Partner with finance teams to incorporate cloud costs into financial planning processes
- Drive automation of FinOps processes where possible
- Stay current with evolving cloud pricing models and optimization strategies
- Educate and mentor teams on FinOps principles and cloud cost management
Desired Background
- 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years focused on cloud financial management/FinOps
- Deep understanding of major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their pricing models
- Experience using FinOps tools
- Strong skills in data analysis and visualization tools
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code
- Experience with cost allocation methodologies and chargeback models
- Solid understanding of financial concepts as they apply to technology investments
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical and financial concepts to diverse audiences
- FinOps Foundation certification preferred (FinOps Certified Practitioner)
Technical Skills
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP (certification in at least one platform preferred)
- Programming/Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell
- Data analysis and visualization tools: PowerBI
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
- Containerization and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, ECS
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI
- Database Systems: Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
Soft Skills
- Strategic thinking and ability to drive organizational change
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Project management and organizational skills
- Ability to influence without direct authority
What We Offer
- Career growth opportunities in a rapidly evolving field
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development support and certification reimbursement