Senior FinOps Engineer

Company Description 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. 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 Job Description • 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 Qualifications • 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) • Experience with AI/ML for FinOps (cost optimization, anomaly detection, forecasting) • 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