# FinOps Engineer

## About the Role

A partner company based in the United States is hiring a FinOps Engineer to strengthen cloud financial management across a complex technology environment. The role focuses on improving cloud cost visibility, governance, forecasting, and overall efficiency.

You will work across engineering, finance, procurement, and other technical stakeholders to build scalable cost management practices. A major part of the position is analyzing usage patterns, identifying optimization opportunities, and helping teams make better infrastructure spending decisions.

The role supports cloud economics initiatives and contributes to the Inform, Optimize, and Operate phases of the FinOps lifecycle. Its goal is to improve cost accountability and create measurable business impact through smarter cloud investment decisions.

## Key Responsibilities

– Manage cloud cost optimization initiatives across multi-cloud environments, including analysis, budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and governance.
– Build cost models, tagging strategies, allocation frameworks, and reporting structures to improve spending visibility.
– Review cost anomalies, budget variances, and inefficient resource use to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
– Develop showback and chargeback models, dashboards, and verification methods to support financial accountability.
– Aggregate and analyze cloud billing and usage data across the organization.
– Evaluate infrastructure and architecture changes using forecasting and scenario analysis to maintain cost efficiency.
– Partner with engineering, finance, procurement, and technical teams to communicate trends, savings opportunities, and recommendations.
– Support Agile team activities, including planning, progress reporting, and continuous improvement.

## Required Skills

– Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related technical field, plus 6+ years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree plus 3+ years of relevant experience.
– Experience in cloud cost optimization, financial operations, or cloud infrastructure analytics.
– Strong understanding of FinOps methodologies and cloud cost management practices.
– Experience with cloud billing analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and resource optimization.
– Ability to build cost allocation models, dashboards, and reporting frameworks.
– Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical data into business insights.
– Experience collaborating with engineering, finance, and procurement stakeholders.
– Knowledge of cloud platforms, infrastructure architecture, and usage optimization strategies.
– Strong communication skills with the ability to explain cost trends and recommendations clearly.

## Preferred Skills

– FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

– **Cloud Providers / Environments:** Multi-cloud environments
– **FinOps Platforms / Tools:** Cloud cost management tools
– **Data & Analytics:** Cloud billing data, cloud usage data
– **Reporting & BI:** Dashboards, reporting structures

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Apply FinOps lifecycle practices across the Inform, Optimize, and Operate phases.
– Improve cloud cost visibility, governance, budgeting, forecasting, and anomaly management.
– Design allocation, tagging, showback, and chargeback approaches.
– Analyze cloud billing and usage data to support decision-making.
– Assess infrastructure and architecture changes for cost impact through forecasting and scenario analysis.
– Promote cost accountability across technical teams.

## Benefits

– Competitive compensation package with bonus opportunities and stock options.
– US salary range: $160,800 – $193,000 USD.
– 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees.
– 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% employer match.
– Flexible work schedule.
– Generous paid vacation available from the start date.
– Life insurance and AD&D coverage.
– Support for professional growth and continued development.

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers a broad FinOps remit across cost visibility, optimization, forecasting, and governance. It brings together engineering, finance, and procurement, which may appeal to candidates who enjoy cross-functional problem solving. The work is closely tied to infrastructure decisions and measurable business outcomes. The compensation package is clearly defined and includes strong benefits alongside bonus and stock option opportunities.