## About the Role

This FinOps Practitioner role focuses on helping Splunk Cloud turn public cloud and AI-related consumption into measurable business value. The position is centered on cost visibility, commitment management, and financial accountability, with direct influence on cloud gross margin outcomes.

You will work across engineering, finance, architecture, and product teams to connect technical decisions with financial impact. The role is part of a U.S.-based FinOps team and operates as an individual contributor with no direct reports.

A key part of the role is improving AWS Savings Plan strategy, building clear forecasts and reporting, and translating cloud and token-based spend into actionable financial insights. The position also supports the team’s expanding focus on AI enablement in FinOps.

## Key Responsibilities

– Lead analysis and execution of AWS Savings Plan purchases to improve coverage while managing utilization and overcommitment risk.
– Translate public cloud and AI token-based spending into financial insights that support gross margin management.
– Drive cloud cost optimization across AWS, Azure, and GCP in partnership with cross-functional teams.
– Build forecasts, budgets, cost models, dashboards, and executive-ready reporting.
– Present spending trends, savings, and risk in a clear and actionable format.
– Contribute to improved commitment decisions and realized cost efficiencies.
– Work independently as an individual contributor with no direct reports.

## Required Skills

– Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
– Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of related experience, or master’s degree plus 3 years of related experience.
– At least 3 years of experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, or enterprise cloud cost management.
– Hands-on AWS cost management experience.
– Experience analyzing AWS Reservations and Savings Plans, including:
– purchase sizing
– coverage
– utilization
– overcommitment risk
– Experience building cloud forecasts, budgets, cost models, dashboards, and analyses.
– Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and complex formulas.
– Ability to obtain a FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional credential within 90 days of hire.
– Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
– Reliable internet connection.
– Ability to work from listed U.S. locations.

## Preferred Skills

– Experience managing cloud costs in Azure or GCP in addition to AWS.
– Experience with Cloudability, CloudHealth, Flexera, or similar enterprise cloud cost management platforms.
– Experience using Amazon Athena, SQL, Python, BI tools, or cloud billing APIs for cost analysis and reporting.
– Experience managing AI and token-based consumption.
– Experience applying AI to FinOps analysis, anomaly detection, forecasting, automation, or reporting.
– Experience leading cross-functional FinOps initiatives in a large, complex enterprise.
– Experience working in infrastructure architecture, software engineering, SRE, or DevOps environments.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– AWS
– Azure
– GCP

### FinOps Platforms
– Cloudability
– CloudHealth
– Flexera

### Data & Analytics
– Amazon Athena
– SQL
– Python
– Cloud billing APIs

### Reporting & BI
– Business intelligence tools

### Productivity Tools
– Excel
– Google Sheets
– Pivot tables
– Complex formulas

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Manage AWS Savings Plan purchasing strategy, including sizing, coverage, utilization, and overcommitment risk.
– Improve commitment coverage while reducing financial exposure from excess commitment.
– Turn cloud and AI consumption data into financial insights tied to gross margin outcomes.
– Build forecasts, budgets, and cost models for cloud spend.
– Create dashboards and executive-level reporting on spend trends, savings, and risk.
– Support cloud cost optimization across multiple cloud providers.
– Contribute to AI-related FinOps work and cost management for token-based services.

## Benefits

– Medical, dental, and vision insurance
– 401(k) with Cisco matching contribution
– Paid parental leave
– Short- and long-term disability coverage
– Basic life insurance
– Restricted stock units, subject to eligibility
– Paid holidays
– Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
– Paid birthday day off
– Paid year-end holiday shutdown
– Paid wellness days
– Vacation time, with flexible vacation for exempt employees
– Sick time provided on hire date and each January 1
– Carryover of up to 80 hours of unused sick time
– Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
– Optional paid volunteer time
– Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to policy

## Useful Links

– Job Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4478749591
– Application Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4478749591

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the chance to shape cloud financial management across AWS, Azure, and GCP while working on both traditional cloud spend and emerging AI consumption use cases. It is well suited to someone who enjoys translating technical usage into financial insight and improving commitment strategy at scale. The position also provides cross-functional exposure to engineering, finance, architecture, and product teams. For candidates interested in FinOps with executive visibility and measurable business impact, this is a strong opportunity.