FinOps Engineer
Core
Drive cost optimization and cloud financial governance across AWS and GCP infrastructure by identifying savings, building tooling, and influencing architecture decisions.
Role type
Hands-on FinOps Engineer (Cloud Cost Optimization)
Builds
Automated cost reporting, anomaly detection, alerting, and cost attribution tooling
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP) + Financial Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
AWS expertise, GCP knowledge, Python, Terraform, Lambda, Bash, cost/billing tooling (Cost Explorer, C&U Reports, Billing Reports), BI/dashboarding
Preferred skills
Cloud cost management platforms (CloudZero, Vantage), Linear, Notion
Technologies
AWS, GCP, Python, Terraform, Pulumi, Lambda, Bash, Hex, Linear, Notion, CloudZero, Vantage
Responsibilities
Analyze billing and usage trends to identify and ship savings (rightsizing, lifecycle policies, spot instances); Build and maintain cost attribution via tagging and chargeback/showback; Automate cost governance with scripts and IaC; Partner with engineering on architecture decisions to optimize cost; Work with Finance on forecasting, budget tracking, and KPI dashboards
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
