Cost Allocation Data Engineer
Core
Build analytical models and data architectures to allocate, attribute, and distribute cloud infrastructure costs across business units for transparent chargeback and showback.
Role type
Senior IC data engineer (financial data modeling)
Builds
Cloud cost allocation models, rule engines, and forecasting datasets
Domain
Cloud infrastructure finance (FinOps) + enterprise data engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SQL, dimensional data modeling, cloud cost allocation architectures, FinOps frameworks, financial accounting concepts, data transformation tools (dbt, LookML)
Preferred skills
Cloud billing exports (AWS CUR, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing), working with finance teams, Communications/Media/Technology domain
Technologies
AWS, Azure, SQL, dbt
Responsibilities
Architect and implement data models to allocate cloud costs; Design and deploy allocation rule engines; Build amortization models for capital outlays; Develop shared-cost distribution logic; Create heuristic attribution logic for untagged expenses; Prepare forecasting input datasets; Ensure dimensional schemas follow accounting periods.
