Columbus, OH
Skills: FinOps, Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, Cloudability
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Cloud FinOps Engineer to support Global organization in cloud financial management. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with cloud engineering and infrastructure operations, who understand cloud cost and has experience in implementing cloud cost optimization strategies to achieve cloud cost efficiencies.
Work you’ll do
The Senior Cloud FinOps Engineer will lead our cloud financial operations, ensuring cost efficiency and providing financial visibility and accountability across our cloud infrastructure. This role will collaborate closely with various business units, finance, and IT teams to drive cloud cost optimization and governance, playing a key role in enhancing our cloud infrastructure efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand cloud costs and usage across multiple cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), providing cost transparency and actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Continuously monitor and analyze cloud spending to identify areas for cost optimization, savings opportunities, and financial efficiency.
- Create automations using PowerShell or Python to operationalize cloud cost optimization.
- Stay up to date with the latest cloud pricing models, service changes, and tools for cost optimization across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Provide detailed reporting on cloud usage and financial performance to internal teams and leadership.
- Conduct regular cloud cost audits and identify unused or underutilized resources to improve efficiency and eliminate waste.
- Work with cross-functional teams to provide cost optimization recommendations and drive the implementation and tracking of the opportunities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Engineering/ Bachelor of Technology
- 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on cost management and optimization (FinOps).
- Expert-level knowledge of one of the Cloud Platforms (Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud) pricing structures and cost management tools.
- Experience with scripting using Python or PowerShell, automating infrastructure management in the cloud.
- Deep understanding of cloud pricing models, including pay-as-you-go, reserved instances, savings plans, and spot pricing.
- Experience in cost data analysis using Excel and Power BI.
- Experience with cloud financial management tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing, or Cloudability.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
