Senior Finops Engineer

Drive cloud cost optimization, financial visibility, forecasting, and FinOps practices across cloud
environments in collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, Finance, and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Monitor and analyze cloud spend, usage, budgets, and cost trends.
• Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities, including rightsizing and removal of
unused resources.
• Manage cost allocation, tagging, budgeting, forecasting, and showback/chargeback practices.
• Develop cost dashboards, reports, and optimization recommendations.
• Optimize commitment and discount strategies, including Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
• Monitor cost anomalies and budget variances.
• Work with Engineering and DevOps teams to embed cost efficiency into cloud architecture and
operations.
• Define FinOps KPIs and improve FinOps governance and processes.
Required Skills & Experience
• 5+ years in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, FinOps, or a related field.
• 2+ years of hands-on cloud cost management and optimization experience.
• Strong experience in GCP, including pricing and cost management.
• Experience with cloud cost management tools, dashboards, and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills; Excel and SQL required. Scripting skills are preferred.
• Good understanding of cloud architecture and services.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Preferred Certifications
FinOps Certified Practitioner and relevant GCP certifications.
Key Success Measures
• Cloud cost savings and optimization delivered.
• Improved cost visibility, allocation accuracy, and forecasting.
• Reduction in unused and underutilized resources.
• Adoption of FinOps standards and governance practices