FinOps Engineer (AWS + Snowflake)

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY As a FinOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing our cloud infrastructure costs, ensuring that our software solutions are delivered efficiently and cost-effectively. You will collaborate closely with our engineering, finance, and operations teams to analyze, forecast, and optimize cloud spending, particularly in AWS. Your expertise will help us maintain a balance between performance and cost, driving overall financial efficiency in our cloud-based services and other platforms. RESPONSIBILITIES: Analyze and monitor cloud infrastructure costs, with a focus on AWS, identifying opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements. Implement best practices for cost management, including rightsizing, reserved instance planning, and leveraging cost-effective cloud services. Develop and execute strategies to reduce waste and optimize resource utilization without compromising service performance. Collaborate with the finance team to create accurate cloud cost forecasts and budgets, aligning them with overall business goals. Provide detailed cost reports, insights, and recommendations to management, highlighting key cost drivers and areas for improvement. Proficiency in optimizing SaaS platforms especially Snowflake. Experience with Snowflake cost optimization tools like Chaos genius. Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to design and implement cost-effective cloud architectures. Evaluate new cloud services and tools to determine their cost implications and benefits to the organization. Develop and enforce governance policies related to cloud spending and resource management. Creating governance on daily spending. Creating optimization tasks and data-driven recommendations Requirements Bachelor s degree Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in cloud cost management, financial operations, or a related role within the software or technology industry. Proficiency in using cloud cost management tools -AWS Cost Explorer, Apptio Cloudability. Strong experience in building AWS Lambda functions and expertise in programming languages like Python. Deep understanding of cloud computing, particularly AWS, and its cost structures. Strong analytical skills, with experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting. Proven track record of optimizing cloud costs and driving financial efficiency in a high-growth environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments. Experience with Optimization for SaaS platforms like Snowflake. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : FinOps Certified practitioner / FinOps Certified Engineer Experience with multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).