Staff Cloud Engineer - FinOps

Responsibilities

• Utilise a scalable cloud cost management platform that integrates with multiple cloud providers (AWS, OCI) and SaaS vendors, providing real-time cost visibility and optimization opportunities
• Lead the development of sophisticated cost allocation and chargeback systems that accurately attribute cloud spending to specific teams, projects, and business units
• Design and implement automated cost optimization strategies, including resource right-sizing, reserved instance management, spot instance utilisation, and idle resource detection
• Build comprehensive reporting and analytics dashboards that provide actionable insights into cloud spending patterns, trends, and anomalies
• Develop intelligent alerting systems to identify cost spikes, unusual patterns, and potential cost optimization opportunities across all cloud platforms
• Create and maintain automation tools for tagging compliance, budget enforcement, and cost policy management
• Implement FinOps best practices and develop tools to support cloud financial management processes
• Design and maintain APIs and integration points with existing financial systems, project management tools, and cloud providers
• Lead the development of self-service tools that enable engineering teams to understand and optimise their cloud costs
• Collaborate with finance, engineering, and product teams to establish cost awareness and optimization strategies
• Mentor team members on cloud cost optimization best practices and support their professional development
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of systems, processes, and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years focused on cloud platforms and cost optimization
• Strong experience with AWS cost management tools (Cost Explorer, Budgets, Cost and Usage Report)
• Familiarity with at least one cloud cost management platform (CloudHealth, Cloudability, etc.)
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Go, or Java
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing models, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud financial management
• Experience managing SaaS vendor costs and optimization
• Knowledge of Kubernetes cost allocation and optimization
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Solutions Architect certification