AWS Finops Engineer

Experience: 2-4 Years

Job Location: Hyderabad

Work mode: Hybrid (4 days WFO, 1 day WFH)

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days

Key Responsibilities

• Support the FinOps Manager in validating technical feasibility of cost optimization opportunities (e.g., rightsizing, idle resource clean-up, storage optimization).
• Act as a liaison with engineering/tech teams when optimization recommendations are challenged or denied, providing technical validation and alternatives.
• Prepare and export regular cloud cost and usage reports to support ongoing optimization efforts.
• Track and follow up daily on identified optimization opportunities to ensure timely implementation.
• Assist in execution of optimizations such as rightsizing, terminating idle resources, scheduling non-prod resources, and applying storage lifecycle policies.
• Support ongoing FinOps practices including tagging governance, anomaly detection, and budget adherence.
• Maintain progress tracking on cost-saving initiatives and provide updates to leadership.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Basic understanding of AWS services (EC2, EBS, S3, RDS, etc.) and their cost drivers.
• Strong interest in cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cost Explorer, CUR, or other reporting/monitoring tools (

  e.g., Athena, Quick Sight, or third-party tools)

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• Mandatory: Strong communication and follow-up skills to coordinate with tech teams and ensure execution of cost initiatives.
• Ability to analyse reports and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with savings instruments such as RIs and Savings Plans. (Plus)
• Knowledge of scripting (Python, SQL, or similar) for automation of reporting and optimization tasks. -

  Mandatory (Either)

• Exposure to FinOps principles and frameworks (e.g., FinOps Foundation).