Job
Description
Who we are
Build a brighter future while learning and growing with a Siemens company at the intersection of technology, community and sustainability. Our global team of innovators is always looking to create meaningful solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing our world. Find out how far your passion can take you. About The Job
We are seeking a FinOps Engineer to optimize cloud costs and enhance financial accountability across Brightly. The role involves working closely with engineering and finance to manage AWS/Azure expenditures, design tagging structures, automate cost reporting and apply FinOps best practices to improve cloud efficiency and thus, to add on business value. What Youll Be Doing
Proactively monitor, collect, and analyze cloud and SaaS usage/spending data to identify cost drivers, waste, and opportunities for optimization.
Develop and implement strategies and automation to reduce cloud costs, such as right-sizing resources, managing reserved instances (RIs) and Savings Plans, and implementing policy-as-code for resource governance.
Drive a culture of financial accountability by implementing accurate cost allocation, showback/chargeback mechanisms, and creating clear, actionable cost visibility reports and dashboards for engineering and business stakeholders.
Assist with developing and maintaining cloud cost forecasting models and tracking actual spend against budgets, providing alerts for anomalies or unplanned spikes.
Partner closely with engineering, DevOps, finance, and business teams to embed FinOps principles into the application development lifecycle, providing guidance and training on cost-efficient cloud architectures and best practices.
Define, implement, and enforce proper resource tagging policies to ensure accurate cost attribution and allocation across business units, environments, and applications.
Collaborate with cloud and SaaS service providers to understand pricing models, discounts, and assist in negotiating contracts to ensure cost-effectiveness.
Regularly review and refine FinOps processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency and effectiveness in cloud financial management.
Drive quality accountability within the organization with well-defined processes, metrics, and goals for process quality.
What you need
Bachelors or Masterss Degree in computer science or related discipline; or equivalent work experience
Deep knowledge of AWS billing & cost tools (Cost Explorer, CUR, Budgets, Savings Plans, RI utilization)
Tagging & account structure design
Tagging would be huge
Automation (scripting in Python/Bash, APIs for cost data extraction)
Simple data extraction via an API into dashboards/Excel would be extremely helpful
Optimization practicesrightsizing, storage tiering, spot instance usage, autoscaling strategies
Familiar with FinOps Framework (cloud cost culture, unit economics, accountability)
Strong communication, partnership, teamwork and influencing skills required that can close the gaps between technology and finance.
Excellent time management, communication, decision-making, presentation, and organizational skills.
Demonstrated knowledge and depth in cloud services.
Relevant Certifications
Cloud Provider Certs
oAWS Certified Solutions Architect- Associate or Professional oAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner oAzure Administrator FinOps-Specific (finance side)
oFinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) ’ industry standard, entry-level credential from the FinOps Foundation oFinOps Certified Professional- advanced Data / Reporting (nice to have)
oExperience building automation and reports from AWS CUR Files oBI tools (Power BI) for visibility dashboards DAX experiences necessary
oPython for automation of cost reporting Cool to have, but not the most important
The Brightly culture
Were guided by a vision of community that serves the ambitions and wellbeing of all people, and our professional communities are no exception. We model that ideal every day by being supportive, collaborative partners to one another, conscientiously making space for our colleagues to grow and thrive. Our passionate team is driven to create a future where smarter infrastructure protects the environments that shape and connect us all. That brighter future starts with us.
