Advanced FinOps Engineer - Apidel Technologies
Cincinnati, OH 45208
About the Job
Key Responsibilities
Drive cloud cost optimization by implementing frameworks, processes, and solutions across multiple cloud platforms.
Implement and manage automated tools to help identify cost trends, anomalies, and track budget (actuals vs estimates)
Participate in application/ resource review (architectural design) to ensure adherence to cost savings wherever applicable.
Provide expert knowledge on cloud cost optimization strategies (rightsizing, scheduling, decommissioning etc.)
Ability to architect solutions befitting various applications and their needs. This includes public cloud, IaaS, PaaS, and on-premises applications.
Lead application teams through cost optimization (Well-Architected Framework)
Collaborate with Engineering teams to implement solutions.
Support adoption and compliance of cost initiatives across the enterprise.
Maintain several information repositories to include Confluence and SharePoint environments.
Ideal candidate will have at least 5-7 years of experience of general cloud experience, and at least 2 years of cost optimization experience within cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
Experience leveraging native and 3rd party cloud cost optimization tools such as Azure/ Google Cloud Platform Billing, Cloudability, KubeCost etc.
This is a 2 layer role:
- Needing someone who can come in, evaluate cost of tools (cloud) being used, cut costs or show where cost savings can occur
- THEN drive cloud cost optimization to the team
- Experience working within an agile (scrum or kanban preferred) methodology (Jira experience preferred)
- Scripting skills and working experience with Infrastructure as Code
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A passion for keeping up to date with the latest cloud trends and technologies.
- Some familiarity with deployment/automation/management tools such as Docker, Terraform, K8s, Azure AKS, and Rancher (preferred)
- Some experience with Cloud Automation, orchestration, and configuration management tools (preferred)
