OPEN : FinOps Engineer

Job Overview

The FinOps Engineer / Practitioner is responsible for implementing and operating cloud financial management (FinOps) practices with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure. This role works closely with engineering, finance, and product teams to drive cost optimization, create transparency, and embed financial accountability into cloud operations. The FinOps Engineer leverages Azure DevOps for workflow management, Grafana for building dashboards, and Python for ETL, automation, and data analysis.

Responsibilities will include :

• Cost Optimization : Analyze Azure cloud usage and spend to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities, including rightsizing, reservations, and eliminating waste.
• Data Engineering : Build and maintain ETL pipelines using Python to collect, transform, and aggregate Azure cost and usage data from multiple sources.
• Dashboarding & Reporting : Develop and maintain Grafana dashboards that provide actionable insights into cloud spend, usage trends, and optimization opportunities.
• Backlog Contribution : Work with the FinOps Product Owner to define, estimate, and deliver backlog items in Azure DevOps, contributing technical expertise to product planning.
• Automation : Automate routine FinOps tasks such as tagging enforcement, anomaly detection, and cost allocations.
• Collaboration : Partner with engineering, finance, and procurement teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and chargeback processes.
• Documentation : Create and maintain documentation for FinOps processes, tools, and best practices.
• Education : Advocate for FinOps best practices across the organization, helping teams understand the financial impact of their cloud usage.
• Governance & Compliance : Support governance and policy enforcement to ensure cloud resources are compliant with organizational standards.

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