Staff FinOps (DevOps) Engineer

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We are looking for a skilled FinOps (DevOps) Engineer to drive cost optimization and operational excellence in our cloud and AI infrastructure. We are seeking someone with technical expertise, experience in cloud cost management, infrastructure optimization, and a deep understanding of financial accountability within engineering teams. This role focuses on enabling cost-efficient scaling of our systems and fostering a culture of financial responsibility.

This is a role for a strategic thinker who can drive initiatives to completion, resolve complex problems, and champion financial optimization initiatives. You will work closely with SRE, DevOps, finance teams, and product engineers to establish best practices across our Systems Engineering group and the organization as a whole.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quickly learn and take ownership of cloud cost management and FinOps processes.
• Analyze cloud spending, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement strategies to optimize infrastructure utilization.
• Manage costs across multiple cloud and AI platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) as well as on-premise infrastructure, ensuring efficient resource usage.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to provide visibility into cloud and AI costs and utilization across teams.
• Develop and implement resource-tagging strategies, collaborating with product and DevOps teams, to enable accurate and detailed cost allocation.
• Identify and evaluate alternative cloud and AI service offerings to exploit pricing and performance advantages.
• Automate manual cost-tracking tasks, creating runbooks and streamlining workflows.
• Implement strategies to leverage pricing arbitrage, ensuring the selection of cost-efficient decisions to switch between providers as needed.
• Lead efforts to integrate FinOps principles into DevOps workflows and decision-making processes.
• Mentor engineers on FinOps principles, enabling teams to make cost-conscious design choices.
• Provide architectural guidance to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency in large projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Extensive experience with cloud and AI providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their cost optimization tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Billing).
• 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering/DevOps/SRE, with at least 3 years focusing on cloud cost management or FinOps.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes, serverless computing, and containerized environments.
• Solid grasp of monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, and similar platforms) for cost tracking and resource utilization.
• Deep familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation in cloud environments.
• Exceptional communication skills to convey technical and financial concepts to engineering and leadership teams.

Total Rewards

Our Total Rewards offerings are designed to allow our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can be their best, in and out of the office.

Our compensation packages are tailored to each role and candidate's qualifications. We consider a wide range of factors, including skills, experience, training, and certifications, when determining compensation. We aim to offer competitive salaries or wages that reflect the value you bring to our team. Depending on the position, compensation may include base salary and/or hourly wages, incentives, or bonuses.

• Medical 🩺 – Medical insurance coverage is available for employees, their spouse, and up to two dependent children with a limit of 500,000 INR, as well as their parents or in-laws for up to 300,000 INR. This comprehensive coverage ensures that essential healthcare needs are met for the entire family unit, providing peace of mind and security in times of medical necessity.
• Group Term & Group Personal Accident Insurance 💼 - Provides insurance coverage against the risk of death / injury during the policy period sustained due to an accident caused by violent, visible & external means.
  • Coverage Type - Employee Only
  • Sum Insured - 3 times of annual CTC with minimum cap of INR 10,00,000
  • Free Cover Limit - 1.5 Crore
• Work-Life Balance ⚖️ - 15 days of Privilege leaves per calendar year, 6 days of Paid Sick leave per calendar year, 6 days of Casual leave per calendar year. Paid 26 weeks of Maternity leaves, 1 week of Paternity leave, a day off on your Birthday, and paid holidays
• Financial Security💰 - Provident Fund & Gratuity
• Wellness 🤸‍ - Employee Assistance Program and comprehensive wellness initiatives
• Growth 🌱 - Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities and career advancement

At Simplify360 (A Nextiva Company), we're committed to supporting our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth. Join us and build a rewarding career!

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Simplify360 India Private Limited (a Nextiva Group Company)