FinOps Engineer

About the role

The organization operates in the autonomous vehicle industry, developing software for automated trucks designed to transform freight transportation. As a long-standing leader in autonomous driving technology, the organization works with experienced industry partners and is part of a major automotive group. Its technology addresses the challenges of modern freight transportation by advancing safe, scalable, and efficient autonomous driving solutions.

The FinOps Engineer is responsible for managing and optimizing cloud costs across multi-cloud environments. This role supports financial efficiency and cloud governance by partnering with Engineering, Finance, Procurement, and other stakeholders. The position plays a key role in driving cost accountability through cost analysis, forecasting, allocation, reporting, and optimization initiatives that support the organization’s financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize cloud costs through cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and governance.
• Execute the full FinOps lifecycle using cloud cost management tools in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Design cost models and implement tagging, allocation, and cost-accountability strategies.
• Optimize cloud rates and report on unit economics and financial performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis of cost anomalies, unexpected usage, and budget variances.
• Develop showback and chargeback models, dashboards, and cost verification strategies.
• Design and implement systems for aggregating, processing, and analyzing cloud billing and usage data.
• Evaluate infrastructure changes to ensure they do not negatively affect cost efficiency through forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Support cost optimization initiatives by identifying savings opportunities and tracking financial impact.
• Communicate cloud cost trends, forecasts, risks, and optimization opportunities to technical and business stakeholders.
• Promote a cloud economics culture and improve cost accountability across engineering teams.
• Support team assignments and communicate progress during daily stand-ups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience; or
• Master’s degree in a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with cloud financial management, cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or FinOps practices.
• Understanding of multi-cloud environments