FinOps Senior Site Reliability Engineer II

About the role

A FinOps Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) bridges the gap between engineering, operations, and financial governance by embedding cost optimization into infrastructure design, automation, monitoring, and operational processes. A FinOps SRE proactively identifies waste, improves resource utilization, automates cost controls, and enhances visibility into cloud spending while maintaining service reliability and performance. The ideal candidate is a cloud-native SRE with strong experience in Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, observability, automation, AI platforms, and cloud financial management.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across Azure and AWS.
• Drive optimization initiatives involving compute, storage, AI workloads, networking, and managed services.
• Support enterprise AI, Generative AI, and machine learning platforms.
• Implement governance, monitoring, and financial accountability for AI services and GPU-enabled environments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud automation solutions.
• Build CI/CD and GitOps capabilities that improve platform delivery and consistency.
• Eliminate manual processes through automation and self-service capabilities.
• Promote engineering efficiency through reusable patterns, templates, and tooling.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across cloud, FinOps, and platform initiatives.
• Lead technology evaluations, proofs of concept, and platform modernization efforts.
• Drive adoption of engineering, governance, and operational excellence standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Proven experience implementing cloud automation and observability solutions.
• Experience leading cloud cost optimization and FinOps initiatives.
• Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or Generative AI platform capabilities.
• FinOps Certification (Nice to have).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life, Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• Family benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off, plus up to two days of paid leave each for Employee Resource Group participation and volunteering.

Pay

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $104,900 - $174,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.