Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (FinOps)

at  AlphaSense Oy

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Position : Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (FinOps)
The Role
As a FinOps Engineer, you will be an integral member of our Cloud Platform Core team, focusing specifically on driving FinOps adoption across our R&D organization and eventually the entire company. Your goal is to ensure we get the most value out of every dollar we spend in the cloud.
You will work closely with our FinOps lead with an initial focus on improved cost allocation, showback, budgeting and forecasting capabilities, while actively engaging on exemplifying and extending the cultural and business practices required to incorporate FinOps principles to AlphaSense in the long term. As part of the role, you will be responsible for supporting actions and tools as required to develop the mentioned capabilities and set the foundation to mature at the various FinOps phases while we look for opportunities to further optimize.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement FinOps capabilities, such as cost tagging, budgeting, and forecasting
Measure the status of FinOps capabilities and make recommendations for improvement
Communicate the benefits of FinOps to the organization and build a culture of cost optimization
Stay up-to-date on FinOps best practices and trends
Investigating cost anomalies
Identifying cloud waste and potential savings opportunities
Helping teams to right-size various resources and estimate costs for potential projects
Requirements
5+ years of experience in cloud computing and Kubernetes
2+ years of FinOps/cloud optimization/cloud cost management experience
Experience with large and complex cloud hierarchies of accounts/projects (bonus for having designed and deployed Landing Zones)
FinOps certified preferred
Strong understanding of cloud pricing models and cost optimization techniques (AWS is a must, others are good to have, in particular GCP) with experience managing committed usage discounts (e.g. Saving Plans, Reserved Instances, etc.)
Experience with cloud cost management tools (we use Finout)
Data Analysis and Business Intelligence background and practical experience (e.g. Microsoft Excel advanced usage or SQL/Athena experience) is a plus
Cloud Custodian experience is a plus
Experience automating querying of Cost and related REST APIs a plus
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and presentation skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Yhteystiedot: [email protected]
Työpaikan osoite: Itämerenkatu 3 B, 00180 Helsinki
Palkkaus: NA
Työ alkaa: Työskentelyn aloitus sovitaan yhdessä
Työaika: Kokoaikatyö
Työn kesto: Toistaiseksi voimassa oleva
Jätä hakemus: https://tyomarkkinatori.fi/henkiloasiakkaat/avoimet-tyopaikat/5d0bf95d-6…
Ilmoitus jätetty: 26.04.2024 10:05
Työmarkkinatorin ilmoitusnumero: 5d0bf95d-6b69-4956-977f-25c80e37b481
Lähde: Työmarkkinatorin asiakastietojärjestelmä
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AlphaSense Oy
Helsinki
Uusimaa
Kokopäiväinen, Vakituinen
Julkaistu 26.04.202

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