From Q-Tech, we are looking for a FinOps Engineer to join a leading European company in the e-commerce and home improvement sector. This role is essential to optimizing cloud costs, ensuring financial efficiency, and driving cloud infrastructure sustainability
About the Role:
As a FinOps Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing cloud expenditures, optimizing resources, and implementing cost-saving strategies to enhance the financial performance of the company's cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with the Platform Manager and technical teams to ensure efficient cloud usage and cost-effective solutions
Key Responsibilities:
* Implement and improve deployment tools and processes to ensure sustainable cloud operations
* Collaborate with the Platform Manager to manage reserved instances and savings plans
* Develop cost optimization strategies and recommend architecture changes for efficiency
* Monitor and analyze cloud infrastructure usage, identifying opportunities for cost reduction
* Investigate and resolve performance and scalability issues in cloud environments
* Generate reports, track spending trends, and provide insights to technical and financial teams
* Promote FinOps best practices and drive a cost-conscious engineering culture
Required Skills & Experience:
Soft Skills:
* Proactive and analytical mindset with a strong focus on cost efficiency
* Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to propose innovative solutions
Hard Skills:
* Experience in cloud cost management and FinOps principles
* Strong knowledge of AWS, including cost optimization strategies
* Proficiency in monitoring and analytics tools such as Datadog
* Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform
* Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
* Experience in generating cost reports and analyzing cloud expenses
Other Requirements:
* 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or FinOps roles
* Fluent in English (verbal and written); Spanish or French is a plus
* Strong understanding of cloud-based financial optimization strategies
Why Join?
This is an exciting opportunity for professionals who want to play a crucial role in optimizing cloud costs within a fast-growing organization. You will have the chance to work on a large-scale infrastructure, influence cloud spending decisions, and drive efficiency in a highly autonomous environment
If you are passionate about FinOps and cloud cost optimization, we would love to hear from you!