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Job Description Title: FinOps Engineer 25-125 Resume Due Date: Wednesday Feb 4th (5:00PM EST) Number of Vacancies: 1 Level: MP4, $80- $95/hr INC Duration: 12 Months Hours of work: 35 Location: (Hybrid - 1 day remote) Temp: 889 Brock Road Base: 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, (alternate week) Job Overview The FinOps Engineer/Practitioner is responsible for implementing and operating cloud financial management (FinOps) practices with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure. This role works closely with engineering, finance, and product teams to drive cost optimization, create transparency, and embed financial accountability into cloud operations. The FinOps Engineer leverages Azure DevOps for workflow management, Grafana for building dashboards, and Python for ETL, automation, and data analysis.

Responsibilities will include: Cost Optimization: Analyze Azure cloud usage and spend to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities, including rightsizing, reservations, and eliminating waste. Data Engineering: Build and maintain ETL pipelines using Python to collect, transform, and aggregate Azure cost and usage data from multiple sources. Dashboarding & Reporting: Develop and maintain Grafana dashboards that provide actionable insights into cloud spend, usage trends, and optimization opportunities.

Backlog Contribution: Work with the FinOps Product Owner to define, estimate, and deliver backlog items in Azure DevOps, contributing technical expertise to product planning. Automation: Automate routine FinOps tasks such as tagging enforcement, anomaly detection, and cost allocations. Collaboration: Partner with engineering, finance, and procurement teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and chargeback processes.

Documentation: Create and maintain documentation for FinOps processes, tools, and best practices. Education: Advocate for FinOps best practices across the organization, helping teams understand the financial impact of their cloud usage. Governance & Compliance: Support governance and policy enforcement to ensure cloud resources are compliant with organizational standards.

Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Finance, or related field. FinOps Certified Practictioner or Microsoft Azure certifications are a plus Experience - 2+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, data engineering, platform engineering or cloud financial management, with hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure. Skills: Strong working knowledge of Azure services, billing, pricing, and cost management.

Proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, ETL and API Integrations. Experience working with large datasets and formats such as JSON, CSV, and Parquet Strong understanding of REST APIs, data ingestion, and service-to-service integrations. Experience with Grafana for building dashboards and reports.

Proficiency with KQL for analytics, dashboarding, and data exploration. Experience with PowerShell for scripting and automation tasks. Familiarity with Azure DevOps for backlog and workflow management.

Solid understanding of cloud cost optimization strategies and tools. Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Additional skills in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, SaaS/platform devleopment, or distributed data processing are a plus. Solid understanding of cloud cost optimization strategies and tools. Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Additional skills in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Parquet are a plus. "Please note, this is a real and current job vacancy.

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