Senior Platform Engineer, FinOps
Location
United States
Posted
70 days ago
Salary
$140K - $190K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Platform Engineer, FinOps
Recruitics
• Lead cost optimization efforts across our AWS estate (EC2, EKS, S3, EBS, Lambda, RDS, etc.), delivering measurable savings and performance wins. • Analyze and optimize Apache Spark jobs (EMR/EKS) — improve executor tuning, autoscaling, and job scheduling for efficiency. • Partner with Data Engineering to optimize Airflow DAGs, reduce pipeline waste, and manage resource-intensive workflows. • Reduce Kubernetes costs through node pool optimization, vcluster strategy, pod rightsizing, and non-prod automation. • Implement and manage Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and workload scheduling to maximize discount coverage. • Audit and improve Snowflake usage patterns — warehouse sizing, query optimization, idle resource management. • Collaborate with Finance to build accurate cloud cost allocation models, showback dashboards, and budget forecasting tools. • Drive tagging enforcement, anomaly detection, and policy automation using tools like AWS CUR, Athena, QuickSight, or 3rd-party FinOps platforms. • Advocate for and implement cost-conscious design patterns in collaboration with DevOps, SRE, and software engineers. • Establish FinOps KPIs (e.g., cost per Spark job, cost per API call, efficiency scores) and drive continuous improvement.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Platform roles, with a strong focus on cloud cost management.
- Deep experience in AWS with strong knowledge of pricing, service usage, billing structures, and enterprise discount programs.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Kubernetes (EKS), including autoscaling, node/pod tuning, and Vcluster architecture.
- Solid understanding of Apache Spark tuning and workload cost attribution.
- Experience with Airflow, Snowflake, and large-scale data pipelines.
- Familiarity with Java-based microservices in cloud environments and strategies to reduce resource bloat.
- Proficiency in Terraform, Python, and shell scripting for automation and reporting.
- Experience designing and managing FinOps dashboards (using QuickSight, Looker, Tableau, or similar).
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 15 Vacation Days, 5 Flex Days, 5 Sick Days, and remote work options year-round
- Fully paid parental leave for both parents
- Summer Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day
- Winter Recess between Christmas and New Years
- Commuter and Parking Benefits through Wage Works
- Eligible to contribute to your 401(K) Retirement Plan after six (6) months of employment.
- Employee Assistance Programs to support your day to day
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