Finops Engineer - Hosting and Infrastructure at Roche

Roche; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

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Mentorship programs

Global project exposure

Descripción de la vacante

Roche invites a Senior FinOps Engineer to lead cloud financial management, optimize AI-driven cost strategies, and champion new FinOps tools across AWS, Azure and GCP. You will mentor engineers and finance partners while shaping the financial governance model for the AI Factory.

You will translate data into actionable insights, drive strategic initiatives, and contribute to global events and CoEs, ensuring clarity and cost efficiency in Roche's digital product lifecycle.

Formación

• Experience managing large cloud workloads and multi-cloud architectures (Serverless, Kubernetes, AI/ML Infra).
• Proven cloud finance control, budgeting and cost-efficiency strategies.
• Leadership experience coaching engineers and finance partners at scale.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Finance, or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP pricing models.
• Programming in Python, Go or JavaScript and API/UI development experience.
• Experience with Cloud Cost Analysis tools (e.g., Cloudability) and ServiceNow CMDB.
• IaC expertise with Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation.
• Ability to represent Roche at global FinOps events and AI cost-management discussions.
• Fluent English with Spanish or German a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluates and integrates FinOps tools and methodologies to optimize cloud costs.
• Leads AI FinOps initiatives balancing performance with cost rationalization.
• Drives medium-to-large initiatives to improve cloud financial models across products.
• Manages governance activities including monthly accruals and future consumption forecasting.
• Builds and enforces cloud cost reporting systems and automated monitoring scripts.
• Mentors FinOps team members on best practices.
• Engages with vendors and internal stakeholders to align financial objectives.

Conocimientos

Cloud FinOps

Kubernetes

AI/ML Infra

Leadership

Financial governance

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Cloudability

Apptio

ServiceNow CMDB

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Descripción del empleo

The Senior FinOps Engineer is a strategic leader and innovator who champions the adoption of cloud financial management and AI-driven cost optimization trends to meet digital product needs. In this role, you will evaluate and integrate emerging FinOps tools and methodologies to optimize the software delivery process and enhance the digital product lifecycle. As we build our AI Factory, you will be pivotal in defining and applying models that ensure the rationalization of costs without reducing innovation. You will act as a technical mentor to junior, mid-level, and senior engineers, significantly shaping the organization's technical direction and financial sustainability.

Description of the area Hosting and Infrastructure (HI) provides mission critical on-premise infrastructure, cloud hosting, connectivity, and technology products that enable all functions at every Roche site to develop / innovate, connect and deliver compliant digital products across the Roche Enterprise. The HI Business Operations Team is the strategic engine driving operational excellence and financial integrity across HI’s technical ecosystem. This team ensures that infrastructure is not just powerful, but also efficient, transparent, and aligned with the area’s strategic objectives. The team's mission is to bridge the gap between technical execution and business value, with a focus on operational excellence and financial optimization, transforming raw infrastructure data into actionable business intelligence while streamlining the workflows that keep the departments moving forward.

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluates and integrates new FinOps tools and methodologies (e.g., Cloudability, Apptio) to enhance the digital product lifecycle and ensure cost-effective utilization of public cloud services.
• AI FinOps Innovation: Leads the definition and implementation of financial models specifically for the AI Factory, ensuring high-performance AI workloads are balanced with rigorous cost rationalization and innovation preservation.
• Accountability / Problem Solving: Drives medium to large (M/L) initiatives across products to identify gaps in Cloud Financial Models and brings in external best practices to improve enterprise-wide FinOps practices.
• Financial Governance: Actively manages governance activities including monthly accruals, forecasting future consumption, and the implementation of Cloud saving plans across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Stakeholder Management: Excels in negotiations and partnerships with vendors and internal customers to achieve mutual benefits and provide clear direction for long-term financial objectives.
• Impact/Strategy: Provides global-level support for technological initiatives, giving speeches and actively sharing knowledge at international events and driving internal Centers of Excellence (CoEs).
• Technical Excellence: Designs and enforces high standards for cloud financial reporting systems and automated cost monitoring scripts for large-scale production environments.
• Consultancy / Mentoring: Acts as a highly respected FinOps consultant to stakeholders with different backgrounds like engineers, IT managers or finance partners.
• Mentors FinOps team colleagues to excel on the definition and implementation of FinOps practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive Experience: Managing large workloads and products across traditional and cloud application architectures (Serverless, Kubernetes, AI/ML Infrastructure).
• Financial Proficiency: Proven track record in cloud finance control, including experience with IT infrastructure, budgeting, and cost-efficiency strategies.
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading strategic initiatives and coaching engineers and finance colleagues in a growth-enabling way.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or equivalent work experience.
• Cloud Ecosystems: Advanced knowledge of multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their respective pricing models.
• Programming& Data: Advanced proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or JavaScript) and experience developing APIs/UIs for financial automation.
• Analysis Tools: Expert-level knowledge of Cloud Cost Analysis tools (e.g., Cloudability) and ServiceNow CMDB for data quality and financial control.
• Infrastructure as Code: expertise in Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation to automate financial governance and monitoring.
• Thought Leadership: Capable of representing the organization at global events regarding FinOps and AI cost management.
• Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills in English; additional languages (Spanish, German) are a plus.
• Certification: One or more industry certifications in public cloud or FinOps (e.g., FinOps Certified Practitioner) is highly desired.

Wer wir sind

Eine gesündere Zukunft treibt uns zur Innovation an. Mehr als 100.000 Mitarbeiter weltweit arbeiten gemeinsam daran, wissenschaftliche Fortschritte zu erzielen und sicherzustellen, dass jeder Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung hat - heute und für zukünftige Generationen. Durch unser Engagement werden über 26 Millionen Menschen mit unseren Medikamenten behandelt und mehr als 30 Milliarden Tests mit unseren Diagnostik-Produkten durchgeführt. Wir ermutigen uns gegenseitig, neue Möglichkeiten zu erkunden, Kreativität zu fördern und hohe Ziele zu setzen, um lebensverändernde Gesundheitslösungen zu liefern. Gemeinsam können wir eine gesündere Zukunft gestalten.

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