FinOps Engineer

ZOOP; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ZOOP is seeking a FinOps Engineer with a DevOps background to optimize cloud costs across their platform. You will continuously audit cloud resources, propose cost-saving strategies, and engage with engineering teams to foster a cost-aware culture.

The ideal candidate should possess strong skills in cost optimization, experience with major cloud providers, and proficiency in Infrastructure as Code. This role demands a proactive nature and excellent communication skills to bridge engineering and finance discussions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Cloud FinOps roles.
• Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred) and cost tools.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi).

Responsibilities

• Continuously audit cloud footprint across various services and flag inefficiencies.
• Propose cost-reduction strategies and lead monthly cost reviews with teams.
• Build cost visibility dashboards to educate teams about spending.

Skills

Cost Optimization

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Kubernetes

AWS Cost Management

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Education

Relevant degree or certification

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI)

Job description

We're looking for a FinOps Engineer with a DevOps backbone who has an almost obsessive eye for cost leaks, idle resources, and inefficiencies across our platform. If unused EBS volumes, oversized instances, or a forgotten dev environment running on weekends genuinely bother you — you'll fit right in. This isn't a passive reporting role. You'll be expected to proactively hunt for waste, propose optimizations, and drive strategic cost conversations with engineering, SRE, and leadership across Zoop's entire platform — from infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters to data pipelines and third‑party services.

What You'll Own

• Continuously audit Zoop’s cloud footprint (AWS/Azure/GCP) end-to-end — compute, storage, networking, databases, observability stack, and SaaS tooling — and flag every form of waste, big or small.
• Proactively propose cost‑reduction strategies rather than waiting to be asked — bring data, options, trade‑offs, and a recommendation to the table.
• Lead monthly/quarterly cost reviews with engineering and product leadership; turn billing data into actionable conversations.
• Build cost visibility dashboards and chargeback/showback models so every team at Zoop knows what they’re spending and why.
• Drive rightsizing, autoscaling tuning, Spot/Reserved Instance/Savings Plan strategies, and storage tiering across the platform.
• Embed cost guardrails into CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), and Kubernetes manifests — catch wasteful resources before they’re deployed.
• Optimize Kubernetes cost efficiency using tools like Kubecost, OpenCost, or Karpenter; tune requests/limits, HPA/VPA, and node pools.
• Set up automated alerts and anomaly detection for budget breaches, idle resources, and runaway costs.
• Partner with Finance for forecasting, unit economics (cost per user/transaction), and cloud budget planning.
• Evangelize a cost‑aware engineering culture — run internal sessions, write playbooks, and make FinOps a shared responsibility, not a finance afterthought.

Who You Are

• Someone with genuine OCD around cost and wastage — you can’t sleep knowing a non‑prod cluster ran all weekend at full capacity.
• A DevOps practitioner first, who understands why costs happen at the infrastructure level — not just someone reading billing reports.
• Naturally proactive — you don’t wait for tickets; you spot patterns, dig in, and propose changes before anyone asks.
• Comfortable challenging engineering decisions diplomatically when they’re expensive, and equally comfortable defending necessary spend to finance.
• A clear communicator who can talk to both a senior engineer about Karpenter configs and a CFO about quarterly burn.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Cloud FinOps roles.
• Strong working knowledge of at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred), including native cost tools (Cost Explorer, CUR, Azure Cost Management, or GCP Billing).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi).
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE).
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or Go for automation, reporting, and cost tooling.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).
• Solid grasp of cloud pricing models — On‑Demand, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot/Preemptible, committed‑use discounts.
• SQL skills for querying billing data (AWS CUR via Athena/Redshift, BigQuery billing exports).

Nice to Have

• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification.
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with FinOps platforms (CloudHealth, Cloudability/Apptio, Spot.io, Vantage, Kubecost).
• Exposure to multi‑cloud or hybrid‑cloud cost optimization.
• Understanding of SaaS unit economics (cost per customer, cost per transaction, gross margin impact).

Skills: FinOps, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Cloud Cost Optimization