Senior Finops Engineer

Simelabs - Digital, AI/ML, Automation, Robotics, Gen AI.; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Simelabs - Digital, AI/ML, Automation, Robotics, Gen AI. is seeking a Senior FinOps Engineer to drive cloud cost optimization, financial visibility, forecasting, and FinOps governance across cloud environments in collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, Finance, and business teams.

This role focuses on monitoring spend, identifying optimization opportunities, and delivering dashboards and reports to enable accurate cost control and informed decision making.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Cloud Eng/FinOps roles.
• 2+ years cloud cost management experience.
• Strong Excel and SQL skills; scripting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize cloud spend, usage, budgets and trends.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and rightsize resources.
• Manage cost allocation, tagging, budgeting, forecasting and showback/chargeback.
• Develop cost dashboards, reports and recommendations.
• Optimize commitments and discounts (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans).
• Track cost anomalies and variances.
• Collaborate with Eng/DevOps to embed cost efficiency in architecture.

Skills

Cloud Eng

FinOps

GCP Pricing

Cost Management

SQL

Excel

Scripting

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cloud Architecture

Job description

Senior FinOps Engineer

Role Overview

Drive cloud cost optimization, financial visibility, forecasting, and FinOps practices across cloud

environments in collaboration with Engineering, DevOps, Finance, and business teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze cloud spend, usage, budgets, and cost trends.
• Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities, including rightsizing and removal of unused resources.
• Manage cost allocation, tagging, budgeting, forecasting, and showback/chargeback practices.
• Develop cost dashboards, reports, and optimization recommendations.
• Optimize commitment and discount strategies, including Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
• Monitor cost anomalies and budget variances.
• Work with Engineering and DevOps teams to embed cost efficiency into cloud architecture and operations.
• Define FinOps KPIs and improve FinOps governance and processes.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, FinOps, or a related field.
• 2+ years of hands-on cloud cost management and optimization experience.
• Strong experience in GCP, including pricing and cost management.
• Experience with cloud cost management tools, dashboards, and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills; Excel and SQL required. Scripting skills are preferred.
• Good understanding of cloud architecture and services.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

FinOps Certified Practitioner and relevant GCP certifications.

Key Success Measures

• Cloud cost savings and optimization delivered.
• Improved cost visibility, allocation accuracy, and forecasting.
• Reduction in unused and underutilized resources.
• Adoption of FinOps standards and governance practice