Cloud Engineer (FinOps Knowledge)

Timestamp; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility in organizational routine

Training and certifications

Employee Support Program (in 5 areas)

Job summary

Timestamp Group is seeking a FinOps-focused professional in Portugal to lead cloud cost management initiatives across the organization. The role involves analyzing usage, advising on resource sizing, and collaborating with cloud, product, and finance teams to optimize spend without sacrificing performance.

You will translate business requirements into technical FinOps solutions, monitor costs, and promote cost-conscious practices across engineering and product teams, supported by tools like

Qualifications

• Expertise in FinOps, cloud cost management and financial analysis.
• Experience with cloud operations and cloud architectures.
• Proficient in budgeting, forecasting and cost optimization frameworks.
• Strong reporting skills using Power BI and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud cost optimization initiatives across teams.
• Analyze cloud architectures and usage to recommend cost-saving changes.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and finance to implement solutions.
• Develop and improve cloud cost monitoring and reporting.
• Translate business needs into technical FinOps actions.
• Promote cost-conscious engineering practices across teams.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost management

Cloud operations

Cloud architectures

Budgeting & forecasting

Cost optimization

Excel

Power BI

IBM Cloudability

Education

AWS Certification

Microsoft Azure Certification

FinOps Foundation Certification

Tools

Power BI

Excel

IBM Cloudability

Job description

Timestamp Group aggregates several leading Portuguese IT solutions and services companies around the concepts of excellence and knowledge sharing. We are committed to technological leadership, based on the quality of our service and technological solutions, supported by continuous training and certification.

Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of cloud-based solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards, and FinOps best practices.
• Analyze cloud architectures, resource utilization, and consumption patterns to identify technical improvements and cost optimization opportunities.
• Provide technical recommendations on cloud resource sizing, service configuration, architecture optimization, and efficient resource utilization.
• Collaborate with cloud engineering, architecture, product management, and finance teams to assess and implement technical solutions that improve cloud cost efficiency without compromising performance, reliability, security, or service quality.
• Support the implementation and improvement of cloud cost monitoring, reporting, and automation solutions.
• Contribute to the implementation and use of FinOps tools, particularly IBM Cloudability, to improve cost visibility, allocation, and optimization.
• Support budget and forecast processes and monitor cloud cost optimization targets.
• Translate business and financial requirements into technical solutions, presenting recommendations and optimization plans to relevant stakeholders.
• Follow up on the implementation of recommended actions, evaluating their impact on cloud costs, resource efficiency, and service performance.
• Promote FinOps principles and cost-conscious engineering practices across product and technical teams.

Main Skills:

• Expertise in FinOps, cloud cost management, or cloud financial analysis.
• Expertise in Cloud operations and/or financial management, expertise with cloud-based architectures, cloud provider tools, financial and systems for budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization
• Expertise of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their billing structures.
• Expertise in IT asset management or cost accounting
• Certification from Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and/or FinOps Foundation
• Conduct and present analysis of complex data and translating the results into actionable deliverables, messages, and presentations.
• Expertise in financial and analytical expertise
• Expertise of Microsoft Office Suite & Power BI required (extensive expertise of Excel required)
• Expertise with IBM Cloudability
• Expertise on computer science, Financials

Language Skills:

Employee Benefits:

• Flexibility in organizational routine
• Training and certifications
• Employee Support Program (in 5 areas, including psychology)
• Birthday and seniority gifts
• Benefits portal with attractive offers

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other protected status.

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