Cloud Finops Engineer

Advanceworks; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 55 000 - 85 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

AdvanceWorks is seeking a FinOps Engineer to join our Lisbon team, focusing on optimizing and governing cloud costs across Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will drive automation, implement FinOps best practices, and collaborate with Architecture, Engineering, and Operations to deliver cost-efficient cloud solutions.

You will leverage Python, SQL, APIs, and Power BI to analyze usage, build dashboards, and enable data-driven decisions.

Qualificações

• Experience implementing or contributing to Cloud cost optimization initiatives.
• Strong hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, and GCP).
• Proven scripting and automation skills with Python.
• Knowledge of Cloud governance, tagging, budgets, and cost visibility.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics tools (Power BI).

Responsabilidades

• Implementing and promoting Cloud FinOps best practices across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.
• Monitoring and optimizing Cloud resource utilization, identifying waste, cost anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Developing automation for the collection, analysis, and processing of Cloud usage and cost data, leveraging AI technologies where appropriate.
• Supporting Architecture, Engineering, and Operations teams in adopting efficient, cost-optimized Cloud architectures.
• Identifying and executing cost optimization initiatives, including rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Commitment Discounts, and elimination of unused resources.
• Producing in-depth technical analyses covering Cloud consumption, performance, architecture, and financial efficiency.
• Contributing to the evolution of the organization's FinOps strategy, including new automation and intelligent operations capabilities.
• Acting as a technical reference for Cloud efficiency, governance, automation, and optimization across multi-cloud environments.
• Working with data analysis, scripting, and automation technologies such as Python, SQL, APIs, and Power BI.

Conhecimentos

Python

SQL

Automation

Cloud cost optimization

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Ferramentas

Power BI

Git

CI/CD

APIs

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Descrição do cargo

At AdvanceWorks, we learn together, grow together, and have fun together. And we do all this while creating great software solutions for clients across many industries and geographies.

We are constantly challenging ourselves and each other to use the latest technologies and the best methodologies and make sure we walk the talk.

What will be your role

We are looking for a FinOps Engineer to join our team in Lisbon and contribute to the optimization and evolution of Cloud operations for a global organization with complex multi-cloud environments. In this role, you'll be responsible for driving

Cloud cost efficiency, optimization, governance, and automation across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

Your responsibilities will include

• Implementing and promoting
• Cloud FinOps best practices
• across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments
• Monitoring and optimizing Cloud resource utilization, identifying waste, cost anomalies, and opportunities for improvement
• Developing automation for the collection, analysis, and processing of Cloud usage and cost data, leveraging AI technologies where appropriate
• Supporting Architecture, Engineering, and Operations teams in adopting efficient, sustainable, and cost-optimized Cloud architectures
• Identifying and executing cost optimization initiatives, including
• rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Commitment Discounts, and the elimination of unused resources
• Producing in-depth technical analyses covering Cloud consumption, performance, architecture, and financial efficiency
• Contributing to the evolution of the organization's
• FinOps strategy, including new automation and intelligent operations capabilities
• Acting as a technical reference for Cloud efficiency, governance, automation, and optimization across multi-cloud environments
• Working with data analysis, scripting, and automation technologies such as
• Python, SQL, APIs, and Power BI
• Collaborating with stakeholders across technical and business teams, communicating findings, risks, priorities, and optimization opportunities clearly
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across Cloud financial management, automation, governance, and operational efficiency

What should you bring to the team

• Professional experience
• in FinOps, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Operations, Data Engineering, or related roles
• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Proven experience implementing or contributing to
• Cloud cost optimization initiatives
• Strong hands‑on experience with at least one major Cloud platform, with good knowledge of
• Azure, AWS, and GCP
• Solid understanding of
• Cloud FinOps principles, practices, and cost management
• Strong scripting and automation skills, particularly with
• Python
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with APIs and Cloud cost/usage data
• Experience identifying and implementing optimization opportunities such as
• rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Commitment Discounts, and unused resource management
• Knowledge of Cloud governance, resource management, tagging, cost allocation, budgets, forecasting, and cost visibility
• Experience using data visualization and analytics tools such as
• Power BI or equivalent
• Fluent Portuguese and English, both written and spoken

Nice to have

• FinOps Practitioner certification or higher
• Experience with Cloud cost management and optimization platforms such as
• CloudHealth
• Experience developing AI-driven automation or intelligent solutions for Cloud operations and cost optimization
• Experience working across complex
• multi‑cloud environments
• Familiarity with Cloud‑native cost management tools across Azure, AWS, and GCP
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and engineering best practices
• Knowledge of Cloud sustainability and carbon optimization practices

What is in it for you

• An amazing informal culture of smart, hardworking, and friendly people who support and care about each other
• A mentorship program from day one
• Opportunity to work on impactful and business‑critical
• Cloud and FinOps initiatives
• Formal training and certifications in data, cloud, and engineering excellence
• Access to cutting‑edge Cloud, automation, data, and AI technologies
• A dynamic company where your ideas matter more than job titles
• Flexibility with responsibility
• A Rubber Duck to help you debug those tricky Cloud optimization challenges