Finops Engineer

Grupo Egor; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal allowance

Hybrid work model

Other corporate benefits

Job summary

IT House is recruiting a FinOps Engineer based in Lisbon to lead cloud cost optimization efforts for a major insurance client. The role focuses on implementing FinOps practices, driving cost visibility, and collaborating with product, finance, and engineering teams.

The candidate should have 6+ years in cloud operations, a Master’s degree, relevant cloud certifications, and strong analytics (Excel, Power BI).

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in cloud operations and IT.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, IT Engineering, or related field.
• Certification from AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or FinOps Foundation.
• Deep expertise in FinOps, cloud cost management, and financial analysis.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud (billing models, architecture).
• Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience managing stakeholders and presenting to senior leadership.
• Knowledge of financial management principles applied to cloud cost governance.
• Fluent English (mandatory).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement FinOps strategies, policies, and best practices to control and optimize cloud spending across multiple platforms.
• Bridge finance, engineering, and operations by promoting cloud cost management, budgeting, and forecasting best practices.
• Support product teams on product management and finance processes, including budget/forecast and cost optimization target setting.
• Identify and evaluate cost optimization opportunities, providing recommendations and implementation support.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud costs and usage, ensuring cost visibility and transparency across product lines.
• Deliver regular reports and insights on cloud spend, trends, and anomalies to stakeholders.
• Implement tools and automation for cost tracking, reporting, and optimization.
• Challenge application teams on infrastructure choices, balancing cost optimization with quality of service.
• Monitor cloud pricing trends, new platform capabilities, and FinOps best practices to inform decision-making.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost management

Financial analysis

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Senior leadership presentation

English fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science/IT Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

IT House is recruiting a FinOps Engineer for a client in the insurance sector, based in Lisbon.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• - Implement FinOps strategies, policies, and best practices to control and optimize cloud spending across multiple platforms;
• - Bridge finance, engineering, and operations by promoting cloud cost management, budgeting, and forecasting best practices;
• - Support product teams on product management and finance processes, including budget/forecast and cost optimization target setting;
• - Identify and evaluate cost optimization opportunities, providing recommendations and implementation support;
• - Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud costs and usage, ensuring cost visibility and transparency across product lines;
• - Deliver regular reports and insights on cloud spend, trends, and anomalies to stakeholders;
• - Implement tools and automation for cost tracking, reporting, and optimization;
• - Challenge application teams on infrastructure choices, balancing cost optimization with quality of service;
• - Monitor cloud pricing trends, new platform capabilities, and FinOps best practices to inform decision-making.

PROFILE

• - 6+ years of experience in cloud operations and IT;
• - Master's degree in Computer Science, IT Engineering, or related field;
• - Certification from AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or FinOps Foundation;
• - Deep expertise in FinOps, cloud cost management, and financial analysis;
• - Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud (billing models, architecture);
• - Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft Office Suite;
• - Experience managing stakeholders and presenting to senior leadership;
• - Knowledge of financial management principles applied to cloud cost governance;
• - Fluent English (mandatory);
• - Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

OFFER

• - Contract with IT House | Egor Group;
• - Base salary + Meal allowance;
• - Hybrid model (Lisbon);
• - Other corporate benefits.