Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps Architect

myBridge Corporation; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

DataVanguard Systems in San Jose, California, is seeking a Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps Architect to lead cost management across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will collaborate with engineering, finance, and DevOps to establish governance models and real-time cost dashboards.

You will evaluate reserved instances, savings plans, and auto-scaling configurations to drive efficiency while maintaining performance and reliability. Proficiency with IaC and FinOps frameworks is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with multi-cloud cost analytics and governance.
• Strong knowledge of FinOps frameworks and cost optimization.
• Experience modeling unit economics for cloud workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimization across AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Collaborate with engineering, finance and DevOps to set standards.
• Build real-time cost dashboards and governance models.

Skills

Multi-cloud analytics

FinOps frameworks

Unit-economics modeling

Container cost allocation

Scripting for automation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / IT / Finance

Certified FinOps Practitioner (FICP) or AWS/Azure certification

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

OpenCost

Python

Bash

Job description

DataVanguard Systems

San Jose, California, United States

$200,000 Annually

401K, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance

Full-Time | Remote

Why work here

Work on meaningful technology initiatives while collaborating with engineering and business leaders.

Required Skills

DataVanguard Systems

San Jose, California, United States

Job Description

The Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps Architect is responsible for managing, analyzing, and driving efficiency across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). In this role, you will collaborate closely with engineering, finance, and DevOps teams to establish cloud financial management standards, build real-time cost visibility dashboards, and eliminate waste. You will evaluate reserved instances, savings plans, and auto-scaling configurations while establishing governance models to ensure product teams build cost-efficient architectures without sacrificing performance or stability.

Key Skills

• Multi-cloud spending analytics (AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• FinOps frameworks and unit-economics modeling
• Container cost allocation (Kubernetes, OpenCost)
• Scripting for automated resource tagging and cleanups (Python, Bash)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Certified FinOps Practitioner (FICP) or AWS/Azure Solutions Architect certification highly preferred