Cloud FinOps Architect (AWS)

FinOps Weekly; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly is seeking a Cloud FinOps Architect (AWS) to lead cloud financial strategy and governance for AWS-based environments, with optional Azure/GCP support. You will build automated guardrails, improve forecasting, and enable cost visibility across Engineering, Finance, and Product teams.

The role involves designing allocation models, billing data pipelines, and anomaly detection, using Python and Terraform to automate ETL workflows and enforcement of guardrails.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IT/cloud environments with hands-on FinOps experience.
• Deep expertise in AWS billing, pricing models, and cloud financial management.
• Experience turning cost data into actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement tagging taxonomies and cost allocation models.
• Optimize AWS Savings Plans, RI usage, and other discounts.
• Develop billing data pipelines, showback/chargeback, and forecasting.A
• Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Product and exec stakeholders.

Skills

AWS billing mechanics

SQL

Python scripting

Terraform

Cost optimization

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

CUR 2.0

BigQuery

Snowflake

Power BI

Tableau

Airflow

GitHub Actions

Job description

# Cloud FinOps Architect (AWS)United StatesFinOpsNot Specified14/10/2026OtherRemoteAccess Job## Job Description## About the RoleCISO Aid is hiring a Cloud FinOps Architect to lead cloud financial strategy, governance, cost optimization, and unit economics for AWS-based environments. This role requires deep hands-on knowledge of AWS billing mechanics and pricing models, along with experience turning cloud cost data into practical business insights.The position partners closely with Engineering, Finance, and Product teams to build automated financial guardrails, improve forecasting accuracy, and support cost visibility across the organization. It also plays a key role in designing allocation models and billing data pipelines that support showback, chargeback, and financial reporting.In addition to AWS-focused work, the role may support Azure and GCP commitment programs as needed. The scope includes automation, anomaly detection, and ongoing optimization of cloud spend.## Key Responsibilities– Design enterprise tagging taxonomies, showback/chargeback models, and automated cloud billing ingestion pipelines. – Optimize AWS Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and other commitment-based discounts. – Support Azure Reservations and GCP Committed Use Discounts where required. – Drive resource rightsizing, idle resource cleanup, utilization analysis, and cloud spend optimization. – Build Python scripts and Terraform modules to enforce financial guardrails, detect anomalies, and automate ETL workflows. – Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Product, and executive stakeholders on cloud financial management initiatives.## Required Skills– 10–15 years of overall IT/cloud experience, preferably around 15 years. – Deep production experience with AWS billing mechanics, pricing models, and cloud financial management. – Hands-on experience with AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR 2.0), Savings Plans, and Reserved Instances. – Experience with FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) or an equivalent standardized cloud billing schema. – Strong SQL skills with platforms such as Amazon Athena, BigQuery, or Snowflake. – Strong Python scripting skills for automated, idempotent ETL pipelines, billing data processing, and anomaly detection. – Experience designing tagging taxonomies using attributes such as Owner, Environment, and Cost Center. – Strong understanding of AWS IAM and billing-scoped permissions. – Experience with financial forecasting, cost allocation, budgeting, and showback/chargeback models. – Ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Finance, Product, and executive stakeholders.## Preferred Skills– FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) or AWS Solutions Architect certification. – Experience with Azure Cost Management and GCP BigQuery billing exports. – Knowledge of GenAI cost tracking across Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic, or Vertex AI, including token and request-level costs. – Experience analyzing Snowflake compute and storage consumption and SaaS vendor seat costs. – Familiarity with Airflow, Terraform, or GitHub Actions for ETL orchestration. – Experience building reconciled cost dashboards using Power BI or Tableau.## Cloud Platforms & Technologies### Cloud Providers – AWS – Azure – GCP### FinOps Platforms / Services – AWS Cost Explorer – AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR 2.0) – AWS Savings Plans – AWS Reserved Instances – Azure Reservations – GCP Committed Use Discounts – AWS Cost Management – FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) – AWS IAM – AWS Billing – AWS Billing-scoped permissions – Amazon Bedrock – OpenAI – Anthropic – Vertex AI### Programming Languages – Python – SQL### Infrastructure as Code / Automation – Terraform – GitHub Actions### Data / Warehousing / Analytics – Amazon Athena – BigQuery – Snowflake – Power BI – Tableau – Airflow## FinOps Responsibilities– Design and maintain tagging strategies for accurate cost allocation. – Build and support showback and chargeback models. – Optimize commitment-based discounts, including Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and similar programs. – Improve cloud spend visibility through billing data ingestion and standardized schemas. – Create forecasting and budgeting support based on cloud financial data. – Detect cost anomalies and implement automated financial guardrails. – Support rightsizing and idle resource cleanup to reduce waste. – Contribute to cloud financial reporting and unit economics analysis.## Why You Might Be InterestedThis role offers the opportunity to shape cloud financial management at a strategic level while working directly with Engineering, Finance, and Product stakeholders. The position combines AWS billing expertise, automation, and analytics with practical cost optimization work. It also provides exposure to multi-cloud commitment programs, standardized billing schemas, and GenAI cost tracking. For candidates with deep FinOps experience, it is a strong fit for someone who wants to influence both cloud spend efficiency and financial decision-making.