Cloud FinOps & Cost Optimization Engineer

WestRock Company; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock in Atlanta, GA seeks a Cloud FinOps Engineer to join the Public Cloud Engineering - Cloud Center of Excellence. You will drive cost management, allocate AWS accruals, and partner with IT and Finance to optimize cloud spend.

The role requires 4–8 years IT experience, cloud platform experience in AWS/Azure, and skills in budgeting, forecasting, and BI dashboards. You will evangelize cost models and implement FinOps practices across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Computer Science or related field; equivalent military experience considered.
• 4-8 years overall IT experience.
• Certifications: AWS FinOps/Cloud Practitioner or Azure certifications preferred.
• 3+ years enterprise cloud platform experience with AWS or Azure.
• Experience with cloud cost governance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop, measure, and report cost KPIs for real-time cloud spend and product visibility.
• Create and deploy costing templates for product services and financial requirements.
• Enable self-service cloud cost reporting for product teams and end users.
• Create tagging strategies to assign shared cloud costs accurately.
• Collaborate with IT Business Partners and Finance to optimize cloud contracts and pricing.

Skills

Cloud cost management

AWS / Azure

FinOps

Budgeting

Forecasting

BI dashboards

Power BI

Communication

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

Power BI

Domo

Tableau

Cost Explorer

Job description

Smurfit WestRock in Atlanta, GA seeks a Cloud FinOps Engineer to join the Public Cloud Engineering - Cloud Center of Excellence. You will drive cost management, allocate AWS accruals, and partner with IT and Finance to optimize cloud spend.

The role requires 4–8 years IT experience, cloud platform experience in AWS/Azure, and skills in budgeting, forecasting, and BI dashboards. You will evangelize cost models and implement FinOps practices across teams.