Cloud Optimization Engineer - FinOps

ASML US, LLC; 4S Ranch (CA); Presencial; USD 109.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Descripción de la vacante

ASML US, LLC is seeking a Cloud Optimization Engineer for the DFS US team in San Diego, CA. The role focuses on FinOps governance, cost transparency, and cloud resource optimization across public and private cloud environments.

You will drive cost models, data pipelines, and reporting to support business decisions. You will collaborate with engineering and financial stakeholders to implement cost-saving actions, governance standards, and a mature FinOps practice across the organization, with

Formación

• 5+ years of FinOps experience with focus on Cloud Financial management.
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (Azure/GCP) and cost management tools (Flexera preferred).
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing models and budgeting processes.

Responsabilidades

• Manage hybrid cloud spend for private/on-prem and public cloud workloads.
• Provide cost analytics and forecasting to enable workload teams to optimize spend.
• Deliver monthly cost dashboards and reports to stakeholders.
• Coordinate annual DFS US budget process with NL resources.
• Develop forecasting models for future cloud spend.

Conocimientos

FinOps

Cloud cost management

Excel

SQL

Python

PowerShell

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business/Analytics or related field

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Flexera

Azure

GCP

Descripción del empleo

This role is part of the Digital Foundation Solutions(DFS), which includes a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) as a global team, with presence in the Netherlands and US. This team's vision is to provide a flexible and reliable cloud platform to enable accelerated and sustainable adoption of cloud across ASML, maximizing the ability to realize its benefits while reducing risks. In this role you will work closely together with products owners, cloud & security architects, cloud engineers, cloud FinOps specialists and financial resources to help build a secure and robust enterprise-grade cloud platform and managing the DFS US budget processes in conjunction with the NL finance resources.

The DFS cloud US Team is responsible for cloud onboarding and solutioning to guide other ASML DevOps teams in their onboarding journey to cloud, which includes aspects around architecture, FinOps and security. During the cloud journey the stakeholders will need to have cost insights available through the ASML cloud FinOps tool, Flexera, and will need guidance on how to fulfil their cloud FinOps roles and responsibilities. Moreover, besides reporting, the FinOps team members are very focused on monitoring efficiency metrics, advising and producing recommendations on how to use cloud resources in an efficient way without harming the technical functionality and performance.

The Cloud Optimization Engineer will be responsible to provide sufficient FinOps insights to enable the workload teams to be compliant with the budget they have allocated, define guidelines, best practices and spot-on recommendations on how to use cloud resources efficiently, as well as promote the adoption of the FinOps governance, tooling and community of practice. There will also be additional responsibilities covering Private Cloud expenditures and on-prem DFS capex/opex monthly financials.

We are seeking a Cloud Optimization Engineer to join our Digital Foundation Solutions US team. This role is pivotal in enhancing business value by ensuring efficient and transparent cloud financial operations for both public and private cloud, while also helping with additional budget requirements. You will be responsible for driving financial accountability, cost transparency and cloud resource optimization across our organization. Working cross functionally with technical, financial and business stakeholders, you will ensure cloud costs are managed effectively while supporting strategic decision making.

Role and responsibilities

• Manage hybrid cloud spend in relation to life cycle management for private cloud/on-prem and workload management for public cloud
• Manage Flexera access for the US as the cloud cost monitoring tool ensuring cloud cost data accuracy allocated at billing data, and workload level
• Provide cloud usage optimization recommendation based on data insights and best practices to enable workload teams to implement cost saving measures and operational improvements
• Deliver monthly reporting and dashboards displaying cloud cost, utilization and performance metrics to stakeholders
• Coordinate data collection and deliver monthly reporting to cover DFS US financials based on actual and committed expenditures
• Develop forecasting model to deliver future cloud spend based
• Plan and lead stakeholder sessions including onboarding new cost managers, cost center owner, cost owners and align with broader Cloud Cost Management Community
• Organize knowledge sharing initiatives to address cloud financial knowledge gaps
• Analyze cloud architectures and workload patterns to identify cost drivers and optimization opportunities
• Perform deep cost and usage analysis using billing data, metrics, and telemetry to uncover inefficiencies
• Build and automate data pipelines, dashboards, and cost models for accurate insights and forecasting
• Implement and track cost optimization actions (e.g., rightsizing, reservations, scheduling, storage tiering)
• Collaborate hands-on with engineering teams to improve cost-performance trade-offs
• Develop and enforce tagging, cost allocation, pricing models and governance standards
• Automate cost controls, alerts, and remediation workflows
• Translate technical usage into financial impact to support business decision making
• Drive FinOps best practices, KPIs, and continuous maturity improvement across the organization
• Facilitate yearly budget process (TAP) for DFS in coordination with NL financial resources to accurately estimate spend for the coming year
• Perform other duties as assigned or required

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Management, Data Analytics / Science Accounting, or related field (for Cloud Financial Manager roles). Master's preferred
• 5+ years experience in FinOps, with focus Cloud Financial management
• Hands on experience with cloud platform (Azure/GCP) and cost management tools (preferably Flexera - a nice to have not a must)

• Strong understating of cloud pricing models and commitment management
• Analytical mindset with ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Understanding of capex and opex budget tracking and oversight

Skills

• Passionate about FinOps and enabling customers to use cloud in an efficient way

• Hands‑on and can do mentality

• Able to express ideas effectively in individual and group situations (including non-verbal communication); adjusting language or terminology to the characteristics and needs of the audience, and the ability to listen effectively to others and give constructive feedback to others

• Able to operate independently and show ownership.
• Ability to interact with all levels including engineers, executives and senior managers
• Deep technical knowledge of FinOps/ Cloud cost management
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analytics tools (SQL, Python, PowerShell)
• Ability to overcome organizational resistance.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects and assignments.
• Analytical, precise, tenacious, autonomous.
• Strong documentation skills

Other Information

• This position is located on‑site in San Diego, CA . It requires onsite presence to attend in‑person work‑related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation

• A flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up-to two days a week)
• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

• Must be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch

The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:

$109,200-150,150

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company's 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.

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