FinOps Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Remote Cost Optimization

FinOps Weekly; Montgomery (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

AD&D

STD

LTD

Life Insurance

401k with employer contribution

Paid Time Off

Pet Insurance

Job summary

SES Corporation seeks a FinOps Cloud Engineer to optimize cloud spend across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. You will implement rightsizing, automate cost controls, and drive governance for a mission-critical, multi-cloud environment.

A Secret clearance is required to start, with US citizenship and a background aligned to DoD/civilian alike. Hybrid role with onsite requirements at times; preferred in proximity to Hanscom AFB, Gunter AFB, Reston, or Huntsville.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Interim Secret clearance required to start; ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance.
• US citizenship required.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI).
• Experience with cloud cost management tools and scripting/IaC.

Responsibilities

• Implement compute rightsizing across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI to optimize utilization and reduce waste.
• Identify and remediate underutilized or idle resources, including rightsizing storage and removing unattached volumes.
• Develop, modify, and maintain snapshot and backup lifecycle policies to reduce storage costs.
• Analyze logging usage and costs; implement strategies to reduce logging volume and retention.
• Track RI and Savings Plans inventories; support renewal, modification, and purchasing decisions.
• Execute cost optimization recommendations and ensure measurable savings.
• Utilize cloud cost data to identify additional cost-saving opportunities across environments.
• Support cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting activities.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to ensure cost-aware architectures.
• Develop automation to enforce cost optimization policies and prevent inefficiencies.
• Maintain documentation of cost actions and outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of FinOps practices and tooling.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Cost optimization

IaC scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Cloudability

Kion

Native cloud tooling

Job description

SES Corporation seeks a FinOps Cloud Engineer to optimize cloud spend across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. You will implement rightsizing, automate cost controls, and drive governance for a mission-critical, multi-cloud environment.

A Secret clearance is required to start, with US citizenship and a background aligned to DoD/civilian alike. Hybrid role with onsite requirements at times; preferred in proximity to Hanscom AFB, Gunter AFB, Reston, or Huntsville.