FinOps Engineer, Cloud & Kubernetes Optimization

Allstate Insurance Co.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Insurance Co. is seeking a Cloud FinOps Engineer to help teams understand and optimize cloud and containerized workloads across the organization.

You will analyze usage data, identify opportunities, and translate findings into actionable recommendations for engineering, product, finance and leadership. You’ll build lightweight scripts, dashboards, and repeatable workflows to reduce manual analysis and drive cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience analyzing cloud infra, containers, or Kubernetes workloads.
• Knowledge of cloud billing, usage, forecasting and cost optimization concepts.
• Ability to use Python or another scripting language for automation and data prep.
• Experience using data to identify trends and make actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical/financial info to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud and Kubernetes usage to identify idle capacity and cost inefficiencies.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to evaluate recommendations and help implement.
• Build lightweight scripts, API integrations, and repeatable workflows to automate analyses.
• Develop reports, dashboards, forecasts, and cost insights to guide planning.
• Support cloud commitment planning, reservations, and savings programs.
• Help expand FinOps practices with standards, docs, education and tooling.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Cost optimization

Data analysis

Tools

Apptio Cloudability

VMware CloudHealth

Finout

Adaptive6

Job description

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description About the Team Our FinOps team helps technology and product teams better understand what they are spending in the cloud, where that spending is going, and how they can get more value from it. We partner across engineering, product, architecture, finance, and procurement to turn complex cloud‑usage data into practical recommendations and measurable outcomes. We are hiring because cloud usage continues to grow, and we need additional technical capability to identify optimization opportunities, automate analysis, and help teams take action. The team plans to expand as we move beyond traditional cloud‑cost reporting toward more proactive workload optimization, unit economics, automation, and cost management for emerging technologies such as AI.

What You’ll Do

• In this role, you will help teams understand and optimize the cost of their cloud and containerized workloads.
• You will analyze usage data, identify opportunities, build lightweight automation, and translate your findings into recommendations that engineering, product, finance, and leadership teams can act on.
• You do not need to be an expert in every area of FinOps.
• We are looking for someone with a strong cloud or engineering foundation who enjoys working with data, solving open‑ended problems, and learning new areas.

Why You May Be Interested

You will have the opportunity to shape how FinOps capabilities are built and delivered, rather than simply operating an established process. You will work directly with cloud, Kubernetes, engineering, finance, architecture, and product teams. You will see the measurable impact of your work through improved cloud efficiency and cost savings. You will have the flexibility to test new ideas, recommend tools, and build practical solutions. You will gain exposure to developing areas such as unit economics, AI cost management, and token‑based consumption. You will join a growing team where initiative, curiosity, and continuous learning are valued.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud and Kubernetes usage to identify idle capacity, inefficient workloads, cost anomalies, and practical optimization opportunities.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to evaluate recommendations, explain expected impact, and support implementation.
• Build lightweight scripts, API integrations, and repeatable workflows that reduce manual analysis and connect relevant data sources.
• Develop reports, dashboards, forecasts, and cost insights that help teams understand spending trends and plan future cloud usage.
• Support cloud commitment planning, reservations, savings programs, and other strategies that improve overall cloud‑cost efficiency.
• Help expand FinOps practices through standards, documentation, education, and tools that enable product and engineering teams to take greater ownership of their cloud costs.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience working with at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience analyzing or optimizing cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, or Kubernetes‑based workloads.
• Working knowledge of cloud billing, usage, cost allocation, forecasting, or cost‑optimization concepts.
• Ability to use Python or another scripting language for basic automation, API calls, data preparation, or systems integration.
• Experience using data to identify trends, investigate issues, and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and financial information to engineering, finance, product, and leadership audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FinOps, cloud financial management, technology business management, or cloud‑cost optimization.
• Familiarity with tools such as Apptio Cloudability, VMware CloudHealth, Finout, Adaptive6, or cloud‑native cost‑management platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes cost allocation, workload rightsizing, autoscaling, cluster efficiency, or shared‑cost analysis.
• Experience using SQL, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Datadog, or similar analytical and observability tools.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, developer portals, or engineering automation workflows.
• Exposure to unit economics, AI cost governance, token consumption, model‑selection economics, or FinOps Foundation practices and certifications.

Synonymous titles: Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer, Cloud FinOps Engineer, Digital Cost Management Consultant, FinOps Platform Product Owner, Consumption Analytics Lead, Cloud Economics Consultant

Skills

AI Ops, API Calls, Cloud Economics, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platform, Cost Optimization, IT Cost Optimization, Kubernetes, Scripting, Terraform (Software)

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 98,100.00 - 167,850.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Company Culture & Values

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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At Allstate, we work hard to help people live a good life every day. Allstaters are dedicated to serving clients, customers, and communities, which allows employees to find meaning and value in their work. Allstate offers an environment that fosters innovative thinking where you’ll be able to explore your ideas and feel proud of the work you do. Allstate helps protect nearly 16million households with auto, home, life, and retirement products. We want every professional connected to Allstate to be committed to giving our customers the best and that means finding the best talent. We want you to be our next great addition.