FinOps Senior Site Reliability Engineer II

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Wellbeing platform

Headspace app subscription

Employee Assistance Program

Time-off programs

Disability & Life Insurance

Critical Illness

Family benefits and leave policies

Health Savings / Dependent Care

Commuter benefits

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is seeking a FinOps Site Reliability Engineer to bridge engineering, operations, and financial governance by embedding cost optimization into infrastructure design and automation. The role emphasizes cloud-native practices across Azure and AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and observability while improving AI/ML platform support and governance.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in SRE or platform engineering, hands-on cloud automation, and a track record in FinOps

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform/Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering.
• Hands-on with Azure, AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Experience implementing cloud automation and observability solutions.
• Experience leading cloud cost optimization and FinOps initiatives.
• Experience supporting AI/ML or Generative AI platforms.
• FinOps certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across Azure and AWS.
• Drive optimization for compute, storage, AI workloads, networking, and managed services.
• Support enterprise AI and ML platforms.
• Implement governance, monitoring, and financial accountability for AI services.
• Develop IaC and cloud automation solutions.
• Build CI/CD and GitOps capabilities to improve delivery and consistency.
• Eliminate manual processes through automation and self-service.
• Promote engineering efficiency with reusable patterns and tooling.
• Mentor engineers and provide guidance across cloud, FinOps, and platform initiatives.
• Lead technology evaluations, PoCs, and platform modernization.
• Drive adoption of engineering, governance, and operational standards.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Cost optimization

Automation mindset

Mentoring

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Observability

Job description

About the role:

A FinOps Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) bridges the gap between engineering, operations, and financial governance by embedding cost optimization into infrastructure design, automation, monitoring, and operational processes. A FinOps SRE proactively identifies waste, improves resource utilization, automates cost controls, and enhances visibility into cloud spending while maintaining service reliability and performance. The ideal candidate is a cloud-native SRE with strong experience in Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, observability, automation, AI platforms, and cloud financial management.

Responsibilities:

• Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across Azure and AWS.
• Drive optimization initiatives involving compute, storage, AI workloads, networking, and managed services.
• Support enterprise AI, Generative AI, and machine learning platforms.
• Implement governance, monitoring, and financial accountability for AI services and GPU-enabled environments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud automation solutions.
• Build CI/CD and GitOps capabilities that improve platform delivery and consistency.
• Eliminate manual processes through automation and self-service capabilities.
• Promote engineering efficiency through reusable patterns, templates, and tooling.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance across cloud, FinOps, and platform initiatives.
• Lead technology evaluations, proofs of concept, and platform modernization efforts.
• Drive adoption of engineering, governance, and operational excellence standards.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Proven experience implementing cloud automation and observability solutions.
• Experience leading cloud cost optimization and FinOps initiatives.
• Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or Generative AI platform capabilities.
• FinOps Certification (Nice to have)

Working for you:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $104,900 - $174,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights.

At LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, our businesses span multiple industries providing customers with innovative technologies, information-based analytics, decisioning tools and data management services that provide market-specific solutions. Approximately 11,100 employees in offices throughout the world support our brands by serving customers in more than 190 countries and territories. LexisNexis® Risk Solutions is part of RELX, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. For more information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and www.relx.com.