Platform - Site Reliability Engineer I (FinOps)

Referral Board; United States; Remote; USD 92,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Cloud FinOps Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in optimizing cloud spending and enhancing cost visibility across teams. This exciting position allows you to design and maintain innovative tools that provide real-time insights into cloud costs, while collaborating with engineering and finance teams to implement best practices. You'll have the opportunity to drive initiatives that improve cost monitoring and reporting systems, all within a supportive environment that values diversity and employee well-being. If you're passionate about cloud technology and eager to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Coverage

Flexible Work Locations

Generous Vacation Days

401k Matching

Volunteer Time Off

Parental Leave

Stock Program

Qualifications

• Strong experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure management.
• Proficient in scripting and automation solutions for cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain tools for real-time insights into cloud costs.
• Provide recommendations for cost optimization and resource right-sizing.

Skills

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Scripting (Python, Golang)

Cloud Infrastructure Management

Cost Optimization

Communication Skills

Education

FinOps Certification

Cloud Provider Certifications

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Platform - Site Reliability Engineer I (FinOps)

United States

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What Is The Role:

We are seeking a Cloud FinOps Engineer to join the Elastic team and you will play a crucial role in developing and running the tools and systems that enable our internal teams to supervise their cloud spending efficiently and easily identify potential optimization. Your focus will be on building, deploying, and maintaining solutions and driving our company wide FinOps practices.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Design, build, and maintain tools and dashboards to provide real-time insights into cloud costs and usage.
• Develop automated solutions for supervising and reporting cloud spend across various teams and projects.
• Provide actionable recommendations for cost optimization, including resource right-sizing or waste identification.
• Work closely with engineering, finance, and product teams to understand their requirements and provide tailored cost management solutions.
• Assist teams in interpreting their cost data and taking the right decisions on implementing best practices for better resource efficiency.
• Conduct training sessions and create documentation to empower teams with the knowledge to manage their own cloud spend effectively.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies in cloud computing and FinOps.
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and documentation to enhance cost visibility and control.
• Drive initiatives to improve the accuracy and efficiency of cost monitoring and reporting systems.

What You Bring Along:

• You have strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• You have proven experience in cloud infrastructure management, SRE, or FinOps roles.
• You have a strong desire to optimize resource usage in cloud environments and work on automation which allows us to achieve this at large scale. You are proficient in scripting and engineering automation solutions (e.g. in Python, Golang).
• You are familiar with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• You work with a high level of autonomy, and are able to take on projects and guide them from beginning to end. This covers both technical design and working with other engineers to develop needed components.
• You're comfortable developing collaboratively. Giving and receiving feedback on code and approaches and APIs is hard! Bonus points if you've collaborated over the internet because that's harder. Double bonus points for asynchronous collaboration over the internet. That's even harder, but we do it anyway because it's the best way we know how to build software.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Like we said, collaborating on the internet is hard. We try to be respectful, empathetic, and trusting in all of our interactions. And we'd expect that from you too.
• Preferably, you already possess a FinOps certifications and/or cloud provider specific certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Certified, Google Cloud Certified).

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:

$92,500 - $146,300 USD

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:

$111,000 - $175,600 USD

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [e-mail] We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

Elasticsearch develops and distributes encryption software and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), and the Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.

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