Remote Costa Rica: SRE FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimizer

sumologic; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work in Costa Rica

Optional office access in San José

Job summary

Sumo Logic is seeking a senior Cost Optimization Analyst who uses quantitative methods to forecast cloud and AI spend, analyze unit economics, and assess commitment options. The role partners with Engineering, Finance, and executives to explain assumptions and drive decisions.

The position is fully remote in Costa Rica with optional office access in San José. The candidate brings 7+ years in data or software engineering and at least 2 years in FinOps, plus experience building scalable data

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional data or software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years in FinOps or cloud financial management.
• Experience building and operating data pipelines from complex sources.
• Experience partnering with Finance/FP&A on budgets, forecasts, or gross margin analysis.
• Operational experience with large-scale, global multi-tenant SaaS services.
• Strong quantitative reasoning and communication skills to defend modeling assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Build forecasts and financial models for cloud and AI spending, including unit economics and sceniarios.
• Evaluate cloud commitment options by weighing potential savings against utilization risk.
• Develop cost allocation methods that connect spending to teams and products.
• Operate and improve cost regression tools and programs; investigate increases and help teams resolve them.
• Lead cost optimization work across teams and connect engineering, finance, and executive decision-makers.
• Run cost data pipelines as production services with monitoring and data quality checks.

Skills

Data pipelines

Forecasting

Quantitative analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/engineering/finance

Doctorate preferred

Tools

Python

Scala

Java

Go

Job description

Sumo Logic is seeking a senior Cost Optimization Analyst who uses quantitative methods to forecast cloud and AI spend, analyze unit economics, and assess commitment options. The role partners with Engineering, Finance, and executives to explain assumptions and drive decisions.

The position is fully remote in Costa Rica with optional office access in San José. The candidate brings 7+ years in data or software engineering and at least 2 years in FinOps, plus experience building scalable data