Remote FinOps Data Analytics Engineer - Cost Optimization

CrowdStrike Inc.; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Parental/adoption leave

Professional development

Job summary

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking a FinOps Data Analytics Engineer II to establish cost optimization across product and platform groups. You will build dashboards, develop automation, and integrate cloud billing APIs while collaborating with engineers and finance to optimize cloud spend.

You will work closely with senior engineers to learn FinOps best practices, contribute to cross-functional cost initiatives, and participate in the FinOps Working Group to drive cost-conscious infrastructure decisions.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for CJIS clearance (U.S. citizenship or Green Card/permanent resident status).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Solid programming skills in Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with monitoring tools and basic observability concepts.
• Understanding of containerization technologies (Docker).
• Interest in obtaining FinOps Certified Practitioner certification is preferred.
• Exposure to Terraform and CloudFormation; Grafana/Tableau experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement cost monitoring and alerting solutions across cloud platforms under senior guidance.
• Develop scripts and automation tools to support cost optimization workflows.
• Assist in building cost allocation and tagging implementations for accurate cost attribution.
• Create and maintain cost optimization dashboards and reporting tools.
• Support integration efforts between cloud billing APIs and internal systems.
• Contribute to tooling development that supports FinOps processes across product and platform groups.
• Help implement cost guardrails and automated policies to prevent cost overruns.
• Assist in developing cost data collection and processing pipelines.
• Support technical documentation creation for cost-efficient infrastructure patterns.
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.
• Monitor and maintain existing cost management tools and systems.
• Assist in troubleshooting cost-related technical issues.
• Help implement and test cost optimization recommendations.
• Support data quality initiatives for cost reporting accuracy; participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Python

Go

Cloud platforms

Git

Docker

Observability

SQL

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Grafana

Tableau

Job description

CrowdStrike Inc. is seeking a FinOps Data Analytics Engineer II to establish cost optimization across product and platform groups. You will build dashboards, develop automation, and integrate cloud billing APIs while collaborating with engineers and finance to optimize cloud spend.

You will work closely with senior engineers to learn FinOps best practices, contribute to cross-functional cost initiatives, and participate in the FinOps Working Group to drive cost-conscious infrastructure decisions.