Senior Cloud Engineer

FinOps Weekly; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work arrangement

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to drive cloud cost analysis and FinOps across multi-cloud environments. You will partner with global teams to deliver cost visibility, forecasting, and data-driven insights for leadership.

Responsibilities include reporting, KPI tracking, data modeling, and supporting automation initiatives to optimize cloud spend while aligning with strategic goals. This role offers remote work flexibility and strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with cloud cost management and analytics.
• Strong data modeling and Excel proficiency.
• Ability to partner with global, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce reports for multi-cloud environments for leadership action.
• Partner with global teams to gather requirements and deliver insights.
• Support FinOps activities including KPI definition and data retrieval.
• Map data processes with Cloud Governance to create a single data source for FinOps.
• Analyze and forecast cloud hosting costs and opportunities for optimization.
• Create and maintain month-end and quarter-end cost reports.
• Evaluate automation opportunities to improve cloud cost and data processes.

Skills

Cloud cost analysis

Advanced Excel

Data analytics

Cross-functional

Communication

Python

Cloud platforms

SQL

BI tools

Finance fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/MIS/Data Analytics

Tools

Cloudability

SQL

REST APIs

AWS S3

Python

Job description

Pearson is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to support cloud financial analysis within its Infrastructure and Operations organization. The role focuses on collecting and interpreting cloud-related data to deliver financial insights that help inform management decisions and improve cost visibility across multi-cloud environments.

This position works closely with global cross-functional teams, including the Cloud Governance and FinOps teams. The goal is to support goal setting, KPI tracking, data modeling, and the creation of a single source of truth for cloud cost-related data.

The role also contributes to cloud cost forecasting, reporting, and optimization efforts, while supporting targeted automation projects and evaluating solution options based on fit, team capability, cost, and long-term strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce reports for multi-cloud environments that can be shared with leadership and acted upon.
• Partner with global cross-functional teams to gather requirements, analyze data, and deliver actionable insights.
• Support FinOps activities, including KPI definition, data retrieval, and modeling.
• Work with the Cloud Governance team to map data processes and support a unified data source for FinOps.
• Analyze and forecast cloud hosting costs.
• Recommend cost optimization opportunities.
• Create and maintain month-end and quarter-end reports.
• Use Agile methods for planning and execution.
• Support data-driven decision-making through tools and technology.
• Gather requirements for automation initiatives and evaluate potential solutions based on technical fit, cost, skill needs, and strategic direction.

Required Skills

• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with a team.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Knowledge of financial principles and business analytics.
• Ability to work with multiple internal teams.
• Understanding of application development environments, databases, data management, and infrastructure capabilities and constraints.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and draw meaningful insights.
• Strong analytical mindset with an aptitude for understanding technology.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud.
• Undergraduate or master’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or data analytics, or equivalent work experience.
• More than 5 years of experience in IT, including business analytics, project management, or IT finance.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with cloud billing and cost management tools and processes.
• Experience with enterprise-wide discount programs and commitment plans, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot, and Sustained Use/Committed Use Discounts.
• Experience with third-party cloud cost optimization tools such as Cloudability.
• Understanding of database and big data management capabilities and constraints, including RDBMS, NoSQL, and datalake environments.
• Experience developing or managing automation with object-oriented programming languages such as Java and Python.
• Experience with AWS services such as S3 and Lambda for automated solutions.
• Experience using REST APIs to extract and post data.
• Understanding of building and deploying Agentic AI.

Cloud Cost / FinOps Tools

• Cloudability

AWS Services

• S3
• Lambda

Data & Analytics

• Advanced Excel
• RDBMS
• NoSQL
• Datalake
• REST API

FinOps Responsibilities

• Deliver cloud financial insights to support Infrastructure and Operations.
• Produce reports for multi-cloud platforms and leadership review.
• Support FinOps goal setting, KPI tracking, data retrieval, and modeling.
• Work with Cloud Governance to establish a single source of data for FinOps.
• Analyze and forecast cloud hosting costs.
• Recommend cost optimization actions.
• Support reporting on month-end and quarter-end cycles.
• Evaluate automation opportunities that support cloud cost and data processes.

• Eligibility to participate in an annual incentive program.
• Salary range: $100,000–$115,000 minimum full-time salary range.
• Remote work arrangement.

Why You Might Be Interested

This role combines cloud engineering, financial analysis, and FinOps in a position with direct impact on cloud cost visibility and decision-making. It offers the opportunity to work across global teams and contribute to reporting, forecasting, optimization, and governance processes. The role also includes exposure to automation, cloud platforms, and cost management tooling. For candidates with strong analytical skills and cloud finance experience, it provides a broad and strategically important scope.