Senior Cloud FinOps engineer

Lever, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Senior Cloud FinOps Engineer in the United States to lead complex cloud financial management, optimization, and governance across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role combines financial analysis, advisory capability, and delivery discipline to improve visibility, forecasting, unit economics, and cost efficiency for clients.

This senior position requires mentoring fellow engineers, owning high-complexity analyses, and driving standards and automation improvements within the FinOps

Qualifications

• Experience leading cloud FinOps initiatives and client advisory discussions.
• Strong ability to translate financial data into actionable cost optimization strategies.
• Excellent communication with executives and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud financial management and governance across multiple managed services clients.
• Develop and deliver cost optimization strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Mentor engineers and drive improvements to automation and delivery practices.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Financial analysis

Public cloud governance

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

FinOps

Job description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

AtAHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging,where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer,anddo not discriminatebased onan individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, maritalstatus,or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embraceall candidatesthatwillcontribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas andperspectives atAHEAD.

The Senior Cloud FinOps Engineer leads complex cloudfinancial management, optimization, and governance activities across multiple managed services clients. This role combines deep public cloud engineering knowledge, financial and operational analysis, customer-facing advisory capability, and execution discipline to help clients improve visibility, accountability, forecasting accuracy, unit economics, and cost efficiency across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

As a senior member of the practice, this engineer is a recognized subject matter expert who owns higher-complexity analyses, leads written deliverables and client-facing advisory discussions, mentorsother engineers, and drives improvements to standards, automation, and repeatable delivery practices across the FinOps service offering. The roleoperateswith a high degree of commercial awareness and mature communication skills, engaging service owners, process owners, finance and procurement stakeholders, and executive audiences directly.

The role