Senior FinOps Engineer: Cloud Cost Optimizer & Dashboards

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Archer Workplace Perks

Job summary

Archer is seeking a Senior FinOps Engineer in San Jose, CA to lead cost management across cloud providers, Datadog, and emerging LLM services. You will partner with engineering and product teams to forecast spend, build dashboards, and drive cost-saving initiatives.

You will own reporting, governance, and vendor negotiations, translating complex cost data into actionable business decisions. A strong background in cloud billing, data analysis, and FinOps practices is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of FinOps or cloud financial management experience.
• Deep knowledge of major public cloud pricing models.
• Experience building financial reports and dashboards for leadership.
• Familiarity with cost monitoring/observability tools such as Datadog.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and report technology spending across cost centers.
• Develop monthly financial reports and dashboards for leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering to identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize service architectures.
• Establish and track FinOps metrics and drive spending accountability.
• Conduct monthly deep-dive analyses on cost drivers and provide recommendations.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost mgmt

Datadog licensing

SQL

Python

Excel

Cost dashboards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Finance

FOCP or FinOps cert

Tools

Datadog

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Archer is seeking a Senior FinOps Engineer in San Jose, CA to lead cost management across cloud providers, Datadog, and emerging LLM services. You will partner with engineering and product teams to forecast spend, build dashboards, and drive cost-saving initiatives.

You will own reporting, governance, and vendor negotiations, translating complex cost data into actionable business decisions. A strong background in cloud billing, data analysis, and FinOps practices is required.