Senior FinOps Engineer - Data Platform (GCP/AWS)

Black Rock Groups; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 206,640,000 - 261,744,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Rock Groups seeks a FinOps Engineer to lead cloud financial management for large-scale data platforms on GCP and AWS in Houston, TX. The role focuses on cost optimization, budgeting, and executive reporting, translating usage into actionable business insights.

The ideal candidate has 8–12 years of FinOps experience, strong knowledge of GCP Data Platform services, AWS cost tools, and excellent stakeholder communication to drive governance and optimization programs.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of FinOps experience on large data platforms.
• Deep knowledge of GCP/AWS billing, optimization, and reporting.
• Ability to translate cloud usage into business insights and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead FinOps reviews and governance across engineering, finance, and business teams.
• Analyze cloud billing, usage, and cost drivers; provide actionable insights.
• Develop forecasts, budgets, and showback/chargeback models for executives.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and Analytics to balance cost and performance.

Skills

FinOps

GCP Cost Mgmt

Cost optimization

Forecasting

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

GCP Billing Console

Cloud Billing exports

AWS CUR/CUDOS

Job description

Black Rock Groups seeks a FinOps Engineer to lead cloud financial management for large-scale data platforms on GCP and AWS in Houston, TX. The role focuses on cost optimization, budgeting, and executive reporting, translating usage into actionable business insights.

The ideal candidate has 8–12 years of FinOps experience, strong knowledge of GCP Data Platform services, AWS cost tools, and excellent stakeholder communication to drive governance and optimization programs.