Senior FinOps Engineer / Full Stack / Data

Kelly Services; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is seeking a Software Engineer IV to join a FinOps and Cloud Engineering team in Chicago. You will build modern internal platforms to optimize cloud spending across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and work on AI-enabled tools that surface cost insights and automate recommendations.

The role combines software development, cloud infrastructure, and data engineering with strategic leadership, and requires hands-on development from day one. Onboarding occurs in Chicago.

Qualifications

• Experience in FinOps or Cloud Financial Management.
• Strong background in full-stack development and modern web apps.
• Proficiency with React, Angular, or Vue.
• Expertise in Python and/or Java.
• Experience with AWS cost management concepts.
• Kubernetes experience in production environments.
• Data engineering or analytics platform experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain full-stack applications for cloud cost insights.
• Engineer cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes and related tools.
• Perform data engineering tasks to surface cost analytics.
• Apply AI-enabled capabilities to automate recommendations.
• Provide architecture and technical leadership across teams.
• Collaborate with business partners to enable financial decisions.

Skills

FinOps

Full stack development

React/Vue/Angular

Python/Java

AWS cost management

Kubernetes

Data engineering

Tools

CloudZero

Cloudability

Apptio

Kubecost

OpenCost

Job description

$175000 - $175000

A leading enterprise organization is seeking a full time Software Engineer IV to join a highly visible FinOps and Cloud Engineering team. This position is focused on building modern internal platforms that help engineering organizations understand, manage, and optimize cloud spending across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. The ideal candidate will have experience building scalable applications using modern web technologies, cloud native services, data platforms, and AI enabled capabilities.

This is a unique opportunity for an engineer who enjoys operating at the intersection of software development, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, and business strategy. The team is transforming how engineering leaders make financial decisions by creating intelligent tools that surface cloud cost insights, automate recommendations, and improve accountability across large technology organizations. The person selected will play a key role in defining new capabilities while remaining deeply involved in hands on development.

Must attend day 1 onboarding in Chicago.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience working within a FinOps or Cloud Financial Management organization

• Strong software engineering background developing full stack applications

• React, Angular, or Vue experience

• Python and/or Java expertise

• AWS cloud experience including cost management concepts

• Kubernetes experience in production environments

• Data engineering or analytics platform experience

Desired Skills & Experience

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional certification

• Experience with CloudZero, Cloudability, Apptio, Kubecost, or OpenCost

• Experience with agentic AI or LLM based applications

• Data lake architecture experience

• Infrastructure as code experience

• Experience supporting large enterprise cloud environments

• Cloud cost allocation and attribution modeling knowledge

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 40% Full Stack Application Development

• 25% Cloud Engineering and Kubernetes

• 15% Data Engineering

• 10% AI and Intelligent Automation Solutions

• 10% Architecture and Technical Leadership

Daily Responsibilities

• 75% Hands On Development

• 10% Strategic Planning

• 15% Cross Functional Collaboration

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Vacation Time

• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.