Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud FinOps & SecOps

Mayo Clinic; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate the reporting and tooling that keep cloud spend and vulnerabilities transparent across GCP, Azure, and on‑premises.

Reporting to the MCP DevOps Lead, you will implement cloud policy guardrails, monitor compliance, and develop cost dashboards while collaborating with FinOps, IT Security, and compliance partners to stay audit-ready.

This role spans policy, security, and cost governance across MCP programs.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and maintains cloud policy guardrails across GCP, Azure, and on-premises in alignment with Mayo Clinic standards.
• Uses tooling to monitor policy compliance, track CMDB inventory, remediate drift, and assist with policy exceptions.
• Builds unified billing and cost dashboards for MCP programs, with tagging standards and cost-center mapping.
• Produces recurring cost/chargeback reports and identifies optimization opportunities.
• Provides reporting for Cloud reservations and capacity (including GPU); tracks usage and recommends rightsizing.
• Offers utilization trends and capacity forecasts from historical data to inform budgeting and planning.
• Operates and integrates Veracode, Prisma Cloud, and other Mayo IT security tools into pipelines.
• Maintains MCP dashboards in ServiceNow for vulnerability management and CMDB compliance.
• Triages security and compliance findings, assigns ownership, and tracks remediation to closure.
• Collects and maintains evidence supporting Mayo Clinic compliance requirements, security reviews, and audits.
• Supports the MCP DevOps Lead in directing risk register efforts, maintaining items, and reporting status.
• Translates technical, financial, and security findings into clear guidance for non-technical stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains runbooks, standards, and documentation for FinOps, SecOps, and compliance processes.
• Stays current with FinOps, cloud security, and compliance practices across GCP, Azure, and on-premises environments.

Job description

Mayo Clinic is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate the reporting and tooling that keep cloud spend and vulnerabilities transparent across GCP, Azure, and on‑premises.

Reporting to the MCP DevOps Lead, you will implement cloud policy guardrails, monitor compliance, and develop cost dashboards while collaborating with FinOps, IT Security, and compliance partners to stay audit-ready.

This role spans policy, security, and cost governance across MCP programs.