Staff Engineer: FinOps & Cloud Optimization

Geico; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Staff Engineer – FinOps to lead cloud-cost optimization and budgeting across a Cap/Workload Management scope. You will drive automation, spend reporting, and cross-team governance, partnering with GEICO Tech, Controllers, and business leaders. Strong cloud, open-source, and Kubernetes expertise are essential.

The role emphasizes strategic cost control, capacity planning, and economic unit development with senior leadership exposure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in FinOps and related domains with strong cost optimization focus.
• 5+ years budgeting, forecasting, cost savings, and reporting with tools.
• 4+ years building cloud-native apps and open-source tech on major clouds.

Responsibilities

• Lead FinOps projects with emphasis on budgeting, forecasting and spend governance.
• Drive optimization, automation, and cost reporting across teams.
• Collaborate with GEICO Tech, engineering, and business leaders on budget needs.
• Define FinOps KPIs and communicate insights to senior leadership.
• Architect scalable cloud solutions with full-stack integration in Kubernetes.

Skills

Cloud architectures

Cost optimization

Budgeting

Forecasting

Open-source

Microservices

Python

Django

Golang

Java

TypeScript

ReactJS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka

Spark

AWS

Azure

GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or IS

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kafka

Spark

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Staff Engineer – FinOps to lead cloud-cost optimization and budgeting across a Cap/Workload Management scope. You will drive automation, spend reporting, and cross-team governance, partnering with GEICO Tech, Controllers, and business leaders. Strong cloud, open-source, and Kubernetes expertise are essential.

The role emphasizes strategic cost control, capacity planning, and economic unit development with senior leadership exposure.