Sr. Cloud FinOps Engineer II (6798)
$150,000–$175,000 year
On-siteArlington, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Monitor, analyze, and forecast Azure cloud spending across subscriptions and mission workloads. Develop financial dashboards, executive reports, and cost allocation models to improve visibility and accountability. Identify optimization opportunities through rightsizing, reservations, and lifecycle management while enforcing tagging standards and budget controls using Azure Policy and Management Groups. Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to evaluate solution designs, integrate FinOps best practices, and support cloud migration planning with cost estimates. Automate cost reporting and policy enforcement using PowerShell, Python, Terraform, or Bicep. Maintain an Active Secret security clearance and 8+ years of enterprise cloud experience.
Required Qualifications
- Active Secret security clearance
- 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or cloud operations, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure environments
- 4+ years of experience with Azure Cost Management, cloud financial management, cloud governance, or FinOps practices
- Strong experience with Azure services, including Azure Cost Management, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Azure SQL, Networking, and Azure Active Directory
- Experience developing cloud financial dashboards and reports using Power BI, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or similar analytics platforms
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates) and integrating governance controls into CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, or similar scripting languages used for cloud automation and reporting
- Strong understanding of Azure governance, resource tagging strategies, cost allocation models, budgeting, forecasting, and cloud financial optimization
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to present technical and financial recommendations to both engineering teams and executive leadership
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire
Desired Qualifications
- FinOps Certified Practitioner certification (preferred) or equivalent cloud financial management certification
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