FinOps Engineer
- Role
- DevOps
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
FinOps engineer for cloud cost management and optimization across multi-cloud environments. Needs a relevant bachelor's plus 6+ years, or master's plus 3+ years. Remote US only.
Optional skills
About the Company
At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business. A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight. Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer.
Meet the Team
Responsible for cloud cost management, including but not limited to, cost model design, cost analysis, tagging and allocation strategy implementation, budget forecasting and reporting, and ongoing cost optimization while following data governance, financial controls, and reporting standards and guidelines.
What You’ll Do
- Responsible for cloud cost management and optimization, including but not limited to, cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and ongoing cost governance across multi-cloud environments while following FinOps best practices, financial controls, and organizational reporting standards.
- Responsible for executing full FinOps lifecycle activities (Inform, Optimize, and Operate phases) using cloud cost management tooling in collaboration with engineering, finance, and procurement teams using Lean-Agile methodologies.
- Responsible to complete assignments including but not limited to cost model design, tagging and allocation strategy implementation, rate optimization (reserved instances, savings plans, committed use discounts), and unit economics reporting while following data quality, governance, and process requirements.
- Assist in root cause analysis of cost anomalies, budget variances, and underutilized or misconfigured cloud resources.
- Support team in identifying daily assignments and reporting progress at daily stand ups.
- Support financial and technical stakeholders by building showback/chargeback models, dashboards, and verification strategies to support ongoing cost optimization initiatives.
- Designing and implementing systems responsible for aggregation and analysis of cloud billing and usage data across the organization.
- Responsible for ensuring infrastructure and architecture changes do not regress cost efficiency by utilizing forecasting models and scenario analysis.
- Passion for cloud economics and driving a culture of cost accountability across engineering teams.
- Communicate well in a team environment, being able to clearly articulate cost trends, savings opportunities, and support needed to help the team accomplish financial goals.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics or related technical field plus demonstrates competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 6+ years of experience or;
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics or related technical field plus demonstrates competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 3+ years of experience or;
- FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification preferred.
Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:
- A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
- AD+D and Life Insurance
At Torc, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of our Torc’rs and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. Pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Torc's total compensation package will also include our corporate bonus and stock option plan. Dependent on the position offered, sign-on payments, relocation, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
Job ID:102853
What you'll do
- Manage and optimize cloud costs, including cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and ongoing cost governance across multi-cloud environments while following FinOps best practices, financial controls, and organizational reporting standards.
- Execute full FinOps lifecycle activities using cloud cost management tooling in collaboration with engineering, finance, and procurement teams using Lean-Agile methodologies.
- Complete assignments including cost model design, tagging and allocation strategy implementation, rate optimization, and unit economics reporting while following data quality, governance, and process requirements.
- Assist in root cause analysis of cost anomalies, budget variances, and underutilized or misconfigured cloud resources.
- Support the team in identifying daily assignments and reporting progress at daily standups.
- Support financial and technical stakeholders by building showback/chargeback models, dashboards, and verification strategies for cost optimization initiatives.
- Design and implement systems for aggregation and analysis of cloud billing and usage data across the organization.
- Ensure infrastructure and architecture changes do not regress cost efficiency by using forecasting models and scenario analysis.
- Drive a culture of cost accountability across engineering teams.
- Clearly communicate cost trends, savings opportunities, and support needed to help the team accomplish financial goals.
What they require
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics or related technical field plus competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 6+ years of experience, or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics or related technical field plus competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 3+ years of experience.
- Passion for cloud economics and driving a culture of cost accountability across engineering teams.
- Ability to communicate well in a team environment and clearly articulate cost trends, savings opportunities, and support needed to help the team accomplish financial goals.
- Preferred: FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options.
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees.
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match.
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation available immediately after start date.
- AD+D and Life Insurance.
- Corporate bonus and stock option plan.
- Dependent on the position offered, sign-on payments, relocation, and other forms of compensation may be provided.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
Torc develops autonomous driving software for automated trucks and is part of the Daimler family. It has been a leader in autonomous driving since 2007.