Financial Operations Engineer (REMOTE)

Role Overview

The Financial Operations Engineer will support KITS and our government customer by leveraging AWS advanced analytics and analysis techniques to extract valuable insights from complex datasets. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to mission-critical projects while solving challenging analytical problems.

What You Will Do

The FinOps Engineer will be responsible for analyzing, forecasting, and optimizing AWS cloud spend, developing cost visibility tools, and collaborating with team members and customers to drive cost-effective cloud use.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of AWS pricing and billing models, experience with machine learning and statistical modeling, and a proven ability to translate technical usage into financial insight.

Requirements

• Proven experience with machine learning and statistical modeling.
• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical field preferred) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud cost optimization, FinOps, or cloud engineering, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Deep understanding of AWS pricing and billing models and the cost drivers of core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, data transfer).
• Hands-on experience with AWS cost tooling (Cost Explorer, CUR, Budgets) and at least one FinOps platform or BI tool.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and scripting for automation (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Proven ability to translate technical usage into financial insight and to communicate with both engineers and finance leaders.
• Working knowledge of FinOps principles and the Inform, Optimize, Operate lifecycle.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (or higher) and/or AWS certifications such as Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer.
• Familiarity with the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS).
• Experience with Kubernetes cost allocation and optimization (EKS, Kubecost) and with serverless and container architectures.
• Experience with multi-account governance at scale and multi-cloud cost management (Azure, GCP).
• SQL and data-analysis skills (for example Athena over CUR data) and experience building financial or forecasting models.
• Experience building cost awareness into DevOps or CI/CD workflows and working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Background establishing or maturing a FinOps practice, including executive reporting and unit-economics metrics.
• Analytical and data-driven, with strong financial modeling instincts.
• Influences without authority; builds trust with engineering and finance alike.
• Clear written and verbal communicator who can tell the story behind the numbers.
• Balances cost efficiency with reliability, performance, and speed of delivery.
• Curious, self-directed, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement