FinOps Engineer

The responsibilities of the role include:

Cost Visibility & ReportingBuild executive dashboards and board-ready reports covering infrastructure spend, cost trends, margins, and unit economicsDevelop showback / chargeback models and lead regular cost reviews with Engineering, Product, and Finance stakeholdersCloud & Infrastructure Cost ManagementManage, optimise, and attribute AWS, multi-cloud, and colocation costs using relevant tooling, tagging, and account structuresConsolidate cloud and colocation cost data into a unified financial model covering usage, facilities, connectivity, and hardware lifecycleOptimisation & StrategyIdentify and drive optimisation opportunities across rightsizing, reserved capacity, workload placement, and vendor spendModel TCO, build-vs-buy, and cloud-vs-colo decisions while forecasting spend and highlighting budget variancesBusiness PartneringTranslate infrastructure cost data into clear commercial insights for Finance, Engineering, Product, and senior leadershipPartner on budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis, and cost-aware development practices, presenting recommendations to leadership and the board.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for an experienced FinOps Engineer to own end-to-end cost visibility and financial accountability across our cloud and colocation infrastructure. This is a pivotal role that bridges engineering, finance, and business leadership.

Must have skills and experience:

3+ years in FinOps, Cloud Financial Management, or Infrastructure Finance rolesAWS cost management expertise: Cost Explorer, Cost & Usage Reports (CUR), AWS Budgets, Savings Plans, Reserved InstancesMulti-cloud or hybrid experience: proven track record managing costs across cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or colocation environmentsColocation cost understanding: rack space pricing, power/cooling (kW), cross-connects, hardware depreciation, and facility contract modelsDashboard & visualisation: experience building executive dashboards in tools such as Tableau, Power BI, QuickSight, Grafana, or LookerFinancial modelling: unit economics, margin analysis, TCO modelling, cost allocation and showback/chargeback frameworksBusiness acumen: ability to translate technical cost data into commercial insights for board-level audiencesStakeholder management: experience presenting to C-suite, board members, and cross-functional teams (Finance, Engineering, Product)Tagging & governance: designing and enforcing cloud tagging taxonomies and cost allocation hierarchies

Advantageous skills/experience:

FinOps and AWS certifications, including FOCP, Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, or Cloud Financial Management specialtySaaS / ISV experience with multi-tenant cost allocation and hybrid infrastructure economicsKnowledge of ITFM / TBM frameworks, ITSM / CMDB tools, and asset lifecycle managementExperience with FinOps tooling such as CloudHealth, Cloudability, Spot.io, nOps, or similarUnderstanding of EKS / Kubernetes cost attribution and data centre migration or cloud repatriation modelling
We look for the following SMART values in everyone we hire at Smart Communications:

Speak Openly – We are positive, creative, helpful, kind and we have fun. We listen and provide constructive feedback. Through meaningful conversations we encourage each other to be the best that we can be. We’re not complainers we’re problem solvers.Make a Difference – We focus on the things that matter and prioritize the things that have the greatest impact. We celebrate success and hold ourselves accountable for our choices. We don’t sit on the sidelines.Agile & Flexible – We are focused on evolving, improving and growing. We think differently and challenge the status quo with open minds. We ask ‘why?’ so that we can help remove complexity. We don’t allow hurdles to get in our way.Results-Focused – We get stuff done by being efficient, working at pace and paying attention to detail. We focus on finding solutions and fixing things. We don’t believe in being busy for the sake of being busy, we focus on productivity.Teamwork – We are stronger and better together. We collaborate, trust and support each other to deliver results for our company and our customers. We don’t want anyone to feel disengaged, we’re in this together!