FinOps Cloud Engineer

Atlanta, GA, United States

Anticipated End Date:

2024-06-28 Position Title:

FinOps Cloud Engineer Job Description:

FinOps Cloud Engineer

Location: Atlanta, GA preferred.  Alternate locations may be considered. This position will work in a hybrid model (remote and office). The Ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without current or future sponsorship requirements.

The FinOps Cloud Engineer will enable cloud cost management and governance across the enterprise by building and maintaining business intelligence dashboards, integrating cloud FinOps technology solutions via APIs, building data pipelines, partnering with engineering teams cost-optimized solutions, and databases for reporting and analysis purposes across multiple cloud vendors to enable and maximize cloud discounts, allocate cloud spending, forecasting, budgeting, and migration business case development.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Multi-Cloud FinOps within the Cloud Center of Excellence, which provides a cost-effective technology vehicle to decrease the overall total cost of ownership and increase innovation opportunities for engineering teams. You will work in a fast-paced, technological environment, with various internal teams, driving large-scale cloud adoption.

How you will make an impact:

Be a subject matter expert on cost and usage data across cloud providers.

Develop data pipelines, visualizations, metrics, and enterprise dashboards via automated solutions to centralize import information for consumption within FinOps and application/development teams.

Develop technical requirements and solutions from technology leaders, vendor technical account managers, and engineers to improve cost allocation and visibility.

Participate in automating, integrating, cleaning, and maturing the Multi-Cloud FinOps team's processes and data.

Enable a cost-conscious culture via data and insights.

Contribute and drive the Multi-cloud FinOps Roadmap.

Work with IT, Procurement, Finance, and Engineering executive stakeholders to develop requirements and success criteria aligned with the company objectives and goals.

Participate in product evaluations and some architectural design review sessions to ensure tagging and container labeling and other cost savings are adhered to.

Upholds enterprise policy guidelines and recommends new and improved guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field of study and a minimum of 10 years in one or more of the following: information systems, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development, and management required;

Significant experience with multiple technical and business disciplines required;

broad-based experience in planning and designing highly complex systems;

Or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Qualifications:

3 to 5 years of developing data & analytics products via the cloud.

Terraform experience.

Looker and/or Tableau dashboarding experience.

FinOps experience in public cloud cost management and optimization on AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Experience performing cost-benefit analysis & developing and presenting business cases for cloud environment.

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and cloud management tools.

Knowledge in cloud provisioning with infrastructure as code (IaaC).

Proven experience developing data pipelines, metrics, and enterprise dashboards for enterprise consumption.

Experience with cost and usage data and discount methods (e.g., Savings Plans, Reserved Instances).

Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly.

Ability to think strategically, execute surgically, and prioritize multiple tasks or agendas under pressure.

Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and FinOps certifications preferred.

Experience with cloud migrations with an understanding of financial dynamics.

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America) Job Family:

IFT > IT Infrastructure & Support Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.