Cloud FinOps Engineer

Purpose

A FinOps Engineer is a technical role focused on optimizing cloud computing costs by monitoring cloud usage, identifying waste, implementing cost-saving strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams like engineering, finance, and operations to ensure efficient cloud spend and align with business goals, often utilizing automation and data analysis to achieve cost optimization across the organization.

As a FinOps Engineer, you contribute to the high performing culture of the Cloud & Compute by delivering a user experience that is better, faster, and cheaper through cloud.

You share a collective responsibility with your peers within the squad for the end-to-end lifecycle management of the service or product you are delivering. You are consistently contributing and delivering against the squad priorities and roadmaps.

Accountabilities

• Cloud Cost Monitoring: Continuously track cloud usage and expenses across different cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) to identify potential cost inefficiencies and areas for optimization.
• Cost Optimization Strategies: Develop and implement strategies to reduce cloud costs, such as rightsizing instances, utilizing reserved instances, optimizing auto-scaling policies, and identifying underutilized resources.
• Cost Allocation and Chargeback: Create and maintain chargeback/showback models to accurately allocate cloud costs to different business units or teams, fostering accountability for cloud usage.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Collaborate with finance teams to develop cloud budgets, forecast future spending, and track against planned expenditures.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze cloud usage data to identify trends, generate insightful reports for stakeholders, and present actionable insights to optimize cloud spend.
• Automation and Tooling: Leverage cloud management tools and automation scripts to streamline cost optimization tasks, including setting up alerts for excessive cloud usage.
• Collaboration with Teams: Work closely with engineering and operations teams to educate them on cost-effective cloud practices, provide feedback on new projects, identify opportunities to refine steady-state practices for waste elimination, and ensure alignment with cloud cost optimization goals. Proactively communicate and engage with the IT and Business communities as a visible ambassador of IT and digital

Syngenta is one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation company (Part of Syngenta Group) dedicated to improving global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 60,000 people in over 100 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace environment are enablers of our ambition to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture. Our employees reflect the diversity of our customers, the markets where we operate and the communities which we serve. No matter what your position, you will have a vital role in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet.

To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com

Experience / Previous jobs required for the job

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field (such as Computer Science, Engineering), and at least 10 years of IT experience.
• 7+ years of experience with one/more public/private cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including their pricing models, services, and best practices.
• Data Analysis Skills: Proficiency in data analysis techniques to identify patterns and trends in cloud usage data.
• Financial Acumen: Basic understanding of financial concepts like budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation.
• Coding Skills: Ability to write scripts and automate tasks using programming languages like Python or PowerShell.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of billing on cloud platforms (incl. impact of usage patterns on TCO)
• Ability to develop effective reporting schemes/metrics to maintain strong control on usage and billing of cloud services.
• Demonstrated skills in working across multi-functional teams to bring increased business value through seeing the bigger picture, collaboration and alignment of diverse needs.  
• AWS / Azure / GCP Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

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