FinOps & Cloud Architecture Engineer
fortive
Job Description
Cloud Architecture
- Maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP) that is secure, scalable, and cost-efficient.
- Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
- Evaluate architecture decisions (compute, storage, networking) for both technical fit and cost impact.
- Support migrations, right-sizing initiatives, and adoption of managed/serverless services where they reduce cost or operational overhead.
- Knowledge of Github
FinOps
- Own cloud cost visibility: build dashboards and reports for spend, forecasts, and budget variance across teams.
- Implement and enforce tagging, showback/chargeback, and cost-allocation standards across cloud accounts.
- Identify and drive cost-optimization opportunities — reserved instances/savings plans, spot usage, rightsizing, storage tiering, idle resource cleanup.
- Partner with business and Finance leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and unit economics for cloud spend.
- Track and report on FinOps KPIs (e.g., cost per unit, waste %, savings realized) and present findings to stakeholders.
- Evaluate and manage cloud cost-management tooling (e.g., native cost tools, Flexera etc)