FinOps engineer

1 hour, 53 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
DevOps and Infrastructure
Xsolla

Xsolla

Xsolla is an international payment solution provider for online games, offering tools to launch, monetize, and scale games worldwide with local payment methods and fraud prevention.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2005

Description

  • Lead the cloud cost optimization strategy across GCP, AWS, and on-prem infrastructure to improve efficiency, transparency, and financial predictability.
  • Analyze compute, storage, networking, and Kubernetes usage to identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising performance or reliability.
  • Build and maintain forecasting models, dashboards, and automated reporting to provide visibility into cost drivers and trends.
  • Develop and implement tagging and labeling standards, budgeting processes, and governance policies to support accountability.
  • Partner with Engineering, Finance, and Product teams on workload placement, architecture decisions, and scaling strategies.
  • Drive adoption of FinOps best practices such as rightsizing, reservation planning, autoscaling optimization, and cost-effective storage strategies.
  • Create tooling, automation, and pipelines for cost monitoring, anomaly detection, and usage attribution across clusters, virtual machines, and physical servers.
  • Promote a cost-aware culture by training engineering teams, running FinOps reviews, and sharing insights with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Stay current on cloud pricing models, vendor offerings, and industry trends to evolve FinOps maturity.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles with a strong focus on cost optimization.
  • Hands-on experience with GCP, with AWS experience also required.
  • Strong understanding of cloud pricing models, resource types, and cost management tooling.
  • Deep knowledge of Kubernetes resource allocation, autoscaling, workload placement, and cost attribution.
  • Proficiency with cloud cost tools such as GCP Billing exports, BigQuery, AWS CUR, Kubecost, CloudHealth, and observability-based cost monitoring features.
  • Strong analytical and data-engineering skills, including building dashboards, SQL-based pipelines, and forecasting models.
  • Experience driving cross-functional initiatives and influencing engineering, product, and finance stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business-focused recommendations.
  • Fluent English, both written and verbal.
  • GCP and/or AWS cloud certifications at the Professional level are preferred.
  • Understanding of FinOps Framework practices or FinOps Certified Practitioner certification is preferred.
  • Prior experience in gaming, high-growth tech, SaaS, or multi-cloud platform environments is preferred.
  • Familiarity with chargeback/showback models, internal cost allocation systems, or multi-tenant architecture is preferred.
  • Experience with Terraform, Helm, or GitOps workflows in cost-related automation is preferred.
  • Background in data analytics, cloud architecture, or financial modeling is preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • PTO.
  • A personalized career roadmap for each employee.
  • Training and educational opportunities for professional development.
  • A comprehensive benefits program supporting employees’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
  • An inclusive, supportive environment that values creativity, collaboration, and the transformative power of play.

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