Cloud Cost​/Finance Ops Engineer

Job Description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Senior Fin Ops Engineer to drive significant cloud cost savings and financial accountability across our organization. The successful candidate will embed a culture of cost optimization within engineering teams and architect forward‑looking, financially responsible cloud strategies.

As a member of a multi‑cloud configuration team, the selected individual will be part of an agile scrum team and will be knowledgeable in numerous development tools and technologies.

• Establish, evangelize, and govern Fin Ops policies and best practices across multi‑cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Lead efforts to optimize cloud commitments (e.g., Reserved Instances, Savings Plans) and advise on optimal pricing models for new and existing workloads.
• Serve as the technical expert and architectural advisor for cloud cost optimization, reviewing new and existing designs to ensure cost‑effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identify architectural waste and inefficiencies, providing clear, documented remediation plans (e.g., rightsizing, storage tiering, resource lifecycle management).
• Design and build automated tools, scripts, and processes to enforce Fin Ops governance, detect cost anomalies, and automate remediation actions (e.g., using Python, Terraform, Cloud APIs).
• Develop custom dashboards and data visualizations using cloud‑native tools or third‑party platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Grafana) to monitor key financial and operational metrics.
• Partner with development teams to refactor and re‑architect critical applications for improved cloud efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 to 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Deep development/engineering skills
  • Solution architecture expertise
  • Fin Ops best practices in designing, implementing, and governing cost‑efficient cloud solutions
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, and/or Oracle Cloud Cost Management

• AWS Billing
• Engineering background with the attitude to solve complex problems without static solutions

• TS/SCI with Poly security clearance required

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is $111,800—$221,800 USD.

Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits.

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