FinOps Engineer​/Architect

# Fin Ops Engineer / Architect United States Fin Ops
100k – 150k14/10/2026

Full-time

Remote

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Job Description ## About the Role Cerence is seeking a Fin Ops Developer to improve visibility, accountability, and optimization of cloud infrastructure spend across a global, Azure-first environment. The role focuses on building and maintaining tools, reporting, and automation that strengthen cost transparency and operational control.

This position supports the modernization of data pipelines, cost reporting, and Fin Ops processes during the first year, with an emphasis on scalable workflows, improved cost allocation, and stronger financial governance. The work spans cloud cost management, analytics, and automation across multiple environments.

The role partners with cross-functional teams to improve financial accountability and ensure continuity across Fin Ops tooling, dashboards, and operational capabilities. It also contributes to documenting team processes and using AI to help accelerate and automate selected tasks.##

Key Responsibilities – Manage and improve cloud cost reporting across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.  – Build, maintain, and evolve tooling that supports budgeting, variance analysis, anomaly detection, and executive reporting.  – Maintain and migrate data pipelines, reporting models, dashboards, and automation used in Fin Ops operations.  – Improve cost allocation processes through better labeling, tagging, allocation, showback, and chargeback.  – Support cloud cost optimization initiatives and efficiency improvements.  

– Develop and support analytics solutions using SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and related technologies.  – Work with cross-functional teams to strengthen cloud financial accountability and governance.  – Document operational, development, deployment, and collaboration processes.  – Use AI to help automate selected tasks, campaigns, operational resolution, and monitoring.  – Ensure continuity of Fin Ops tooling, reporting, and related capabilities.## Required Skills– 2+ years of experience in Fin Ops, cloud engineering, cloud operations, or a related technical discipline.  

– Strong knowledge of cloud cost management using native Azure, AWS, and GCP services.  

– Experience with third-party cloud cost tools such as Cloud Zero, Vantage, or Cloud Health.  

– Experience with SQL, data analysis, reporting platforms, and dashboard development.  – Power BI experience is preferred for reporting and dashboarding.  – Experience supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or cost optimization initiatives.  – Strong communication skills with the ability to turn verbal and written input into requirements and deliverables.  

– Experience with data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Kubecost, Python, or similar frameworks.  – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.  – Equivalent practical experience developing edge and embedded applications will also be considered.## Cloud Platforms & Technologies### Cloud Providers  – Azure  – AWS  – GCP### Fin Ops Platforms  – Cloud Zero  – Vantage  – Cloud Health  – Kubecost### Programming Languages  – SQL  – Python### Data & Analytics  – Microsoft Fabric  – Power BI## Fin Ops Responsibilities– Improve cloud cost visibility and reporting across multiple environments.  

– Support budgeting, variance analysis, anomaly detection, and executive reporting.  – Evolve cost allocation methods through tagging, labeling, showback, and chargeback.  – Contribute to cost optimization and efficiency initiatives.  – Support financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.  – Strengthen cloud financial accountability and…