Senior Software Engineer

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About The Job

Are you ready to apply your cloud engineering expertise to optimize and automate cloud cost management? Join Red Hat's Hybrid Cloud Management (HCM) team as a Senior Cloud Fin Ops Engineer and help implement effective cloud cost optimization solutions. In this role, you’ll collaborate with architects and technical leads to design and deploy cost‑efficient solutions for Red Hat Open Shift on AWS (ROSA) and Azure Red Hat Open Shift (ARO).

You’ll focus on optimizing cloud resource allocation and streamlining financial processes across hybrid cloud environments. With Red Hat’s growing focus on leveraging AI, you’ll have the opportunity to implement automation, AI, and machine learning solutions to enhance cloud cost management, predict spending patterns, and drive cost optimizations. You’ll play a key role in applying Fin Ops best practices, including reserved instances, auto‑scaling, and rightsizing, to ensure we maximize the efficiency of our cloud infrastructure.

The preferred location for this role is our Raleigh, NC office, but we will also consider highly qualified candidates in North America who prefer remote work.

What You Will Do

• Design and implement cloud tagging, cost allocation, and policy enforcement to ensure visibility and accountability in cloud spending

• Partner with architects and technical leads to implement architectural changes aimed at optimizing cloud costs

• Analyze ROSA, ARO, and additional cloud service architectures to identify areas of overspending and inefficiencies

• Develop automated cloud cost reporting solutions using AI and machine learning for early detection of unexpected expenses and inefficiencies

• Integrate cloud cost management tools with internal systems for streamlined data flow and more informed decision‑making

• Continuously optimize cloud infrastructure to reduce costs while maintaining performance

• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop and implement cost‑efficient reference cloud service architectures

• Define and enforce Fin Ops best practices for reserved instances, savings plans, auto‑scaling, rightsizing, and compute architecture selections, incorporating automation to improve resource allocation and cost efficiency

• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and trends, refining cost management processes to remain competitive and efficient

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

• Advanced experience in Kubernetes, Open Shift or other cloud‑native technologies

• Extensive experience delivering hosted cloud services and managing cloud financial operations

• Familiarity with Graviton‑based instances and Karpenter for Kubernetes

• Experience developing applications in Golang or Python

• Experience implementing architecture‑level changes for cost optimization

• In‑depth understanding of the Kubernetes cost model

• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP

• Strong analytical skills to identify inefficiencies and provide actionable insights from cloud data

• Expertise in platform engineering tools and methodologies, including Dev Ops, CI/CD, automation, and monitoring

• Solid understanding of cloud billing models and pricing structures across various providers

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Detail‑oriented with a proactive approach to cost‑saving and cloud efficiency improvements

• Self‑motivated with the ability to lead cloud financial operations and initiatives

Preferred

• Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., Fin Ops Certified Practitioner)

• Skilled in cloud cost management tools such as Cloud Health, Cloudability, AWS Cost Explorer, and Azure Cost Management

• Experience with Azure Red Hat Open Shift (ARO) and Red Hat Open Shift on AWS (ROSA) architectures

• Experience with AI tools for predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and cost optimization

• 1+ years of experience working within the Hybrid Cloud Management organization

The salary range for this position is $116,270 – $191,840. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

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