FinOps AWS Engineer
Work Pattern: Full Time/Fixed Term Contract
Security Clearance: SC
The Company:
At Amber Labs, we are a cutting-edge UK and European technology consultancy that prioritises empowering autonomy, promoting experimentation, and facilitating rapid learning to provide exceptional value to our clients. Our company culture is centred around collaboration, where all colleagues, regardless of their role, work together to minimise risk and shorten delivery times. Our team consists of highly-skilled cross-functional consultants, analysts, and support staff.
The Role:
We are seeking a skilled AWS FinOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key role in optimizing our AWS spend, identifying cost savings, and implementing FinOps best practices. You’ll leverage your expertise in AWS services, cloud financial management, and automation to drive financial accountability and cost efficiency across teams. The AWS FinOps Engineer will collaborate closely with finance, operations, and engineering teams to develop and monitor cost-effective cloud solutions, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability within budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cloud Cost Optimization: Design and implement cost management strategies on AWS, using services like Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Trusted Advisor to optimize spend.
- Financial Monitoring & Reporting: Build dashboards and reports to track, analyze, and forecast cloud usage and costs, providing visibility to stakeholders on budget adherence.
- Collaboration & Education: Work with engineering and finance teams to establish best practices, promote a culture of cost accountability, and educate teams on cost-conscious cloud usage.
- Tagging and Governance: Implement tagging policies and governance practices to ensure accurate cost tracking and accountability across departments.
- Tooling & Automation: Automate processes using tools such as AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, and third-party FinOps tools to enforce cost controls and streamline budget management.
- Capacity Planning: Collaborate with teams on capacity planning to ensure efficient resource provisioning, reducing over-provisioning and under-utilization of resources.
- Stay Updated on Best Practices: Continuously research AWS updates and industry best practices in cloud financial management to improve cost optimization strategies.
Requirements:
- Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- AWS Cloud Knowledge: Proven experience with AWS services and capabilities, including EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and Cost Management tools.
- FinOps Expertise: Strong understanding of FinOps principles and cloud financial management, with hands-on experience in AWS cost management, reporting, and budgeting.
- Automation Skills: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform for cost and resource optimization.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities with experience in data analysis, financial reporting, and budgeting for cloud resources.
- Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams, translating technical and financial concepts for stakeholders.
- Certifications: AWS FinOps certification or AWS Solutions Architect certifications are highly desirable.
Benefits:
- Join a rapidly expanding start-up where personal growth is a part of our DNA.
- Flexible work environment focused on deliverable outcomes.
- Private medical insurance through Aviva.
- Company pension plan through Nest.
- 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
- Access to Perkbox, offering global employee rewards and wellness resources.
- Generous employee referral program.
- Collaborative environment with career advancement opportunities.
- Embrace a culture of experimentation and innovation.
- Choose your preferred device, PC or Mac.
Diversity & Inclusion:
At Amber Labs, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for all. We are committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued.
What Happens Next?
Our Talent Acquisition Team will reach out to discuss next steps. We follow a two-stage interview process for most consultants, and a third interview with Partners may occur if necessary.
Top Skills
What We Do
Amber Labs is a partnership of highly-skilled consultants and technologists.
We specialise in the evolution of Data Engineering, Cloud and Analytics.
We focus on delivering value from our client’s data using innovative approaches that reduce risk and delivery time, and that we are constantly improving through R&D.
Amber Labs was founded on three key principles:
An employee first internal culture, through diverse investment and exciting opportunities for our team, and a partnership structure ensuring everyone has an opportunity to share in the success of Amber Labs.
Persistent analysis to identify opportunities to develop artefacts, accelerators and automation that allow rapid deployment of highly-technical solutions to the cloud or on-premise for our clients.
Consistent investment into our ADM (Amber Labs Delivery Methodology -underpinned by Agile Methodology) to ensure we maximise velocity, quality and value
