Job Description

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

IT FinOps Engineer
Detroit, MI (Hybrid; onsite T, W, Th)
W2 Contract 12+ Months

* Technical Azure Cloud experience is needed.

Job Summary

The IT FinOps Engineer plays a critical role in managing and optimizing cloud financial operations across the organization. This position bridges the gap between finance, engineering, and operations to ensure cost-effective cloud usage, financial accountability, and strategic alignment with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain real-time cost observability pipelines.
• Develop dashboards and alerts to monitor cloud spend and usage anomalies.
• Implement tagging strategies for accurate cost attribution.
• Design and manage chargeback/showback models for internal stakeholders.
• Analyze cloud usage to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Implement automation to eliminate idle resources and enforce usage policies.
• Calculate unit economics for cloud services.
• Evaluate ROI of cloud investments and optimization initiatives.
• Define and enforce FinOps policies and standards.
• Develop governance frameworks for cost accountability.
• Create reports and dashboards for finance, engineering, and leadership.
• Communicate trends, forecasts, and actionable insights.
• Partner with DevOps, engineering, and finance teams.
• Align cloud spend with business and technical objectives.
• Support cloud budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Assist in vendor negotiations and contract management.
• Conduct training and develop documentation/playbooks.
• Review and refine cost-saving initiatives.
• Stay updated on cloud pricing models and FinOps tools.

*Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process