Senior Platform Engineer - FinOps

Job Description

You will drive cost optimisation and financial efficiency across all platform infrastructure and services and work with engineering teams to enable real-time cost visibility and adoption of self-service tools while implementing automated cost controls to reduce cloud expenditure, bridge technical and financial domains to maximise platform value.

• Design, optimise and implement cost saving processes and architecture across all platforms.
• Track costs across all platform services and infrastructure, generating cost reports and updates.
• Implement cost alerts and budget threshold monitoring tools.
• Build, and enable engineering teams to use, self-service tools that provide real-time insights into their application and service costs.
• Establish cost optimisation playbooks and best practices while working closely with key stakeholders, including internal Tech Leaders and third parties.
• Provide technical expertise for, and implementation of Platform Engineering roadmap items relating to the maintenance, development and automation of platforms.

Qualifications

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven track record of implementing cost-saving initiatives that delivered measurable results across cloud infrastructure, inclusive of AWS.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, Cost and Usage Reports, and AWS Cost Anomaly Detection.
• Proven cost optimisation across developer tools, such as GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines.
• Experience with DataDog or similar SaaS based observability platforms to inform decision making.
• Strong background in Kubernetes, containerisation, and infrastructure automation.
• Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify cost optimisation opportunities.
• Ability to translate technical infrastructure costs into business-friendly financial metrics and forecasts.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence without authority, driving cost-conscious behaviours across engineering teams.
• Strong self-management skills with the ability to take initiative in identifying cost optimisation opportunities.
• Ability to create clear documentation and materials for engineering teams.

Additional Information

At Angstrom, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like:

• Generous bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Pension Scheme - matched to 6%
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
• Entain & Enhance days
• Sharesave Scheme
• A collaborative and creative team culture that encourages innovation.

Professional development opportunities and support for continuous learning.

Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.