FinOps Cloud Engineer

Location: Austin, United States of America

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Position Summary

Austin, Texas (Hybrid)
This is an exciting position for a FinOps Engineer (Financial Operations) to manage all financial aspects related to consumption of public cloud and SaaS services by CPL Cloud Services such as Safenet Trusted Authentication (STA), Data Protection on Demand (DPoD) and Software Monetization SW services. CPL currently spends several million dollars/year on consuming cloud services.

The primary goal of the FinOps analyst is to prioritize ongoing optimization of cloud consumption costs and to make sure the engineering teams are getting maximum value for minimal spend. Without a strong FinOps operation, CPL may be incurring expenses for services it doesn't need, tools no one is using, or licenses that have been abandoned.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Continuously monitor & optimize the Cloud Services consumption expenses

Forecast consumption expenses for various Cloud Services and publish detailed consumption reports on a monthly/quarterly basis

Maintain/update a list of Cloud Services vendors, understand licensing terms and be able to write Statement of Work (SOW) for any contracted services

Monitor Cloud Consumption costs using Cloud Cost optimization tools

Identify consumption trends and recommend best practices to reduce the costs

Work with finance for forecasting and budgeting Cloud Consumption expenses

Present reports at the monthly Cloud Operations Governance meetings and quarterly executive staff review meetings for Cloud Operations

Key Relationships:

Work with financial controller for forecasting, budgeting and cost allocation to various departments

Engage with procurement team for negotiations with vendors with regards to pricing, licensing and other terms. Work collaboratively with administrators raising the purchase requisitions.

With guidance from the Cloud Operations Engineering Director, collaborate with engineering managers to evangelize, implement cost saving development practices and realize cost savings

Maintain close relationships with Technical Account Managers for the various Cloud Services (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Data Dog) in order to learn, leverage and implement the tools offered natively by these vendors for optimizing cloud consumption costs

Interact with DIS Global Business Unit Cloud Operations Team to share and collaborate on best practices for Cloud Operations as it relates to Financial Operations

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a strong back ground in Cloud Computing and Data Analytics

Industry experience: 7+ years in a Cloud Services company offering “As a Service” products along with 2+ years of experience in a FinOps role.

Solid understanding of the infrastructure services in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud (GCP)

Experience with tools such as AWS Trusted Advisor/cost explorer, GCP cost report, billing export and Big Query

Expertise in Microsoft Excel for financial forecasting, expense trending and budgeting and in using Microsoft Power BI for Data Analytics

Forecasting and budgeting skills and exposure to basic finance

Special Position Requirements

Schedule: will be based on the global nature of the business. May require semi-regular interaction with international colleagues at unconventional hours.

Travel: Occasional travel to company meetings, industry conferences

Physical Demand: Prolonged periods of working on a computer.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance.

• Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off.

• Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program.

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

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