Cloud FinOps Engineer

Key Technical Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Harness Cloud Cost Management (CCM) and other relevant Harness modules.
• Strong understanding of FinOps principles, frameworks, and FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) standards. FOCUS certification or equivalent practical expertise is preferred.
• Experience configuring, implementing, and managing Harness modules, integrations, dashboards, reports, cost rules, and thresholds.
• Hands-on experience with cloud cost visibility, cost allocation, cost anomaly detection, usage analysis, and optimization recommendations.
• Good understanding of AWS services, cloud billing, usage metrics, tagging strategies, cost allocation, and pricing structures.
• Experience building and maintaining cloud cost dashboards, reports, and analytical insights.
• Knowledge of cloud cost governance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial accountability practices.
• Ability to interpret cloud billing and usage data and translate findings into actionable cost optimization initiatives.

Key Functional Skills

• Strong understanding of FinOps processes, cloud financial management, and cloud cost governance.
• Ability to analyze cloud spending patterns, cost trends, anomalies, and resource utilization.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into Harness CCM configurations, dashboards, and reporting solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to identify, prioritize, and drive cloud cost optimization initiatives.
• Experience working with Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Finance, and application teams.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own, administer, and continuously enhance Harness Cloud Cost Management (CCM) and other relevant Harness modules supporting cloud financial management and optimization.
• Configure and maintain Harness CCM integrations, modules, dashboards, reports, cost rules, policies, and thresholds based on business and operational requirements.
• Develop and enhance cloud cost dashboards and reporting frameworks to provide visibility into cloud spending, resource utilization, cost trends, and optimization opportunities.
• Define and manage cost anomaly detection rules, thresholds, alerts, and recommendations to proactively identify unexpected cloud spending.
• Analyze cloud billing and usage data to identify cost inefficiencies, spending patterns, and opportunities for optimization.
• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives using Harness CCM insights, recommendations, and FinOps best practices.
• Implement FOCUS standards and practices to enable consistent, standardized cloud cost and usage reporting.
• Establish and improve cloud cost allocation, tagging, accountability, and governance practices.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, FinOps, SRE, Finance, and application teams to improve cost transparency, financial accountability, and optimization outcomes.
• Monitor cloud cost trends and provide actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support the ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and enhancement of Harness CCM integrations, reporting capabilities, and cost governance processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in cloud financial management practices, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.

Preferred Certifications

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent FinOps certification.
• FOCUS certification or demonstrated expertise in FOCUS standards.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent AWS certification.
• Relevant Harness platform certifications or hands-on Harness CCM experience.