- Company Name
- Entain
- Job Title
- Platform Engineer Lead (FinOps)
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Platform Engineer Lead (FinOps)
**Role Summary**
Lead the design, development, and operational governance of automated FinOps platforms and cost‑optimization solutions in a large AWS environment. Build infrastructure-as-code (IaC) pipelines, self‑service tools, and real‑time dashboards to embed cost accountability across engineering, finance, and security teams. Drive the adoption of cloud financial best practices and cultivate an engineering culture focused on automation and continuous improvement.
**Expactations**
- Deliver end‑to‑end FinOps automation that improves visibility, control, and forecasting of cloud spend.
- Establish a new FinOps practice within the Cloud Excellence organization.
- Influence engineering teams to adopt cost‑aware architecture and development practices.
- Mentor and collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to align technical, financial, and compliance goals.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Design and implement scalable FinOps platforms using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Pulumi) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop automated cost‑optimization, anomaly‑detection, and data‑pipeline solutions for accurate attribution and forecasting.
- Build dashboards, reporting frameworks, and real‑time alerts to provide transparency into cloud spend.
- Create self‑service tools that enable teams to manage budgets, tags, and cost allocation.
- Lead the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for FinOps initiatives.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, Security, and Governance to integrate cost management into workflow.
- Mentor platform engineers, enforce best practices, and foster a culture of learning and inclusion.
**Required Skills**
- Proven AWS expertise (core services, architecture patterns, pricing models, billing, savings plans).
- Strong IaC proficiency (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Pulumi) and coding skills in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Experience with CI/CD, configuration management, and API integrations.
- Deep knowledge of FinOps principles, AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, Kubecost, cost allocation, unit economics, and financial modeling.
- Ability to design and scale cloud architectures with a focus on cost efficiency.
- Excellent communication skills for translating complex cost insights to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
- Leadership experience and ability to mentor teammates.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Developer, or SysOps Engineer (or equivalent) – mandatory.
- FinOps Certified Practitioner (or equivalent) – preferred.
- Validated experience in Kubernetes cost management, SRE, or platform engineering is a plus.