Job#: 3039190

Job Description:

Job Title : FinOps Engineer

Location: Chandler, AZ / Irving, TX (Hybrid- 3 days onsite)

Contract Length: 12 months (intended conversion to FTE)

Pay Rate: $80/hr - $87/hr

Note: We are not able to consider C2C or third-party submissions

We are seeking a skilled FinOps Engineer to establish and lead a new FinOps function. This role is a top priority and requires a true expert to drive financial accountability, optimize cloud and on-premise infrastructure spend, and improve forecasting across the technology organization. The position provides hands-on technical leadership, leveraging automation and AI-assisted insights to reduce technology spend at scale, while working closely with Finance, Architecture, and Engineering partners.

• Actively lead and drive FinOps engineering efforts across both on-premise and cloud (Azure, GCP) infrastructure.
• Build and implement application-level cost visibility, allocation, and chargeback models.
• Identify and execute optimization opportunities, including rightsizing, reserved instances/savings plans, storage lifecycles, and architectural efficiencies.
• Develop and manage budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and variance analysis processes.
• Create strong automation and engineering capabilities, building automated guardrails, alerts, and remediation workflows using scripts like Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Leverage AI-assisted insights to identify inefficiencies, automate cost recommendations, and remediate spend risks.
• Establish and implement governance standards for tagging and cost allocation at scale.
• Integrate cost controls and FinOps practices directly into engineering pipelines and operational processes.
• Create and present dashboards, reports, and insights on cost trends and savings to executives and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the CTO, infrastructure teams, and finance partners to embed cost as a primary operational and design consideration.

Experience: 6-10+ years of experience in cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering.

Technical Skills:

• Proven, hands-on FinOps expertise delivering measurable cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Experience with Azure and GCP cost management, billing models, and optimization.
• Experience managing and optimizing on-premise or hybrid infrastructure costs.
• Strong automation and scripting capabilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent).
• Experience implementing tagging, allocation, and governance standards.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical cost drivers into business impact.
• AI-assisted FinOps automation experience, using AI-driven insights or anomaly detection.

• Experience operating FinOps in large-scale or multi-cloud environments.
• Kubernetes or container cost optimization experience.
• Experience embedding cost as a non-functional requirement (NFR) in architecture and design reviews.
• Familiarity with third-party FinOps or cloud cost management platforms.
• FinOps Foundation certification or demonstrated applied FinOps maturity.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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