Senior FinOps Engineer - Unified Support
The Senior FinOps Engineer is responsible for optimizing, governing and evolving the financial operations of IFS cloud services, with primary focus on Microsoft Azure and supporting awareness of multi-cloud and AI-related technology consumption where relevant.This role goes beyond traditional cost reporting. It is responsible for driving technology value, enabling financial accountability, and supporting data-driven decision-making across engineering, operations, finance, and leadership teams. The successful candidate will lead FinOps practices across cloud spend visibility, forecasting, budgeting, allocation, optimization, commitment management, and governance, while also helping IFS adopt AI-enabled FinOps capabilities, automation, and modern reporting standards.The ideal candidate will combine strong Azure FinOps expertise with a proactive mindset for automation, analytics, stakeholder engagement, and the adoption of AI and AI-adjacent technologies in support operations.ResponsibilitiesOwn and improve FinOps practices for Azure, including cost visibility, allocation, forecasting, budgeting, and optimization.Monitor cloud spend, usage trends, and anomalies, and recommend corrective actions.Drive cost optimization through Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and other commercial levers.Partner with engineering, operations, and architecture teams to design cost-efficient, scalable solutions.Establish and maintain FinOps governance, including tagging, budgets, guardrails, and cost ownership.Improve cost data quality, transparency, and reporting across cloud services.Deliver clear financial and operational insights to stakeholders, including leadership. Automate FinOps reporting, controls, and workflows using scripting and platform tools.Work on AI-powered FinOps automation solutions for repetitive activities such as budget monitoring, spend review, follow-ups, and optimization tracking.Help govern AI-related cloud spend through visibility, budgeting, tagging, and efficiency tracking.Mentoring/guiding other team members and promoting FinOps best practices across teams.