Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer

About Us

Abacus Insights is transforming how data works for health plans. Our mission is simple: make healthcare data usable so the people responsible for care and cost decisions can act faster with confidence.
We help health plans break down data silos to create a single trusted data foundation. That foundation powers better decisions so plans can improve outcomes reduce waste and deliver better experiences for members and providers alike.

Backed by $100M from top investors were tackling big challenges in an industry thats ready for change. Our platform enables GenAI use cases by delivering clean connected and reliable healthcare data that can support automation prioritization and decision workflowsand its why we are leading the way.

Our innovation begins with people. We are bold curious and collaborativebecause the best ideas come from working together. Ready to make an impact Join us and lets build the future together.

About the Role

We are seeking a Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer to serve as the daytoday accountable leader for cloud financial management across the enterprise and at a client level. Partnering closely with the CIO this role owns cloud spend visibility optimization forecasting and FinOps execution. The role focuses on driving cost efficiency improving transparency and embedding financial accountability across engineering implementation and client teams.

Your day to day

• Own enterprise and clientlevel cloud spend including budgeting forecasting and variance analysis
• Implement and scale FinOps best practices to improve cost transparency and accountability
• Analyze cloud usage architecture and cost drivers to identify optimization opportunities
• Develop and execute cost optimization strategies (e.g. rightsizing reservations cloudnative services)
• Partner with client teams to quantify cloud cost versus business value and ROI
• Collaborate with engineering finance and implementation teams to align on cloud financial management
• Produce regular reporting on cloud spend savings opportunities and financial performance
• Manage and leverage cloud cost management tools to monitor and control spend
• Educate teams on FinOps principles and promote costaware decision making

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent relevant professional experience
• 3 years of experience in cloud financial management cloud engineering or related roles
• Handson experience implementing FinOps practices and optimizing cloud costs
• Strong analytical skills with experience in financial modeling forecasting and reporting
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms and services (AWS Azure Databricks Snowflake)
• Proficiency with cloud cost management tools (AWS Cost Explorer Azure Cost Management Databricks cost data)
• Experience with modern cloud architectures including containerization and serverless
• Ability to communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with comfort working across engineering finance and client teams

What we would like to see but not required

• FinOps Practitioner certification or cloud architecture certifications (AWS Azure)
• Experience supporting multicloud or hybrid cloud environments
• Familiarity with cloud automation and cost governance tooling
• Programming experience (e.g. Python Java) to support analysis and automation

Our Commitment as an Equal Opportunity Employer

As a mission-led technology company helping to drive better healthcare outcomes Abacus Insights believes that the best innovation and value we can bring to our customers comes from diverse ideas thoughts experiences and perspectives. Therefore we dedicate resources to building diverse teams and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. Abacus prohibits discrimination and harassment regarding race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

At the heart of who we are is a commitment to continuously and intentionally building an inclusive cultureone that empowers every team member across the globe to do their best work and bring their authentic selves. We carry that same commitment into our hiring process aiming to create an interview experience where you feel comfortable and confident showcasing your strengths. If theres anything we can do to support thatbig or smallplease let us know.