Cloud FinOps SME Enterprise Data Platform (Databricks)

San Jose, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Cloud FinOps SME Enterprise Data Platform (Databricks)

Location: san Jose CA

Role

The Cloud FinOps Subject Matter Expert (SME) will be responsible for driving cloud financial management (FinOps) for the enterprise Data Cloud platform built on Databricks across AWS and Azure. This role will monitor and optimize cloud consumption provide cost transparency develop forecasting models and collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform efficiency and resource utilization.

The role will also establish governance practices enable cost accountability across teams and provide actionable insights into platform utilization and cost drivers. The position will report to the Director of Enterprise Data Platform.

What You Will Do

Monitor analyze and optimize cloud spending across Databricks workloads AWS and Azure services

Develop and maintain cloud cost visibility dashboards and usage analytics to provide transparency into platform consumption and spending

Partner with Data Engineering Platform Engineering and Product teams to implement cost-efficient cloud architecture and workload strategies

Implement and manage cost allocation frameworks (tagging workspace mapping business units products) to track unit economics such as cost per customer workload or data pipeline

Develop and maintain cloud consumption forecasting models and support budgeting and financial planning cycles

Establish and promote FinOps governance policies and best practices including cluster usage guidelines auto-scaling instance optimization and idle resource management

Identify and drive cost optimization initiatives such as cluster right-sizing workload scheduling storage lifecycle policies and reserved capacity planning

Collaborate with Finance teams to support showback and chargeback reporting and improve cost accountability across engineering teams

Analyze Databricks platform utilization patterns and recommend improvements to cluster configurations job orchestration and resource usage

Work with cloud service providers on demand planning reserved instances savings plans and capacity reservations

Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement in cloud cost management and reporting

Track and report FinOps KPIs optimization initiatives and realized savings

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

6 10 years of experience in cloud cost management FinOps platform operations or technical program management

Strong understanding of public cloud services and pricing models (AWS and/or Azure)

Experience working with data platforms such as Databricks Apache Spark or large-scale analytics environments

Experience developing cost analytics forecasting models and financial reporting dashboards

Knowledge of cloud cost optimization techniques including rightsizing autoscaling workload scheduling and reserved capacity planning

Experience implementing cost allocation models and tagging strategies for cloud resource tracking

Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate cloud usage data into financial insights and optimization recommendations

Experience collaborating with engineering finance and product teams in a cross-functional environment

Experience using data analysis tools such as SQL Python or BI platforms for reporting and analytics

Excellent communication skills with the ability to present insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

FinOps Foundation FinOps Certified Practitioner certification

Experience working with Databricks cost optimization and cluster management

Familiarity with cloud cost management tools such as CloudHealth Cloudability or native cloud cost management platforms

Experience building cost dashboards using BI tools such as Power BI Tableau or Looker

Knowledge of enterprise data platform architecture

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills

Ability to influence engineering teams toward cost-efficient design and operational practices

Proactive self-driven mindset with strong ownership

Organized with strong attention to detail and documentation skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Cloud FinOps SME Enterprise Data Platform (Databricks) Location: san Jose CA Role The Cloud FinOps Subject Matter Expert (SME) will be responsible for driving cloud financial management (FinOps) for the enterprise Data Cloud platform built on Databricks across AWS and Azure. This role will moni...