Cloud FinOps Engineer

Plano, TX | Hybrid & Fully Remote Options

Toyota Connected is seeking a Cloud FinOps Engineer to join our TechOps team that will have an impact on responsible cloud consumption and optimization while helping streamline our cloud spendings. If you have a passion for financial operations and cloud-based technologies and are looking for an opportunity to make a difference in a dynamic organization, we encourage you to apply for this exciting role.

6 Month+ Contract with likely extensions

Responsibilities:

• Provide visibility into cloud cost drivers to the Engineering, Finance, and Executive teams—giving them enough information to make appropriate trade-offs between costs and business needs
• Automate cost reporting, alerting and visualization for various cloud cost metrics
• Identify and alert on cloud cost anomalies in a timely fashion
• Think independently to solve difficult data problems
• Collate, analyze, and prioritize cloud optimization recommendations and calculate potential savings
• Provide expert knowledge of cloud cost optimization strategies (e.g. rightsizing, power scheduling, etc.)
• Collaborate with cross-functional product and finance teams within Toyota Connected to understand business needs and for cost optimization to develop key metrics and reporting
• Ensuring optimization recommendations go through the appropriate governance process and get actioned
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to implement cost optimization recommendations and best practices
• Utilize data to tell compelling stories by visualizing cloud usage, driving cloud cost optimization practices within product engineering teams
• Operate in a highly iterative Agile development environment
• Stay up to date with industry trends and regulations related to FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with native and 3rd party public cloud cost management & advisory tools (AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Trusted Advisor, GCP Billing, GCP Recommender, Azure Cost Management & Billing, Azure Advisor, Azure Pricing Calculator, etc.)
• Experience with data analysis and data visualization tools (AWS QuickSight, DataStudio, BigQuery, PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with SQL Queries and Python, Go, or similar scripting language to create automations
• Strong understanding of financial systems and processes in a cloud-based environment
• Demonstrates competency with cloud-based technologies such as AWS, Google Cloud, and/or Azure
• Hands on experience utilizing public cloud APIs, Dashboards, and automation
• Expertise in cloud optimizations, including reservations, savings plans, right-sizing, lifecycle management and rearchitecture
• Experience in how to organize and analyze data, apply formulas, and get different slices of data, such as price per product/department
• Ability to convey finance terms to engineering teams and vice versa
• Experience with cloud-based financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting tools
• Ability to learn and apply modern technologies, programming practices, patterns, and methods
• Solutions-oriented with an ability to keep an open mind while finding agreeable solutions
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Experience working in an Agile environment using frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or similar
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks/assignments
• Ability to develop healthy working relationships and collaborate with customers, peers, and leaders
• Exhibits integrity and high standards in work quality
• Values diversity and differences amongst individuals in interactions

Added Bonus if you have:

• FinOps Certified Practitioner
• We think the knowledge acquired earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Finance, Accounting, or related field would be of great value in this position, but if you're smart and have the experience that backs up your abilities, for us, talent trumps degree every time

Excited about this opportunity, but don't meet 100% of the qualifications? We’d still love for you to apply! Toyota Connected is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where unique experiences are valued and everyone has the opportunity to contribute. You may just be the right candidate for this or other Toyota Connected opportunities.

Location:

This position is based in Plano, Texas, for hybrid work, however, fully remote work may be permitted in a pre-approved list of states. Speak with your recruiter to learn more about our remote work program.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to an excellent compensation, you’ll also receive:

• Annual Patent-a-thons and Hackathons to embrace your superior creative thinking ability.
• Free catered lunches when working onsite. We try to keep it healthy, but Fridays are “cheat” days, so you can get your carbs on!
• Two fully stocked Nespresso bars for your coffee and tea fixes.
• No dress code! Come as you are. We know the smart people we hire don’t need to be told what to wear.
• Free covered garage parking to shield your vehicle from those sneaky storms and to protect your buns from the Texas sun.

Who Are We?

Toyota Connected was established in 2016 to infuse the power of big data and cloud intelligence into all aspects of the mobility experience so that driving a Toyota or Lexus is more personal, intuitive, and safe. We create and enable technologies that delight, simplify, and connect the lives of those who use our products. We believe this mobility revolution will empower our customers to use their vehicles in an array of exciting new ways. We support, celebrate, and thrive on the opportunity to provide Mobility for All.
Making a connected life a more human experience takes humans from all walks of life. Toyota Connected celebrates and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces you.

We are committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process by providing reasonable accommodations as necessary for persons with disabilities or those affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. If you need to request an accommodation, please reach out to your Recruiter who will connect you with an HR Business Partner to discuss your requested accommodation. We only share the candidate information obtained through this process as necessary to fulfill our reasonable accommodation obligations and strive to create an unbiased and equitable experience for all.