FinOps Analyst

Snyk is the leader in secure AI software development helping millions of developers develop fast and stay secure as AI transforms how software is built. Our AI-native Developer Security Platform integrates seamlessly into development and security workflows making it easy to find fix and prevent vulnerabilities — from code and dependencies to containers and cloud.

Our mission is to empower every developer to innovate securely in the AI era — boosting productivity while reducing business risk. We’re not your average security company - we build Snyk on One Team Care Deeply Customer Centric and Forward Thinking.

It’s how we stay driven supportive and always one step ahead as AI reshapes our world.

Why this role?

The FinOps Analyst is the technical engine behind Snyk’s Cloud Financial Management practice. Working at the intersection of Infrastructure Product and Finance you will own the data foundation that allows Snyk to hit its margin targets. You will be responsible for the visibility and optimization of our global cloud hosting estate ensuring sustainable usage through real-time analysis technical advocacy and proactive cost governance.

Operational Visibility & Reporting

• Foundational Capabilities: Build and maintain the FinOps infrastructure including cost forecasting granular dashboards and actionable reporting for engineering teams.

• Usage & Tagging Standards: Own the global cloud tagging standards and cost-allocation logic to ensure 100% reporting health across AWS and GCP.

• Data Provisioning: Act as the "Data Engine" for profitability providing high-fidelity consumption trends to the Lead Procurement Business Partners FP&A and Pricing teams.

Technical Optimization & Architecture

• Platform Optimization: Drive cost efficiency across compute storage databases observability and search platforms.

• Durable Engineering Solutions: Analyze infrastructure drivers to design and implement high-impact technical optimizations that scale with our growth.

• Architecture Advocacy: Partner with R&D teams to influence architecture and operational decisions ensuring "cost-efficiency by design" without sacrificing innovation.

Cost Governance & Management

• Cost Incident Management: Establish and monitor anomaly detection; lead the triage of billing spikes to ensure immediate remediation and root-cause analysis.

• Commitment Management: Execute Snyk’s "commercial math" strategy including the purchase and lifecycle management of Savings Plans and Reserved Instances.

• Efficiency Identification: Partner with engineering squads to identify and remediate "low-hanging fruit" such as unattached volumes or over-provisioned instances.

Strategic Influence

• Cross-Functional Bridge: Serve as a critical link between Finance and R&D translating complex billing data into clear strategic recommendations for engineering leaders and executives.

• Experience: 3-5+ years in Cloud Infrastructure Platform Engineering SRE or FinOps with a track record of driving impact across multiple teams or systems.

• Cloud & SaaS Mastery: Deep hands-on experience with AWS and GCP as well as major SaaS providers (e.g. Datadog Confluent Snowflake).

• Analytical Prowess: Proficiency with cloud billing data (AWS CUR / GCP Billing Export) and SQL/Visualization tools (Looker Tableau etc.).

• Execution Focus: Proven ability to drive cost initiatives from initial problem identification through to technical execution and measurable outcomes.

• Communication: Exceptional ability to shape decisions with senior engineering leaders and business partners without formal authority.

• Adaptability: Experience operating effectively in high-ambiguity environments and building practices from the ground up

• Certification: FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) is highly preferred.

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About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health wellness financial security and a work/life blend we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

• Prioritize health wellness financial security and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.

• Flexible working hours work-from home allowances in-office perks and time off for learning and self development

• Generous vacation and wellness time off country-specific holidays and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers

• Health benefits employee assistance plans and annual wellness allowance

• Country-specific life insurance disability benefits and retirement/pension programs plus mobile phone and education allowances

What We Do

Snyk the leader in secure AI software development empowers organizations to build fast and stay secure by unleashing developer productivity and reducing business risk. The company’s AI Trust Platform seamlessly integrates into developer and security workflows to accelerate secure software delivery in the AI Era. Snyk delivers trusted actionable insights and automated remediation enabling modern organizations to innovate without limits. Snyk is redefining secure AI-driven software delivery for over 4500 customers worldwide today.

Why Work With Us

Every team member at Snyk contributes to our vision for a more secure digital world. No matter where we are in the world we operate as one team and work together to shape the future of application security. We take immense pride in the diversity of our people cultures and experiences.

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