As a FinOps Engineer & Consultant at Cortex Reply, you'll build the platforms, pipelines, and automation that give enterprises real-time control over their technology spend. This is a hands-on engineering role at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and financial analytics - turning raw billing data into actionable, automated optimisation.
We work with the FinOps Foundation, shape industry standards, and expand the discipline into AI, sustainability, and beyond.
Your Tasks
Cost Visibility & Tooling Engineering
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Design integrations across AWS, Azure, and GCP billing APIs
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Architect data pipelines that normalise and unify multi-cloud, SaaS, and on-prem spend data
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Build dashboards, cost views, and real-time alerting using BI and observability tools
Automation & Policy Enforcement
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Design automated cost controls: policy-as-code guardrails (tagging, lifecycle, sizing), event-driven automation for idle resource cleanup and budget notifications
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Write reusable Terraform modules embedding cost-awareness into provisioning
Infrastructure Optimisation
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Generate rightsizing recommendations and remediate waste across cloud, SaaS, AI, and on-prem workloads
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Optimise Kubernetes workloads, storage tiers, network egress, and managed service configurations
Cost Allocation & Tagging Engineering
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Design and enforce tagging frameworks at scale
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Implement automated compliance checks and remediation workflows
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Build showback/chargeback systems mapping spend to business units, products, and teams
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with DevOps, Platform, and SRE teams to embed FinOps into existing workflows
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Enable engineering self-service through tools, APIs, and integrations that surface cost context
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Collaborate with finance to translate engineering data into business reporting
Thought Leadership
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Develop FinOps blueprints and playbooks
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Contribute trainings, talks, and publications
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Expand offerings into FinOps for AI, FinOps for SaaS, or sustainability tracking
Client Advisory & Consulting
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Act as a technical consultant to client teams - conduct assessments, lead workshops, and translate engineering solutions into business outcomes during client-facing engagements
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Contribute to solution design proposals and project scoping, ensuring technical feasibility aligns with client expectations and timelines
What We Offer
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Competitive compensation
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Professional development through challenging projects and training opportunities
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A diverse, international team with a strong knowledge-sharing culture
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Opportunities for thought leadership: conferences, publications, certifications
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A collaborative, supportive team environment
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Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field
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Proficiency in English and German (min. B2 each)
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Residence in Germany with work eligibility
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Willingness to travel occasionally
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Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
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Understanding of agile frameworks and consulting experience
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Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
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Python, Terraform, SQL
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Familiarity with cloud billing models, pricing structures, and usage metering
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Understanding of container-based architectures and Kubernetes basics
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Proactive, self-organised mindset
Nice to Have
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Cloud certifications or FinOps Practitioner certification
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Familiarity with cloud cost management tools (e.g. Cloudability, Flexera, Kubecost, Infracost)
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Exposure to SaaS management, on-prem licence optimisation, or AI cost management
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Automation/orchestration tools: n8n, Step Functions, Cloud Workflows
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Observability platforms: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
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BI tools: Power BI, Looker, Grafana dashboards
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AI/ML workload cost management (GPU economics, training vs. inference spend)
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SaaS licensing optimisation or on-prem infrastructure cost modelling
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