FinOps Engineer, Cloud & Kubernetes Optimization

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $98.1k - $167.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

☁️ Cloud Engineer

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Allstate

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1931

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🛡️ Insurance

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2014-01

Consulting • Logistics • Insurance

Allstate is an industry leader in providing insurance solutions, focusing on home, auto, device, and identity protection. With a commitment to customer well-being, Allstate aims to instill peace of mind and financial security for its customers. The company also emphasizes community impact and sustainability through various initiatives, showcasing their dedication to social responsibility and positive change.

📋 Description

• Analyze cloud and Kubernetes usage to identify idle capacity, inefficient workloads, cost anomalies, and optimization opportunities • Partner with engineering and product teams to evaluate recommendations, explain expected impact, and support implementation • Build lightweight scripts, API integrations, and repeatable workflows to reduce manual analysis and connect relevant data sources • Develop reports, dashboards, forecasts, and cost insights to help teams understand spending trends and plan future cloud usage • Support cloud commitment planning, reservations, savings programs, and other cloud-cost efficiency strategies • Expand FinOps practices through standards, documentation, education, and tools that enable product and engineering teams to own their cloud costs • Collaborate with cloud, Kubernetes, engineering, finance, architecture, and product teams • Translate cloud-usage data into practical recommendations and measurable outcomes

🎯 Requirements

• Hands-on experience working with at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform • Experience analyzing or optimizing cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, or Kubernetes-based workloads • Working knowledge of cloud billing, usage, cost allocation, forecasting, or cost-optimization concepts • Ability to use Python or another scripting language for basic automation, API calls, data preparation, or systems integration • Experience using data to identify trends, investigate issues, and develop clear, actionable recommendations • Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and financial information to engineering, finance, product, and leadership audiences • Experience with FinOps, cloud financial management, technology business management, or cloud-cost optimization • Familiarity with Apptio Cloudability, VMware CloudHealth, Finout, Adaptive6, or cloud-native cost-management platforms • Experience with Kubernetes cost allocation, workload rightsizing, autoscaling, cluster efficiency, or shared-cost analysis • Experience using SQL, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Datadog, or similar analytical and observability tools • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, developer portals, or engineering automation workflows • Exposure to unit economics, AI cost governance, token consumption, model-selection economics, or FinOps Foundation practices and certifications • Successful completion of a background investigation • Must be authorized to work in the United States; Allstate generally does not sponsor employment-based visas for this position • Reliable internet with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload • Dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, with appropriate desk and seating

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse • Monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs for employees eligible to work from home • Dedicated, private workspace requirements for home working • Opportunity to shape FinOps capabilities and build practical solutions • Flexibility to test new ideas, recommend tools, and build practical solutions • Exposure to unit economics, AI cost management, and token-based consumption • Continuous learning opportunities • Meaningful work supporting causes and protecting families and belongings