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About GEICO
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States, offering affordable auto, home, renters, and other personal insurance products. Industry: Insurance
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The Staff Engineer – FinOps joins the Capacity and Workload Management organization within the FinOps and Cloud Optimization team. This role leads FinOps engineering projects focused on cloud services, architecture, cost optimization, budgeting, and forecasting. The engineer will manage optimization and automation strategies, establish budget reports, and define KPIs for IT executives. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, designing microservices, and ensuring seamless integration across full stack web applications. The candidate must utilize technologies including AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Django, gRPC, Kafka, Apache Spark, Java, TypeScript, ReactJS, BootstrapJS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. The work involves solving complex cloud operational expense problems by analyzing pricing models, billing structures, and cost trends to drive data-driven insights and improve spend reporting across various cloud-based services.
What does a Engineer earn in California?
Median $199500 from 103 postings across 31 companies.
Lead FinOps engineering projects focusing on cloud cost optimization, budgeting, and capacity planning.
Manage and implement automation strategies to optimize business processes and cloud spend.
Create comprehensive strategies to improve spend reporting, governance, and cost savings.
Collect budget requirements and maintain cost forecasts using various reporting tools.
Define FinOps KPIs for IT executives and manage communications with financial controllers.
Develop economic units using business metrics to manage cloud operational expenses.
Provide technical leadership for full-stack web app development and microservices integration.
Mentor junior and senior engineers on system architecture, design, and implementation.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
8+ years of experience working in FinOps projects and understanding of FinOps concepts (preferred).
5+ years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost savings, and reporting using various tools.
4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks and cloud technologies like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
3+ years of experience with cloud architecture and design including cost optimization, capacity planning, pricing, and performance tuning.
2+ years of professional software development or solutions engineering experience with Java, TypeScript, ReactJS, BoostrapJS, Python, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform.
Experience designing and developing microservices using Python, Django, gRPC with protocol buffers, Kafka, and Apache Spark.
Deep understanding of cloud services, architectures, pricing models, and billing structures for complex cost trend analysis.
Remote (Seattle, WA)161 days ago
$115,000–$230,000
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