Cost Engineer

Insight Global is looking for a Cost Engineer to join one of North America's largest retail companies. We are seeking a FinOps Engineer to own end‑to‑end cloud cost management across Azure and AWS, including Reserved Instance and Savings Plan strategy, lifecycle management, and utilization reporting. This role will build and maintain accurate cloud spend forecasting models at the team, product, and organizational levels to support budget planning and executive decision‑making. You will design and operate anomaly detection frameworks to identify cost spikes, waste, and misaligned resource usage in near real time. Partnering closely with engineering teams, you will embed FinOps best practices into architecture reviews, sprint planning, and deployment pipelines to drive cost‑efficient design. The role also includes delivering cost reviews and optimization roadmaps to leadership, while establishing tagging standards, cost allocation models, and evaluating tooling to improve visibility, governance, and automation.

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• 5+ years of hands-on cloud operations experience with deep expertise in both Azure and AWS cost management platforms

• Demonstrated proficiency in Reserved Insurance/Savings Plan procurement strategy, utilization analysis, and coverage optimization across compute families

• Experience building cloud spend forecasting models using tools such as Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, or third-party platforms (e.g., Apptio Cloudability, CloudHealth)

• Strong anomaly detection and alerting experience — ability to architect monitoring logic, not just consume dashboards

• Proven ability to communicate financial and operational recommendations to senior leadership; executive-level presentation skills are essential

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or similar for data extraction, cost analysis automation, and reporting pipelines

• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCUS or equivalent) preferred; cloud certifications (AWS, Azure) a plus

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.