Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per quarter
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior FinOps Developer Engineer to join our Cloud Business Office team and help maximize the value of our AWS cloud investments. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, data, and cloud financial management (FinOps).
You will design and build scalable solutions that provide real-time visibility, cost optimization, and financial governance across AWS environments. Beyond analysis, this role emphasizes automation, tooling, and engineering-driven FinOps practices to enable teams to make cost-efficient decisions.
You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Finance, and Cloud Platform teams to embed cost awareness into the development lifecycle and drive a culture of accountability and optimization.
What You’ll Do:
AWS Cost Engineering & Optimization
- Develop and maintain automated solutions to monitor, analyze, and optimize AWS spend across accounts and services
- Identify and implement cost-saving strategies (e.g., rightsizing, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, storage tiering, scheduling)
- Build cost-aware architectures in collaboration with engineering teams
FinOps Platform Development
- Design and implement FinOps tooling, APIs, and data pipelines for cost visibility and governance
- Automate cost allocation, tagging enforcement, and chargeback/showback models
- Integrate AWS billing data into centralized data platforms for analytics and reporting
Data, Reporting & Forecasting
- Build scalable dashboards and reporting systems using tools like QuickSight, Tableau, or Power BI
- Develop forecasting models and anomaly detection systems for cloud spend
- Enable self-service cost insights for engineering and business teams
Governance & Best Practices
- Establish and enforce cloud cost governance frameworks, tagging standards, and policies
- Embed FinOps principles into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows
- Drive adoption of cost optimization best practices across teams
Collaboration & Enablement
- Partner with Finance to align cloud usage with budgets and forecasts
- Work with Engineering teams to balance cost, performance, and scalability
- Educate teams on AWS cost management and FinOps principles
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
- 3–5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud engineering, or cloud cost optimization
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, pricing models, and billing architecture
- Experience with cost tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Harness CCM, Apptio, CloudCheckr or similar
- Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, or Excel
- Experience building data pipelines, dashboards, and financial models
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture and distributed systems
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in software engineering or platform engineering
- Experience with AWS-native services (e.g., Cost & Usage Reports, QuickSight)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience implementing automated governance and policy enforcement
- FinOps certifications (e.g., FinOps Practitioner)
What Sets You Apart
- You think like an engineer first—automating everything possible
- You bring a product mindset to internal FinOps tooling
- You can bridge finance, data, and engineering seamlessly
- You proactively identify opportunities and drive them to execution
Why Join Us
- Work on high-impact cloud initiatives at enterprise scale
- Influence how engineering teams build cost-efficient systems on AWS
- Collaborate in a culture that values innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement
Pay Transparency
Salary Range:
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.
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Job Requisition ID: 93926