AWS FinOps Engineer

Overview: JAGGAER provides an intelligent Source-to-Pay and Supplier Collaboration Platform that empowers organizations to manage and automate complex processes while enabling a highly resilient, responsible, and integrated supplier base. With 30 years of expertise, we specialize in solving complex procurement and supply chain challenges across various industries. Our 1,200+ global employees are obsessed with ensuring customers get full value from our products - ultimately enhancing and transforming their businesses. For more information, visit www.jaggaer.com We are seeking a Finops Engineer to support our Cloud FinOps practice. This role will work closely with the FinOps Manager and CloudOps team to ensure cloud cost efficiency and accountability across the organization. The candidate will be hands-on in validating optimization opportunities, following up with engineering teams, and ensuring identified savings are implemented. Principal Responsibilities: - Support the FinOps Manager in validating technical feasibility of cost optimization opportunities (e.g., rightsizing, idle resource clean-up, storage optimization). - Act as a liaison with engineering/tech teams when optimization recommendations are challenged or denied, providing technical validation and alternatives. - Prepare and export regular cloud cost and usage reports to support ongoing optimization efforts. - Track and follow up daily on identified optimization opportunities to ensure timely implementation. - Assist in execution of optimizations such as rightsizing, terminating idle resources, scheduling non-prod resources, and applying storage lifecycle policies. - Support ongoing FinOps practices including tagging governance, anomaly detection, and budget adherence. - Maintain progress tracking on cost-saving initiatives and provide updates to leadership. Position Requirements: - 3-4 years of experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred). - Basic understanding of AWS services (EC2, EBS, S3, RDS, etc.) and their cost drivers. - Strong interest in cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices. - Hands-on experience with AWS Cost Explorer, CUR, or other reporting/monitoring tools (e.g., Athena, Quick Sight, or third-party tools). - Mandatory: Strong communication and follow-up skills to coordinate with tech teams and ensure execution of cost initiatives. - Ability to analyse reports and translate findings into actionable recommendations. Preferred Skills: - Familiarity with savings instruments such as RIs and Savings Plans. - Knowledge of scripting (Python, SQL, or similar) for automation of reporting and optimization tasks. - Exposure to FinOps principles and frameworks (e.g., FinOps Foundation). What We Offer:   At JAGGAER, we are committed to supporting you and your family’s well-being. Your health is a priority, and we offer a range of programs to help you stay well and thrive. Our benefits include Health, Accidental Insurance, and Term Life.     Our Values - T.E.A.M At JAGGAER, our business is about people. Our products are built on intellectual property, but the real differentiator is the teams behind them–the way we collaborate, innovate, solve problems and deliver for customers. TEAM gives us a common set of expectations for how we work together across products, cultures, and geographies.  - Transparency - Openness Builds Trust: Candor strengthens relationships, speeds decision-making, and ensures problems are solved together—with customers, teammates, and partners. - Entrepreneurial Spirit – Own It, Drive It, Make It: A scrappy, customer obsessed, problem-solving mindset is at the cornerstone of both organizational and personal growth  - Accountability – Thumbs In, Not Fingers Out: We take responsibility ourselves before pointing elsewhere - Metrics-Driven Results – Outcomes Over Activities: Data and evidence guide our decisions, help us course-correct quickly, and ensure we’re delivering real impact. EEO:   JAGGAER is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer supporting workforce diversity. We do not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, caregiver status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, genetic information, military, or veteran status, mental or physical disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.