FinOps Engineer

Next Insurance, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Palo Alto, is an insurtech company offering digital insurance solutions tailored to small businesses across the U.S. By leveraging AI and machine learning, the company provides customized policies for sectors such as general liability, professional liability, and commercial auto insurance. Business owners can easily receive quotes and purchase coverage through the platform online.

To date, Next Insurance has raised over $1.1 billion in funding, including a $265 million strategic round in November 2023, led by Allstate and Allianz X. This funding is intended to accelerate the company's path to profitability and expansion. A strategic partnership with Allstate enables Next Insurance to develop new commercial auto products and extend its offerings to Allstate’s customer base.

Serving more than 500,000 small businesses nationwide, Next Insurance employs around 700 people, with offices in Palo Alto, Waltham, Rochester, Israel, and some remote roles.

At Next, we rely on the cloud for our entire operation, making cloud cost management a critical focus. As a FinOps Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of driving excellence in managing cloud costs, with ample opportunity to grow and innovate. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate closely with cloud resource owners, building a culture of accountability around cloud expenses. Your mission? To empower teams with the best-in-class tools and processes, enabling them to take ownership of their costs with minimal frictio

n.On a day-to-day basis, you’ll create and enhance visibility into cloud costs through advanced cost management tools—ranging from automated alerts to budget systems. You'll be in charge of adopting cutting-edge FinOps strategies like anomaly detection and AI-driven forecasting while continuously seeking new ways to optimize costs and improve efficienc

y.Your strong technical abilities will be instrumental as you design automation tools that drive cloud operations to peak performance. You'll dive deep into Next's cloud architecture, mastering how resource provisioning, scaling, and utilization impact overall cost and finding innovative ways to streamline and enhance efficienc

y.If you're ready to bring your analytical expertise and technical skills to a dynamic role where you can make a tangible difference, this is the opportunity for yo

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Requir

• ementAt least 3 years of significant experience as a cloud/DevOps Engineer. AWS is a must. GCP and Azure - an adva
• ntageAt least 2 years of experience in managing cloud costs and F
• inOpsProven record of FinOps internal tools development, e.g., cost-saving autom
• ationSolid experience with cost observability tools, e.g., CloudH
• ealthGreat problem-solving and analytical s
• killsProven ability to introduce new technologies/tools/processes in an engineering organization and to follow their adoption to full su
• ccessGreat project management capabilities - the ability to define the scope, design, and plan high-quality, large-sized projects independ
• entlyLoves to work with people and mentor
• themGood presentation s
• killsAdvantage: Infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), Docke