FinOps Engineer

Description

Silverfort is a cybersecurity startup that develops a revolutionary identity protection platform. Using patented technology, our product enables strong authentication across entire corporate networks and cloud environments without requiring any modifications to endpoints or servers. Additionally, we leverage advanced behavioral analytics to enforce adaptive authentication policies and prevent cyberattacks in real time.

Our mission is to provide industry-leading unified identity protection solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. We develop cutting-edge cybersecurity technology that addresses urgent customer needs today while also shaping the future of the industry.

Silverfort has a global customer base, strong market validation (including multiple industry awards), strategic partnerships with the world's largest security vendors, and significant funding from leading VCs.

We are seeking a FinOps Engineer to join our innovative R&D team.

In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing cloud costs, implementing governance strategies, and managing hosting cost control solutions across AWS and Azure. You will utilize Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation to ensure efficient cloud spending while aligning with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cloud usage and identify opportunities for cost savings through rightsizing, reserved instances, and spot instance strategies
• Work closely with engineering teams to define and track cloud budgets, forecast future spending, and create cost-control models
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track cloud spending, usage trends, and savings initiatives
• Ensure cloud cost policies and best practices are followed, including tagging strategies
• Work with the DevOps infrastructure team to implement cost-efficient architectures and automation
• Be part of an innovative and high-performing team, leveraging the latest tools and technologies to drive success
  
  

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps engineer
• 3+ years of experience in cloud cost optimization, cloud financial management, or related roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, preferably AWS or Azure
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform – Must
• Experience with FinOps tools like CloudHealth
• Knowledge of Kubernetes cost optimization
• Strong ability to present cloud cost KPIs, reports, and insights to management and stakeholders, translating technical data into business impact
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and logging solutions – an advantage
• Proficiency in automation scripting using Bash and at least one modern programming language, such as Python or Go – an advantage
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, finance, and leadership teams