FinOps Specialist

Blockaid is redefining trust in blockchain through advanced, integrated security. Our on-chain security platform is trusted by leading Web3 companies—including Coinbase, MetaMask, Uniswap, Backpack, Stellar, and others—to detect, understand, and automatically prevent or minimize the impact of fraud, scams, hacks, and financial threats.

We are backed by top-tier global investors including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and Cyberstarts—firms known for supporting the most innovative and influential companies in technology and cybersecurity.

As the FinOps Specialist at Blockaid, you will be responsible for optimizing the financial performance of our cloud infrastructure and product platform.

This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Engineering and Product, translating cloud usage and infrastructure decisions into financial insights that drive smarter business and technical decisions.

You will develop cost governance frameworks, provide visibility into infrastructure spend, support product pricing decisions, and work directly with engineering teams to optimize cloud resources and architecture.

This role is highly cross-functional and will partner closely with R&D leadership, Platform/DevOps teams, Product, and Finance to ensure Blockaid scales efficiently while supporting our rapid growth.

Your Chain of Impact:

• Monitor and optimize cloud spend across AWS, GCP, and infrastructure providers
• Identify cost optimization opportunities such as right-sizing, storage optimization, and commitment plans
• Establish FinOps processes and cost governance
• Build dashboards and reporting for infrastructure cost visibility
• Partner with R&D, DevOps, and Product to understand infrastructure cost drivers
• Support unit economics, pricing insights, and product cost analysis
• Investigate cost anomalies and usage spikes
• Work with vendors to optimize pricing and commitments
• Promote cost-efficient engineering practices
• Familiarity with Web3 infrastructure or blockchain ecosystems
  
  

• 3+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or infrastructure finance
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Experience with SQL, spreadsheets, or BI tools
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into insights
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, finance, and product teams
• High ownership mindset and proactive approach
  
  

• Experience implementing a FinOps practice in a scaling startup.
• Familiarity with Web3 infrastructure or blockchain systems.