FinOps Engineer - 12 Month FTC

Sustainability that means business

Who we are

Sustainability software specialist, AMCS, is headquartered in Ireland, with offices in Europe, the USA, and Australasia. With over 1,300 highly-skilled employees across 22 countries, we specialize in delivering technology solutions to facilitate a carbon neutral future. What we do: Our innovative SaaS solutions increase efficiency and boost sustainability in resource-intensive industries.

Over 5,000 customers across 23 countries already benefit from our Performance Sustainability software, ensuring we deliver practical solutions for improved profitability and environmental resilience across the globe. Our people: AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us.

AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity. Role Purpose: The FinOps Engineer will drive financial accountability, cost optimization and operational efficiency across cloud platforms within the Cloud Operations organization.

This role ensures visibility into cloud spend, implements cost-effective provisioning strategies, and balances financial efficiency with engineering agility.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive FinOps roadmap aligned with organizational goals.
• Establish governance policies for resource utilization, provisioning, and budget approvals.
• Financial Accountability Collaborate with Finance, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure cost transparency and budgeting discipline.
• Manage vendor relationships (cloud providers, software suppliers), raise purchase orders, and ensure timely invoice processing.
• Operational Excellence Design and implement a FinOps observability platform to monitor cloud costs and usage.
• Integrate cloud cost management tools into the SDLC.
• Define and track KPIs for cloud cost optimization and efficiency.
• Implement policies for instance rightsizing, resource provisioning, and decommissioning unused resources.
• Drive automation initiatives for cost efficiency across cloud environments.
• Education & Awareness Promote FinOps best practices across engineering teams.
• Conduct training sessions to improve cost awareness and financial literacy within technical teams.
• Required Skills & Experience: Proven experience in FinOps, Cloud Operations, or Cloud Financial Management.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated cost models.
• Experience with cost management tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to design governance frameworks and implement automation for cost optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or similar certification.
• Background in DevOps, SRE, or Cloud Architecture.
• Familiarity with budgeting and financial processes in large organizations #LI-JA1