FinOps Practitioner (Remote)

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Posted Oct 13, 2026

Remote · US Full Time

$96.8K – $148.9K/yr

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Overview

Application window is expected to close on 10/29/2026.

This position is remote and can be performed from listed locations within the United States. The role requires a reliable internet connection and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

This role is part of a FinOps team supporting cloud and AI cost management. Responsibilities include improving AWS Savings Plan purchase decisions, translating public cloud and AI token-based spend into financial insights, and partnering cross-functionally to optimize costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

Lead analysis and execution of AWS Savings Plan purchases to improve commitment coverage while managing utilization and overcommitment risk.
Translate public cloud and AI token-based spend into financial insights supporting Splunk Cloud gross margin.
Drive cost optimization across AWS, Azure, and GCP by partnering with engineering, finance, architecture, and product teams.
Build forecasts, dashboards, and executive-ready reporting to clearly and actionably communicate spending trends, savings, and risks.
Operate as an individual contributor with no direct reports.
Measure success through sustained improvement in Savings Plan coverage, sound commitment decisions, and realized cost efficiencies.

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Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s + 5 years of related experience, or Master’s + 3 years of related experience.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in FinOps, cloud financial management, or enterprise cloud cost management, including hands-on AWS cost management.
Hands-on experience analyzing AWS Reservations and Savings Plans, including purchase sizing, coverage, utilization, and overcommitment risk.
Hands-on experience building cloud forecasts, budgets, cost models, dashboards, and analyses using advanced Excel or Google Sheets capabilities, including pivot tables and complex formulas.
Ability to obtain a FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional credential within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience managing cloud costs in Azure or GCP in addition to AWS.
Experience with Cloudability, CloudHealth, Flexera, or comparable enterprise cloud cost-management platforms.
Experience using Amazon Athena, SQL, Python, business intelligence tools, or cloud billing APIs for cost analysis and reporting.
Experience managing AI and token-based consumption or applying AI to FinOps analysis, anomaly detection, forecasting, automation, or reporting.
Experience leading cross-functional FinOps initiatives in a large, complex enterprise, especially within infrastructure architecture, software engineering, SRE, or DevOps environments.

Compensation & Benefits

Starting salary range (U.S. and/or Canada locations)

$96,800.00 to $148,900.00 (projected salary range for new hires in U.S. and/or Canada locations, excluding incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits)

Salary range by location (full salary ranges for certain locations)

New York City Metro Area: $128,000.00 - $205,700.00
Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $125,400.00 - $182,800.00

Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

Benefits (U.S. employees)

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to plan eligibility rules, including:

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with employer matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance

Employees may be eligible to receive grants of restricted stock units that vest following continued employment with the employer for defined periods.

Paid time away (U.S. employees)

Subject to company policies, benefits include:

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by the employer
Non-exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees: participate in a flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Bonus and incentives

For non-sales roles: employees may be eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to company policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable plan. For quota-based incentive pay, incentive target payouts are described as follows:
- 0.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota
- 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%
- 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%
- Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, incentive pay may be 0% up to 125% of target. Sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.