Senior DevOps Engineer – FinOps

DaVita Kidney Care

. Architect, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade cloud cost allocation, governance, and automated remediation systems .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $141,000 - $204,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced expertise in cloud cost optimization, financial engineering, and automated governance within enterprise environments. Proficient in implementing FinOps practices and managing cloud economic models to drive cost efficiency and resource optimization.

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Cloud Cost OptimizationFinOps PracticesInfrastructure as CodeKubernetes Cost ManagementSQL Data Modeling

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Hard Skills

Cloud Economic ModelingAutomated Cost EstimationResource ManagementProgramming in PythonTerraformCI/CD IntegrationEvent-Driven AutomationCost Allocation StrategiesBilling Data AnalysisAnomaly Detection

Soft Skills

MentoringTechnical Leadership

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPGitHub ActionsGitLab CIArgoCDJenkinsSnowflakeBigQueryDatabricks

Certifications & Qualifications

FinOps CertificationCloud Provider Certifications

Industry Keywords

Cloud Infrastructure ArchitectureDevOpsPlatform EngineeringSREEnterprise Commitment Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureBigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesPythonSQLTerraformTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade cloud cost allocation, governance, and automated remediation systems
Implement automated cost estimation, budget limits, and policy-as-code validation in CI/CD pipelines
Develop internal tools, microservices, and event-driven automation for idle resource teardown, instance right-sizing, anomaly detection, and tag compliance
Design and operate granular Kubernetes container cost allocation, bin-packing, and autoscaling strategies
Build scalable pipelines and analytical models for cloud billing data using SQL and cloud data platforms
Model, automate, and manage enterprise commitment lifecycles including Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Committed Use Discounts
Engineer resilient architectures for Spot and preemptible workloads
Establish telemetry linking infrastructure consumption metrics with business KPIs
Lead recurring technical cost architecture reviews and provide optimization recommendations
Mentor DevOps, SRE, and software engineers on financial engineering and sustainable cloud architecture

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE, or Cloud Infrastructure Architecture in high-scale enterprise environments
3+ years of dedicated technical experience implementing FinOps practices, cloud economic modeling, and automated cloud cost optimization
Advanced hands-on expertise with at least one major public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including multi-account organization structures, networking, IAM, and enterprise billing APIs
Deep production expertise with Infrastructure as Code and configuration tooling, such as Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
Advanced proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, Go, Bash, or TypeScript
Production experience integrating automated checks, linters, and policy-as-code into modern CI/CD ecosystems, such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, or Jenkins
Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS/AKS/GKE, resource management, and container cost visibility tooling
Experience with cloud rate optimization instruments, discount modeling, and enterprise commitment management
Strong SQL querying and data modeling skills with experience analyzing large-scale billing datasets
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred: Active FinOps certifications and advanced cloud provider certifications
Preferred: Experience with billing-data pipelines and analytical layers using dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks and FOCUS
Preferred: Experience with third-party cloud financial management platforms
Preferred: Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and storage tiering optimization
Preferred: Proven measurable cost reductions and unit economic frameworks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) match
Paid time off (PTO)
PTO cash out
Family resources
EAP counseling sessions
Headspace® access
Backup child and elder care
Paid maternity/paternity leave
Professional development programs
On-demand virtual leadership and technical development courses through DaVita’s StarLearning platform