Principal Cloud FinOps Lead Job at Cloudera

Principal Cloud FinOps Lead

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionab...

Location

Ireland; Hungary , Cork; Budapest; Remote

Salary:

Not provided

Cloudera

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Significant experience in FinOps, cloud cost optimisation, or cloud architecture in a large multi-cloud enterprise
Strong understanding of cloud pricing and billing models (AWS, Azure, GCP) and how to optimise them
Hands-on experience with CloudZero or similar FinOps and cost visibility platforms
Proven ability to drive measurable savings and influence technical and financial stakeholders at all levels
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to translate data into actionable insight
Excellent data analysis skills

Job Responsibility

Own and manage cloud financial operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP, aligning usage and spend with business and product goals
Build and evolve cost governance frameworks for tagging, chargeback, budgets, and commitment management (RIs, Savings Plans, CUDs)
Partner with engineering and platform teams to embed cost efficiency into architectures, CI/CD processes, and lifecycle management
Lead analysis and reporting using CloudZero, providing actionable insights through dashboards and monthly reviews
Work with Finance on forecasting, variance analysis, and cost allocation to ensure budgets stay accurate and predictable
Develop and present business cases for optimisation, automation, and migration initiatives
Drive the FinOps Champion Programme, mentoring cost owners across departments and supporting a culture of financial accountability
Collaborate with Procurement and vendor management on cloud contracts, renewals, and commercial negotiations
Promote continuous improvement through tooling, automation, and education that enhances FinOps maturity and measurable savings

What we offer

Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups

Fulltime

Principal Azure DevOps Engineer

We are looking to recruit an SC Cleared Principal Azure DevOps Engineer for a le...

Location

United Kingdom

Salary:

80000.00 - 90000.00 GBP / Year

DataCareers

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Extensive experience in Azure services and architecture (VMs, EntraID, Application Gateway, Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Azure Fabric, Functions, Logic Apps, Front Door, App Service, Dev Box, Azure Migrate)
Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, GitHub CI/CD, and build/release automation
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, PowerShell)
Experience deploying solutions in AWS is desirable
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and automation/configuration tools (Ansible)
Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Azure Monitor, DataDog, New Relic)
Deep understanding of cloud security, governance, and FinOps principles
Solid Windows, Linux, and Microsoft 365 design and implementation experience
Proven experience migrating databases (e.g., MS SQL) in cloud environments

Job Responsibility

Lead the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure and DevOps processes across client projects
Act as a technical advisor for cloud engineers, providing guidance on CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and platform reliability
Design, document, and maintain secure technical and security architectures aligned with best practices
Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Software Engineering, and Product teams to align cloud platform strategy
Drive improvements in automation, infrastructure as code, and overall DevOps maturity across projects
Mentor and coach engineering teams to adopt modern engineering practices and automation strategies
Deliver large-scale infrastructure transformation projects with low-level design expertise
Stay ahead of emerging technologies, applying them to deliver maximum client value

Fulltime

Sr. Manager- AI Platform Lead

We are developing an Enterprise AI Platform to help all employees build, deploy,...

Location

India , Hyderabad

Salary:

Not provided

Amgen

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience with a total 12-17 years of industry experience
8+ years of engineering experience building/platforming cloud services or developer platforms, with 3+ years leading engineering teams or technical programs
Proven experience designing and operating cloud-native platforms (Kubernetes, containers, microservices, service meshes)
Hands-on experience with LLM serving or model-serving patterns (hosting models, request routing, batching, scaling, latency/cost tradeoffs) — or adjacent experience (large-scale inference endpoints, model CI/CD)
Practical knowledge of API/Gateway patterns, authentication/authorization, and secure integrations
Familiarity with cost attribution and FinOps concepts for compute/AI workloads and toolchains for measuring and controlling model/agent costs
Strong track record working with product managers and senior technical stakeholders to deliver platform capabilities and roadmaps
Excellent communication skills: able to explain technical tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with observability and SRE practices (metrics, tracing, logging, incident management)

Job Responsibility

Provide technical leadership and clear, pragmatic product-centric architecture for our AI platforms
Translate product and business requirements into scalable platform capabilities (agent hosting, LLM serving, gateway/integration architecture, observability and operations)
Drive platform decisions around LLM serving (model endpoints, caching, batching, latency vs. cost tradeoffs), AI Gateways (routing, policy, rate-limiting, auditing), and agent hosting patterns (single/multi-tenant, sandboxing, lifecycle)
Own platform reliability, scalability and cost: define SLIs/SLOs, capacity planning, cost attribution and FinOps practices
Collaborate with Product Owners, Principal Engineers and stakeholders to define the roadmap, acceptance criteria, and delivery milestones
Lead, coach and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on platform services, integrations (low/no-code tooling such as n8n, and pro-code agent hosting frameworks like AgentCore or equivalents), CI/CD for agents/models, and marketplace features
Establish standards for security, compliance and model governance (data handling, access controls, logging and auditability), particularly for regulated environments
Be hands-on when needed — prototype architectures, review designs, troubleshoot production incidents, and participate in code/design reviews

What we offer

Competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards

Fulltime

New

Principal Software Engineer (Backend)

Palo Alto Networks' ADEM (Autonomous Digital Experience Management) group is see...

Location

United States , Santa Clara

Salary:

Not provided

Palo Alto Networks

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years of software engineering experience, with a significant portion dedicated to designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in a cloud-native environment
Advanced AI-Augmented Development: expert in leveraging AI-powered development tools—including Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub Copilot—to radically accelerate the SDLC and automate complex refactoring and testing workflows
Distributed Systems Mastery: Proven track record of architecting systems that handle billions of events per day with strict sub-second latency requirements using Rust, Go (Golang), Java, or Python
GCP Principal-Level Expertise: Deep authoritative knowledge of the GCP ecosystem (GKE, Spanner, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow) and the ability to optimize cloud spend through sophisticated architectural choices (FinOps)
Data Plane Innovation: Experience building high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines using technologies like Kafka, Pulsar, or Flink
Security & Networking Visionary: Deep understanding of Zero Trust architecture, L4-L7 networking, and advanced encryption standards
Open Source & Community: A history of contributing to open-source projects (e.g., Kubernetes, Prometheus, Istio) or speaking at industry conferences is highly desirable
Education: BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent high-level professional experience

Job Responsibility

Technical Strategy & Roadmap: Define the long-term architectural vision for ADEM backend services, ensuring scalability to support hundreds of millions of global endpoints and multi-petabyte telemetry streams
Architectural Governance: Lead the "Design Review Board" for the ADEM org, ensuring that all new services adhere to Secure AI by Design, high-availability patterns, and cost-efficient GCP utilization
AI/ML Integration at Scale: Drive the transition from traditional analytics to Agentic AI workflows, overseeing the backend orchestration required to power LLM-driven autonomous remediation
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Product Management, Data Science, and DevOps to translate ambiguous business requirements into robust, high-performance technical specifications
Engineering Excellence & Mentorship: Act as a force multiplier by mentoring Staff and Senior engineers, fostering a culture of rigorous testing, high code quality, and proactive technical debt management
Crisis Leadership: Serve as the ultimate technical escalation point for complex, systemic production issues, leading post-mortems that drive permanent architectural improvements

What we offer

compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus

Fulltime

New

Senior Principal Product Manager - Developer Experience / Cloud Platform

You will be joining the Builder Infrastructure (BUILD) organization, a central f...

Location

Germany , Berlin

Salary:

Not provided

Zalando

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of product management experience
5+ years of experience specifically in technical product management
Ideally, you have worked in Platform Engineering and possess a solid understanding of cloud technologies
Your technical knowledge should cover container platforms, Event streaming services, Infrastructure as code (IaC), FinOps, Security, and Compliance
You already have a good understanding of GenAI tools. You use them daily for your personal productivity and have creative ideas on how they can be leveraged for improving developer experience in platform engineering

Job Responsibility

You will set the right focus by defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap
You will engage with key stakeholders and users to establish a closer relationship
You will collaborate with engineering teams to find creative solutions, such as GenAI integration into the platform offering to reduce the cognitive load on users
You will define and report on meaningful success metrics to validate that we are leading our products on the right path
You will collaborate with engineering teams in the department to balance operational excellence and new capabilities which bring value to platform users
You will introduce product methodologies to the teams’ ways of working

What we offer

27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available

Fulltime

New

Senior Principal Product Manager - Developer Experience / Cloud Platform

You will be joining the Builder Infrastructure (BUILD) organization, a central f...

Location

Germany , Berlin

Salary:

Not provided

Zalando Sverige

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of product management experience
5+ years of experience specifically in technical product management
Ideally, you have worked in Platform Engineering and possess a solid understanding of cloud technologies
Your technical knowledge should cover container platforms, Event streaming services, Infrastructure as code (IaC), FinOps, Security, and Compliance
You already have a good understanding of GenAI tools. You use them daily for your personal productivity and have creative ideas on how they can be leveraged for improving developer experience in platform engineering

Job Responsibility

You will set the right focus by defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap
You will engage with key stakeholders and users to establish a closer relationship
You will collaborate with engineering teams to find creative solutions, such as GenAI integration into the platform offering to reduce the cognitive load on users
You will define and report on meaningful success metrics to validate that we are leading our products on the right path
You will collaborate with engineering teams in the department to balance operational excellence and new capabilities which bring value to platform users
You will introduce product methodologies to the teams’ ways of working

What we offer

27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (+1 day for every calendar year up to 30 days)
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week
Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available

Fulltime

New

Principal Architect 6, Enterprise Architecture

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers...

Location

United States

Salary:

126283.91 - 295977.91 USD / Year

Comcast Advertising

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years in software architecture/engineering
5+ years leading distributed, high-scale, low-latency systems (Go/Java/Scala, gRPC/REST, Kafka/Pub-Sub, columnar/NoSQL stores)
Designed or led architectures for ad serving and SSP platforms (preferably premium video/CTV)
Working knowledge of header bidding, deal types (OpenRTB, PMP, curated deals), supply-path optimization (SPO), and auction transparency
Built or integrated with DSP workflows (planning, activation, bidding, pacing/optimization, frequency management, brand safety, measurement)
Practical grasp of identity & addressability (e.g., first-party graphs, UID2/PPID concepts, clean rooms)
Architected privacy-centric audience and measurement capabilities—data onboarding, audience building/forecasting, reach/frequency, outcomes—using standardized signals and ID interoperability
Kubernetes (multi-cluster, multi-region), service mesh, autoscaling, observability (OpenTelemetry), and resilience engineering
hands-on with at least one major cloud
Strong security and privacy patterns (OAuth/OIDC, tokenization, encryption, secrets, least-privilege, auditability) and FinOps sensibilities

Job Responsibility

Serve as the architecture interface between Product and Engineering, converting market and client needs into pragmatic, end-to-end solution designs for Streaming Hub (SSP/ad server), Programmatic Demand (DSP), Audience/Identity, Measurement, and Revenue Science platforms
Produce Solution Blueprints, Reference Architectures, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) that balance speed with long-term maintainability, platform consistency, and extensibility
Guide Product-aligned Architecture Roadmaps, sequencing capabilities to deliver measurable business value while reducing technical debt
Provide hands-on design leadership for cloud-native (Kubernetes, microservices, data plane/control plane) systems including reliability (SLOs/SLA), observability, security, privacy, and cost controls
Shape standards for data contracts, identity, consent, measurement, and programmatic interoperability across buy- and sell-side workflows
Identify and lead strategic initiatives to grow our technical capability, reducing tech debt, improve software quality and velocity
Establish common practices for teams to ensure end software and systems interact seamlessly with one another
Advise and support leaders on technical choices and associated risks and rewards on build, buy, extend, customize and deprecate strategies
facilitate architecture reviews
and de-risk delivery with proof-of-concepts and reference implementations

What we offer

Paid Time off
Physical Wellbeing
Financial Wellbeing
Emotional Wellbeing
Life Events + Family Support

Fulltime

New

Strategic Account Manager

Strategic Account Manager - CELENT. The Strategic Account Manager will be based ...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

360 Resourcing Solutions

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

At least 3-7 years of Client Account Management / Business Development / Sales experience
Proven success at over-achieving targets and developing trusted client relationships
Previous industry experience may include Research, Business Information, Consulting, Financial Services, Technology, or other B2B professional services sold in an annual agreement / ongoing relationship manner
Ability to work successfully in both a highly virtual work environment regularly working from home, collaborating with a global team, as well as in an office environment and in face-to-face client meetings
Motivated self-starter who wants to take their career to the next level
Outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills
University degree
Fluency in English is essential, with additional languages desirable

Job Responsibility

Managing and growing a portfolio of existing clients across EMEA
Securing annual contract renewals through exceptional client management throughout the year
Uncovering opportunities to cross-sell other Celent research, consulting, or digital services at any point, as well as to increase the annual renewal contract value
Developing client relationships with multiple contacts across organisations, understanding client needs, uncovering new sales opportunities, and positioning Celent’s services appropriately
Managing the end-to-end sales process, developing leads, phone-led sales, and in person meetings
Working closely with Celent Analysts to bring them into client conversations as the Subject Matter Experts
Consistently exceeding set targets, maintaining accurate forecasts in Salesforce, and effective communication with management

What we offer

Uncapped commission scheme
Range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more

Fulltime

Principal Cloud FinOps Lead

Cloudera

Location:

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
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Job Posted:
January 31, 2026

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