Software Engineer 4

job summary: Randstad Digital is hiring and we're looking for someone like YOU to join our team! If you are seeking a new opportunity, looking to grow in your career, or you know someone who is - we want to hear from you! Take a look at the below opportunity, or feel free to visit RandstadUSA.com to view and apply.

location: Chandler, Arizona job type: Contract salary: $76.87 - 81.87 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors

responsibilities: We are seeking a skilled FinOps Engineer to drive financial accountability, optimize cloud spend, and improve forecasting across our technology organization. This role provides hand on technical leadership for the FinOps function, focused on driving efficiencies, embedding cost accountability into engineering workflows, and leveraging automation and AI assisted insights to reduce technology spend at scale.

The role partners closely with Architecture, Engineering, and Finance to ensure cost is treated as a first class operational and design consideration.

*Open for Texas location if better candidate available

Must Have Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering

• Hands on experience with Azure and GCP cost management, billing models, and optimization

• Experience managing and optimizing on prem or hybrid infrastructure costs

• Proven FinOps experience delivering:

o Application level cost visibility, allocation, and chargeback

o Identify optimization opportunities (rightsizing, reserved instances/savings plans, storage lifecycle, architectural efficiencies).

o Budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and variance analysis

o Measurable cost savings and efficiency improvements

• Strong automation and engineering capabilities, including:

o Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent)

o Building automated guardrails, alerts, and remediation workflows

• AI assisted FinOps automation experience, such as:

o Using AI driven insights or anomaly detection to identify inefficiencies and spend risks

o Automating cost insight generation, recommendations, or remediation actions

• Experience implementing tagging, allocation, and governance standards at scale

• Ability to integrate cost controls into engineering pipelines and operational processes

• Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical cost drivers into business impact

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Desired Qualifications

• Experience operating FinOps in large scale or multi cloud environments

• Kubernetes or container cost optimization experience

• Experience embedding cost as a non functional requirement (NFR) in architecture and design reviews

• Familiarity with third party FinOps or cloud cost management platforms

• FinOps Foundation certification or demonstrated applied FinOps maturity

qualifications: 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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We are seeking a skilled FinOps Engineer to drive financial accountability, optimize cloud spend, and improve forecasting across our technology organization. This role provides hand on technical leadership for the FinOps function, focused on driving efficiencies, embedding cost accountability into engineering workflows, and leveraging automation and AI assisted insights to reduce technology spend at scale.

The role partners closely with Architecture, Engineering, and Finance to ensure cost is treated as a first class operational and design consideration.

*Open for Texas location if better candidate available

Must Have Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in cloud, platform, or infrastructure engineering

• Hands on experience with Azure and GCP cost management, billing models, and optimization

• Experience managing and optimizing on prem or hybrid infrastructure costs

• Proven FinOps experience delivering:

o Application level cost visibility, allocation, and chargeback

o Identify optimization opportunities (rightsizing, reserved instances/savings plans, storage lifecycle, architectural efficiencies).

o Budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection, and variance analysis

o Measurable cost savings and efficiency improvements

• Strong automation and engineering capabilities, including:

o Scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent)

o Building automated guardrails, alerts, and remediation workflows

• AI assisted FinOps automation experience, such as:

o Using AI driven insights or anomaly detection to identify inefficiencies and spend risks

o Automating cost insight generation, recommendations, or remediation actions

• Experience implementing tagging, allocation, and governance standards at scale

• Ability to integrate cost controls into engineering pipelines and operational processes

• Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical cost drivers into business impact

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Desired Qualifications

• Experience operating FinOps in large scale or multi cloud environments

• Kubernetes or container cost optimization experience

• Experience embedding cost as a non functional requirement (NFR) in architecture and design reviews

• Familiarity with third party FinOps or cloud cost management platforms

• FinOps Foundation certification or demonstrated applied FinOps maturity

5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.