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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Engineer I (FinOps Team) - **Company:** Principal Financial Group - **Location:** Des Moines, IA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $55,800.0 - $72,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Database Applications, Web Development, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Mainframes, Cloud Services, Information Technology - **Published:** July 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/FACFA0AF604D4E07978FAF59F84CA05A/job/ ## About the Role * Associate's or bachelor's degree (preference in a computer science, technology, engineering or math-related field) or equivalent experience * Basic knowledge of insurance and financial services products preferred * Basic planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills required * Proficiency with database applications, knowledge of mainframe, distributed and/or web programming language * Basic leadership skills preferred * Excellent time management skills preferred * Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality * Must have the desire and ability to learn new technology and continuously grow * Ability to work on cross-functional teams and collaborate with both IT and non-IT partners ## Description We are seeking an engineer to join the FinOps team within Information Services, where you'll play a key role in shaping how Principal's cloud costs are managed, optimized, and governed across the organization. Upon joining the team, you would be developing and implementing solutions that advance our enterprise-wide FinOps strategy-helping Principal optimize cloud financial management, improve cost transparency, and drive smarter decision-making for teams making technology choices. Working within an agile environment, our team emphasizes consistent, fully managed deployments. This role provides a unique opportunity to influence both delivery processes and outcomes, while partnering closely with a high-performing group of infrastructure engineers and technology professionals. Our team currently focuses on managing and optimizing AWS cloud spend, but we're actively expanding our scope to include other cloud service providers (CSPs) used at Principal and technologies such as IaaS, SaaS, and vendor-hosted solutions. This role offers the opportunity to help shape our evolving FinOps strategy across a diverse and growing technology landscape. As a Member of the Team, You will: * Monitor, analyze, and report on cloud spend across platforms (currently this includes AWS & Azure). * Identify cost-saving opportunities through rightsizing, scheduling, and purchasing strategies (e.g., Reserved Instances, Savings Plans). * Build and maintain dashboards and reports to provide visibility into cloud usage and costs. * Translate complex billing data into actionable insights for engineering, finance, and leadership teams. * Partner with engineering, finance, procurement, and product teams to align cloud usage with business goals. * Educate teams on cost-aware architecture and usage patterns. * Help define and enforce cloud cost governance policies and tagging standards. * Support compliance with internal and external financial controls. * Implement and maintain FinOps tooling. * Automate cost tracking, anomaly detection, and budget alerts. * Assist in forecasting cloud spend and aligning budgets with usage trends. * Provide input into financial planning and scenario modeling. * Contribute to the evolution of the FinOps practice by identifying process improvements and scaling strategies. * Stay current with industry trends and best practices in cloud financial management. * Participate in vendor negotiations and evaluate pricing models for cloud services. ## Related Videos - [Cloud as the new mainframe: why the cloud hype does not reflect the dev reality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/797-cloud-as-the-new-mainframe-why-the-cloud-hype-does-not-reflect-the-dev-reality) - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [Angular Unleashed: Mastering Modern Web Development with Angular](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/685-angular-unleashed-mastering-modern-web-development-with-angular) - [Unleashing Potential Across Teams: The Power of Infrastructure as Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/930-unleashing-potential-across-teams-the-power-of-infrastructure-as-code) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [".Net is too slow" was not an option](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100176-net-is-too-slow-was-not-an-option) ## Related Articles - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer)