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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # FinOps Engineer / Architect - **Company:** Cerence Inc. - **Location:** Ventura County, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $47,840.0 - $64,480.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Google Cloud, Microsoft Fabric, Information Technology, Tools for Reporting, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://cerence.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Cerence/job/Remote---USA/FinOps-Engineer---Architect_R0006009 ## About the Role * 2+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud engineering, cloud operations, or related technical disciplines. * Strong knowledge of cost management through tooling like native Azure, AWS, and GCP services and third-party tooling like CloudZero, Vantage, or CloudHealth. * Experience with SQL, data analysis, reporting platforms, and dashboard development (Power BI preferred). * Experience supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or cost optimization initiatives. * Clear communication skills and proven ability to translate verbal and written interactions into requirements and deliverables. * Experience with data pipelines on platforms like Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Kubecost, Python, or equivalent data and cloud financial management frameworks., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. * Equivalent practical experience developing edge and embedded applications will also be considered. ## Description Opportunity: Join Cerence AI as a FinOps Developer responsible for driving visibility, accountability, and optimization of cloud infrastructure spend across a global Azure-first environment. This role builds, evolves, and maintains tools that improve Cerence's cost transparency, accountability, and operational excellence. In your first year, you will modernize data pipelines, enhance cost accountability, build automation, and establish scalable FinOps processes that place Cerence among the most cost-effective businesses in the industry. Daily Functions / Responsibilities: * Manage and improve cloud cost reporting across environments like Azure, AWS, and GCP. * Define, design, implement, ship, and maintain operationally excellent tooling as part of processes like budgeting, variance analysis, anomaly detection, and executive reporting. * Maintain, enhance, and migrate data pipelines, reporting models, dashboards, and automation supporting FinOps operations. * Evolve cost allocation through improvements to labeling, tagging, allocation, showback, and chargeback processes. * Support cost optimization initiatives and drive efficiency improvements. * Manage reporting and analytics solutions including SQL, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and related technologies. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve cloud financial accountability and governance. * Build an organizational foundation of team data by documenting operational, development, deployment, and collaboration processes. * Use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate and automate tasks and processes such as cross-functional campaigns, job duties, operational resolution, and monitoring. * Ensure continuity of FinOps tooling, reports, and capabilities., All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes: - Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace. - Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity. - Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective. - Adhering to company's compliance and regulations. - Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence. - Basic knowledge of information security and data privacy requirements (e.g., how to protect data & how to be handling this data). - Demonstrative knowledge of information security through internal training programs. ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [Move Fast, Break Budgets: FinOps in the Age of DevOps and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2016-move-fast-break-budgets-finops-in-the-age-of-devops-and-ai) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) ## Related Articles - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)