Director - Cloud Engineering & FinOps Director - Cloud Engineering & FinOps

Wendy's•Dublin, OH

1d•$142,000 - $256,000•Remote

About The Position

When our square shaped burgers made their first sizzle on the scene more than 50 years ago, people knew our approach wasnt like any other. Same goes for the way we support our employees. Our culture of openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness allows everybody to flourish in their own way. If youre looking for a career where you can be part of the action as we continue to grow our iconic brand We got you! The Director of Cloud Engineering and FinOps is a strategic and hands-on leadership role responsible for the architecture, operations, and financial performance of the enterprise cloud infrastructure. This individual will lead cloud engineering teams while also serving as a subject matter expert in cloud financial management, capacity planning, and optimization practices. The role blends deep technical expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with financial acumen and business insight to ensure scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions. The Director will partner closely with finance, operations, and business teams to forecast demand, manage resource utilization, and implement cost-saving strategies such as reservations, savings plans, and shutdown schedules. This leader will design and execute capacity strategies, oversee cloud growth, and develop financial infrastructure metrics. They will also be responsible for communicating these metrics and future needs across the organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology roadmaps. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native tooling. Proficiency with GitHub for source control, collaboration, and workflow automation is essential. The role also requires familiarity with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana), and cloud cost management tools (e.g., CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer). This is a highly collaborative role that involves working across engineering, finance, and business units to drive cloud maturity, operational excellence, and financial accountability.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree is required; Master s Degree in Technology, Computer Science or related field is preferred.
Over 15 years of technology experience with more than 5 years experience in a Director or Infrastructure Program Management role leading cloud technology programs.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with a wide range of audiences including technologists, executives, business stakeholders, vendor partners and IT team members.
3+ years experience supporting business services running in the public cloud.
Experience with the contracts supporting IaaS, PaaS and SaaS delivery models.
Extensive knowledge of FinOps and Capacity.

Responsibilities

Lead Cloud Architecture and Engineering StrategyDefine and evolve the enterprise cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with business goals.
Drive Cloud Financial Management and OptimizationImplement FinOps practices to monitor cloud spend, forecast usage, and recommend cost-saving strategies such as reservations, savings plans, and shutdown schedules.
Oversee Capacity Planning and UtilizationDesign and execute capacity strategies to manage cloud growth, utilization, and performance across all cloud platforms, ensuring operational efficiency and financial accountability.
Infrastructure Automation and DevOpsChampion infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates), CI/CD pipelines, and GitHub workflows to streamline deployment, configuration, and collaboration.
Collaborate Across Finance, Engineering, and Business TeamsPartner with finance and business units to align cloud investments with strategic priorities and ensure teams understand the impact of their usage on cost and performance.
Develop and Communicate Cloud Metrics and InsightsBuild dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track cloud performance, financial metrics, and future needs, and communicate these insights to executive leadership and stakeholders.