Corporate Vice President - Senior FinOps Developer Engineer

New York Life Insurance Co

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior FinOps Developer Engineer to join our Cloud Business Office team and help maximize the value of our AWS cloud investments. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, data, and cloud financial management (FinOps). You will design and build scalable solutions that provide real-time visibility, cost optimization, and financial governance across AWS environments. Beyond analysis, this role emphasizes automation, tooling, and engineering-driven FinOps practices to enable teams to make cost-efficient decisions. You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Finance, and Cloud Platform teams to embed cost awareness into the development lifecycle and drive a culture of accountability and optimization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
3–5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud engineering, or cloud cost optimization
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, pricing models, and billing architecture
Experience with cost tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Harness CCM, Apptio, CloudCheckr or similar
Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, or Excel
Experience building data pipelines, dashboards, and financial models
Strong understanding of cloud architecture and distributed systems
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights

Nice To Haves

Background in software engineering or platform engineering
Experience with AWS-native services (e.g., Cost & Usage Reports, QuickSight)
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Experience implementing automated governance and policy enforcement
FinOps certifications (e.g., FinOps Practitioner)

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automated solutions to monitor, analyze, and optimize AWS spend across accounts and services
Identify and implement cost-saving strategies (e.g., rightsizing, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, storage tiering, scheduling)
Build cost-aware architectures in collaboration with engineering teams
Design and implement FinOps tooling, APIs, and data pipelines for cost visibility and governance
Automate cost allocation, tagging enforcement, and chargeback/showback models
Integrate AWS billing data into centralized data platforms for analytics and reporting
Build scalable dashboards and reporting systems using tools like QuickSight, Tableau, or Power BI
Develop forecasting models and anomaly detection systems for cloud spend
Enable self-service cost insights for engineering and business teams
Establish and enforce cloud cost governance frameworks, tagging standards, and policies
Embed FinOps principles into CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows
Drive adoption of cost optimization best practices across teams
Partner with Finance to align cloud usage with budgets and forecasts
Work with Engineering teams to balance cost, performance, and scalability
Educate teams on AWS cost management and FinOps principles