Title- Sr. Cloud and FinOps Engineer – Level 3 Location: Dallas, TX (Remote is an option) We are seeking strong Senior Cloud Engineers with experience in AWS architecture, operations, and cloud financial management (FinOps). Candidates must have prior federal experience, a strong understanding of compliance and governance, and the ability to lead in both technical implementation and cloud cost optimization. Required Skills & Experience • Experience working in 24x7 Operations and Managed Service model, supporting external customers. • Long working knowledge and experience of AWS (Azure and GCP optional) Services and Offerings such as Infrastructure, Networking, Messaging, Application Services, Migration Services, Cost Management Platform • Working knowledge of Configuration Management (Ansible preferred) Continuous Integration Tools (GitLAB, GitHub, Jenkins) • Prior experience provisioning and spinning up Kubernetes Clusters and managing Kubernetes installations • Hands on Terraform experience • Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills • Experience working in Federal or State government environments • Understanding of Security and Vulnerability management and related tools (OKTA, Tenable, TrendMicro, XSoar, CyberARK) • In depth knowledge of UNIX/Linux and Windows Environment • End to End configuration & trouble shooting of the web and application servers (Nginx, Apache, Tomcat, IIS) • Good written and verbal English communication • Production experience to build scalable systems (load balancers, memcached, master/slave architectures) • Experience supporting a managed services infrastructure (Public cloud) • Prior work with Cloud Monitoring tools (Dynatrace preferred, DataDog, Nagios, Cacti, CloudWatch, Gnaglia, etc.) • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos, NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc) • Other Open Source tools used in the infrastructure space (Packer, Terraform, Vagrant, etc.) • Expertise in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.) • Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and multi-account governance • Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) • Experience designing secure, scalable AWS environments in federal settings (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53) • Proficient in Kubernetes deployment on AWS (EKS preferred) • Experience with AWS billing tools: Cost Explorer, Budgets, Trusted Advisor, Cost & Usage Reports (CUR) • Strong understanding of AWS pricing models (On-Demand, Savings Plans, RIs) • Hands-on experience with FinOps automation and reporting (e.g., Athena, QuickSight, Python-based tooling) • Familiarity with the FinOps Framework (inform, optimize, operate) • Proven track record working in U.S. federal cloud environments • Deep knowledge of FedRAMP compliance, cloud audit readiness, and related security controls • Experience coordinating with federal stakeholders and understanding of procurement/cost allocation models Optional / Preferred Skills • FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) • AWS Professional Certification (Solutions Architect, SysOps Admin, etc.) • Familiarity with multi-cloud FinOps tools (CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability) • Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies • Background in finance, procurement, or chargeback/showback processes