Sr. Cloud FinOps Engineer II (6798)

As Sr. Cloud FinOps Engineer II , you’ll {main responsibility/task} with the goal to make an impact across the federal government. Our {team/division} is responsible for {role within the organization} and you’ll {the impact the role will have on the growth of the organization}. We know that you can’t have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers. If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us, then check out the job description below! What you’ll do: Cloud Financial Management: Monitor, analyze, and forecast Azure cloud spending across subscriptions, resource groups, and mission workloads. Develop financial dashboards, executive reports, and cost allocation models that improve visibility and accountability. Cost Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to optimize Azure cloud costs through rightsizing, Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, storage lifecycle management, networking optimization, and resource lifecycle management while maintaining mission performance and reliability. Cloud Governance: Develop and enforce Azure tagging standards, cost allocation strategies, governance policies, and budget controls using Azure Policy, Management Groups, RBAC, and Azure Cost Management to improve financial accountability and operational efficiency. Cost Analytics & Reporting: Develop dashboards and reports using Power BI, Azure Cost Management, and Log Analytics to monitor cloud utilization, forecast spending, measure optimization efforts, and communicate financial performance to technical and executive stakeholders. Automation & Engineering: Develop automation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Terraform, or Bicep to streamline cost reporting, tagging validation, resource lifecycle management, policy enforcement, and cloud optimization activities. Architecture & Optimization Reviews: Collaborate with cloud architects and engineering teams to evaluate solution designs, identify cost optimization opportunities, and recommend Azure services that balance business, operational, and security requirements, security, scalability, and operational efficiency. Cloud Operations Support: Analyze cloud utilization, investigate cost anomalies, monitor resource consumption, and provide recommendations to improve overall Azure platform performance and cost efficiency. Migration & Modernization: Support cloud migration planning by developing cost estimates, evaluating modernization strategies, and identifying optimization opportunities throughout migration and operational lifecycle activities. Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with client stakeholders, cloud engineers, cybersecurity teams, finance organizations, and program leadership to integrate FinOps best practices into cloud operations, governance, and engineering processes. What you’ll need to succeed: Active Secret security clearance. FinOps Certified Practitioner certification (preferred) or equivalent cloud financial management certification. 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud engineering, cloud architecture, or cloud operations, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure environments. 4+ years of experience with Azure Cost Management, cloud financial management, cloud governance, or FinOps practices. Strong experience with Azure services, including Azure Cost Management, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Azure SQL, Networking, and Azure Active Directory. Experience developing cloud financial dashboards and reports using Power BI, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or similar analytics platforms. Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templ…