Smarsh

Sr. FinOps Engineer

Bangalore April 21, 2026 Full Time Lever
Who are we?

Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines.  Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester, and our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008.

Role Overview

This role is for the FinOps team which is responsible for the overall Cloud spend financial health reporting and governance. The person would be responsible for enhancing the maturity of the FinOps practice at Smarsh by democratizing and spreading awareness about cloud spend bridging finance, technology and business optimizing cloud spending and maximizing business value. The person will act as a central point for creating a culture of cost accountability, helping engineering teams manage costs without sacrificing speed, while providing financial visibility to stakeholders.

Role Overview

This role is for the FinOps team which is responsible for the overall Cloud spend financial health reporting and governance. The person would be responsible for enhancing the maturity of the FinOps practice at Smarsh by democratizing and spreading awareness about cloud spend bridging finance, technology and business optimizing cloud spending and maximizing business value. The person will act as a central point for creating a culture of cost accountability, helping engineering teams manage costs without sacrificing speed, while providing financial visibility to stakeholders.

About our culture

Smarsh hires lifelong learners with a passion for innovating with purpose, humility and humor. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with the most popular communications platforms and the world’s leading cloud infrastructure platforms. We use the latest in AI/ML technology to help our customers break new ground at scale. We are a global organization that values diversity, and we believe that providing opportunities for everyone to be their authentic self is key to our success. Smarsh leadership, culture, and commitment to developing our people have all garnered Comparably.com Best Places to Work Awards. Come join us and find out what the best work of your career looks like.

Required Experience/Skills

  • 5+ years of enterprise experience in FinOps/cloud cost optimization/cloud financial management and cloud engineering
  • Strong understanding of AWS cost models, billing / usage data, and architecture-driven optimization.
  • Experience identifying and remediating cloud inefficiencies beyond the obvious.
  • Background in engineering, cloud architecture, or DevOps, with fluency in both technical and financial discussions.
  • Strong presentation, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Finance, Sales, and Engineering teams.
  • Active involvement in the FinOps Foundation community and a strong network in the FinOps/Cloud ecosystem.
  • Strong expertise in building custom dashboards and reports using BI tools (Apptio-Cloudability, PowerBI, Quicksight, etc)
  • Understanding of unit economics, unit cost metrics, and financial forecasting.
  • FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Cost Optimization: Analyse cloud infrastructure to identify waste, such as idle resources, and implement optimizations like rightsizing or reserved instances.
  • Visibility & Reporting: Create dashboards to report on cloud usage, cost allocation, and budget tracking.
  • Automation & Guardrails: Design automated mechanisms to prevent overspending and ensure compliance with governance policies.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between Engineering and Finance teams, facilitating, communicating, and educating on cost best practices.
  • Forecasting: Assist in forecasting future cloud spend based on historical usage and business initiatives.
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