Associate Engineer/Engineer, FinOps (Cloud Cost Management)

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

• This job is a member of the FinOps (Cloud Cost Management) Team within the Cloud and Engineering Platform team
• You will be part of the Cloud Optimization (FinOps) team. We are a central team supporting several IT / business units. Our focus is FinOps and cloud management. In this role you will be exposed to cutting edge cloud solutions.

• Analyze, optimize, and implement cost optimization actions over different cloud services
• Implement and manage automated tools to help identify cost trends and anomalies
• Build automation that optimizes the cloud environments to optimize cloud performance
• Build and maintain relationship with customers and internal stakeholders; interact with engineers, executives, product managers and finance teams
• Work with cloud vendors as needed
• Support budget processes - Be a cost detective, perform Cost analysis deep-dives and create custom reports
• Work on technical solutions to support FinOps and Cloud operations
• Advise on cost effective architectures
• Manages technology proof of concept selection criteria, evaluation, and testing
• Explores and stays abreast of new technologies that can bring value to the organization
• Encourages an environment of sharing and team work among the project teams

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Computer Engineering/Technology or Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Concentration in Finance
• Possess 3+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, FinOps or Vendor Client Success Management;
• A solid understanding of Azure Cloud budget process; formulate budget base, create budget templates, understanding/proficiency in networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development concepts as it pertains to cloud computing
• 3+ years experience with Azure and/or AWS

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience in an Agile environment using Scrum methodology
• Experience with chargeback modeling, cost savings and avoidance tracking, and forecasting
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments
• Ability to work on multiple activities simultaneously with a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• FinOps Practitioner certification
• Certification on one or more cloud platforms (Azure or AWS); Azure Fundamentals is preferred.

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.