Job Description
GCP FinOps Engineer
Location: Newport, UK
Contract Duration: 6 Months
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced GCP FinOps Engineer to optimise cloud spend, performance, and operational efficiency across large-scale data analytics and containerised workloads. You will work closely with engineering, data, and product teams to embed cost-efficient architectures, enforce financial governance, and implement best practices across Google Cloud environments.
Key Skills / Knowledge
5+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud.
Strong understanding of GCP data services, including indexing, slots, pruning, partitioning, and clustering.
Expert-level Kubernetes & GKE resource tuning.
Hands-on experience with Dataflow pipelines and worker optimisation.
Strong Airflow/Composer knowledge (DAG design, scheduling, PodOperator).
Deep understanding of Cloud Logging, routing, sinks, and exclusion filters.
Experience with Cloud Spanner autoscaling, indexing, and schema optimisation.
Cloud SQL performance tuning and indexing.
Ability to analyse billing data, resource consumption, and quantify cost savings.
Experience using GCP Cost Explorer, Recommender API, and Billing Export.
Build dashboards, alerts, and budget guardrails for cost governance.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to collaborate across engineering, data, and product teams.
Structured problem-solving mindset; ownership-driven, proactive, and independent.