Senior Software Engineering Manager Cloud Finance

Geico - Chevy Chase, MD

Full-time - Senior

Chevy Chase, MD

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

GEICO's Infrastructure and Capacity Planning is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager to build and manage a new team of engineers who are passionate about creating engineering solutions, including tools, frameworks, and automation in the domains of cloud cost modeling and capacity optimization. This newly created organization is focused on enabling optimal cloud capacity for all application teams to run enterprise-wide products. Our workloads are distributed across On-prem, Azure, and AWS, providing exciting opportunities to tackle complex problems in a Hybrid-cloud model. You will have the chance to make a significant impact on our customers' experience and contribute to GEICO's mission of technology transformation. As a Senior Manager, you will be an engineering leader responsible for guiding the engineering staff across the organization to deliver a seamless experience for our customers by ensuring the right capacity is available at the right time and cost. Our team thrives in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly, and the ideal candidate will possess broad and deep technical knowledge and experience to enhance cost modeling, capacity planning, and cloud/infrastructure architecture while leveraging engineering solutions to address operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of cost reporting for all hybrid multi-cloud environments to enable total cost of ownership analysis including cloud hosting costs, software license and maintenance, as well as support labor costs.
• Define requirements for automating cloud cost modeling and optimization processes in a multi-cloud environment to streamline reporting and allocation of costs to customers.
• Lead Hybrid Cloud FinOps processes like financial forecasting for cloud services and support management of Capex and operational budgets if required.
• Partner with key stakeholders to provide visibility on cloud infrastructure spend as well as monthly optimization activities to reduce the spend.
• Ensure service levels are met through regular operational reviews and ongoing cadence with key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Capacity Planning, Performance & Reliability, IaaS, PaaS, and other stakeholders to provide input into the design, communication, and implementation of strategies, technology roadmaps, processes, and services, validating their cost-effectiveness.
• Provide detailed analysis for various components of cloud spend such as spend by service type, spend by application, etc.
• Offer financial consultation to application teams on cost assessment of migrating across the hybrid cloud.
• Identify the roles, skills, and knowledge required, including helping to grow and develop the team through hands-on training and coaching.
• Consistently apply best practices and improve processes within and across teams.

Requirements

• Hands-on Software engineering manager with strong understanding of Cloud services and DevOps principles.
• Experience in managing different cloud billing & reduction models.
• Expert in Cloud cost billing schema & billing utilization data for different Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).
• In-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructures, capabilities, and security models that drive costs.
• In-depth knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Fluency with Power BI and at least one modern programming language such as Python, Java, or Go. Experience with open-source software is a big plus.
• Hands-on experience in managing infrastructure components through Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience in observability platforms, application monitoring tools, and performance analysis techniques.
• Experience managing and growing technical leaders and teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with financial forecasting for cloud services.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments and their operational challenges.

Benefits

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures