Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure)

N-iX is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their team supporting a global tax services and software provider. The role focuses on cloud cost optimization and FinOps for a SaaS solution in the Sales Tax area, helping clients track and forecast performance.

• Analyze utilization metrics to right-size instances, databases, and containers
• Enforce strict resource tagging and allocation for accurate cost tracking and reporting
• Automate shutdowns of non-production environments and manage ephemeral resources efficiently
• Monitor cloud spend using native tools (AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Cost Management) and third-party platforms like Firefly
• Collaborate with development and product teams to shift-left FinOps, ensuring cost considerations are integrated early in the design phase
• Recommend cost-saving strategies such as spot instances, reserved instances, and optimized storage tiers
• Build and maintain dashboards to track KPIs, including cost per deployment, idle resource percentage, and cost per feature

• 5+ years of DevOps experience
• Proven experience with Azure cloud platform and cost management tools
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization strategies
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and scalable architectures
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret utilization metrics and implement actionable changes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Upper-Intermediate level of English