Associate FinOps Engineer

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Overview

Associate FinOps Engineer 

(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office) 

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in. 

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. 

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you! 

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. 

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. 

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:   

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family 

• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package) 

• Life insurance financed by the employer 

• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day 

• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere 

• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role 

• Wellbeing programme for employees 

• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow 

• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office 

• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification 

• Employee referral programme  

What's the job

About the role   

We are looking for an Associate FinOps Engineer to support the management and optimisation of cloud costs across our platforms and engineering environments. In this role, you will work closely with Engineering, Product, Finance, and Procurement teams to help improve cost visibility, reporting, and forecasting within cloud environments. 

You will support initiatives related to cloud cost optimisation, reporting, and governance, helping teams better understand their spending and identify opportunities to improve efficiency. The role also offers the opportunity to develop knowledge across cloud technologies, FinOps practices, and data-driven decision-making within a modern engineering environment. 

Responsibilities  

• Support the development and continuous improvement of cost and forecasting models to provide visibility into current and future cloud spend. 

• Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to accurately allocate cloud costs, support forecasting activities, and identify key cost drivers. 

• Help ensure appropriate tagging and alerting strategies are implemented to improve cost control and highlight deviations from planned spend. 

• Contribute to cloud cost optimisation initiatives by analysing usage data, identifying rightsizing opportunities, reducing waste, and supporting recommendations for savings plans. 

• Support the analysis and reporting of cloud consumption data to improve real-time dashboards, forecasting accuracy, and monthly reporting. 

• Assist with maintaining Cloud Cost KPIs, scorecards, and standard reporting metrics. 

What you'll bring

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Product, Finance, and wider business teams. 

• Good analytical mindset with attention to detail, supporting cloud cost analysis and reporting activities, including custom reporting and dashboards in Power BI. 

• Problem-solving approach with the ability to identify and support cloud cost optimisation opportunities and operational improvements. 

• Understanding of working with large datasets, analysing cloud usage data, and supporting data-driven decision-making. 

• Interest in developing knowledge across Public Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as DevSecOps practices including CI/CD and automation. 

• Ability to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, supporting continuous improvement and operational efficiency. 

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken). 

Rewards & Benefits

What we offer.

Private Health Care

Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.

Child Insurance

InterRisk - insurance for children.

Sports Card

Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).

Courses

Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification.

Life Assurance

Life insurance at Generali financed by the employer.

Bonus

Opportunity to earn annual bonus that aligns to work level of role.

Parking

Parking spaces and LOTOS card.

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Co-financing of monthly tickets.

Transport Discount

Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow (50% discount).