Lead - Platform Engineering

Description

Job Responsibilities :

• Forecasting & Budgeting
• Produce monthly forecasts; track and explain variances vs. Budget
• Support annual / quarterly planning with scenarios and run-rate analysis
• Tie costs to unit metrics (e.g., cost per user, per API call)
• Data & Automation
• Write SQL and Python jobs to ingest, transform, and validate cost and usage data
• Automate reports, alerts, and reconciliation checks; reduce manual work
• Integrate actions with ticketing (e.g., create remediation tasks in Jira)
• Spend Visibility & Reporting
• Maintain daily / weekly / monthly spend reports and dashboards
• Keep a single source of truth for cost, usage, and tags (e.g., AWS CUR / Athena, invoices, APIs)
• Explain spend drivers in plain language for engineers and finance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Run regular reviews with Engineering, FP&A, and Procurement
• Document decisions, owners, and due dates; follow up until closure
• Provide simple how-to guides for teams on budgets, tags, and cost hygiene
• Process & Controls
• Document processes for reporting, forecasting, and commitments
• Ensure data accuracy and auditability; support internal / external audits as needed
• Propose small, frequent improvements to reduce toil and defects
• Optimization & Commitments
• Identify right-sizing, scheduling, storage tiering, and other cost optimization opportunities
• Recommend and track Savings Plans / Reserved Instances; monitor coverage and utilization
• Quantify savings, impact, and any operational risk

Required Skills :

About Us :

Envestnet is a leading independent provider of technology‐enabled investment and practice management solutions to financial advisors who are independent, as well as those who are associated with small or mid‐sized financial advisory firms and larger financial institutions. Envestnet's technology is focused on addressing financial advisors' front, middle, and back‐office needs while leveraging our platform to grow their businesses and expand client relationships.

We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package as well as the excitement, challenges, and rewards of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial company.