Manager I, FinOps Engineer

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.

Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.

Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses :

• Circles.Life : A wholly-owned digital lifestyle telco brand based in Singapore, Circles.Life is powered by Circles' SaaS platform and pioneering go-to-market strategies. It is the digital market leader in Singapore and has won numerous awards for marketing, customer service, and innovative product offerings beyond connectivity.
• Circles Aspire : A global provider of Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solutions. Its cloud-based Experience Cloud platform enables enterprises, service providers and developers to deliver and scale mobile, messaging, IoT, and connectivity services worldwide.
• Jetpac : Specializing in travel tech solutions, Jetpac provides seamless eSIM roaming for over 200 destinations and innovative travel lifestyle products, redefining connectivity for digital travelers. Jetpac was awarded Travel eSIM of the Year.

Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.

Job Description – Manager I, FinOps Engineer

Location : [Bengaluru]

Employment Type : Full-time

Experience Level : Mid–Senior (5–10 years relevant experience)

About The Role

We are looking for a Manager I, FinOps Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering and SRE organization. This role will be at the intersection of Finance, Engineering, and Operations, helping us optimize cloud spend, enforce cost governance, and ensure financial accountability across large-scale, multi-tenant SaaS deployments.

You will work closely with Engineering, SRE, Procurement, and Leadership teams to provide visibility, drive efficiency, and design cost-conscious architectures that balance performance, scale, and financial discipline.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Cost Governance & Reporting

Build, maintain, and enhance dashboards for real-time cost visibility (AWS CUR, Cost Explorer, QuickSight, Grafana, etc.).

Deliver monthly / quarterly financial reports to engineering and leadership with insights, trends, and forecasts.

Define and enforce tagging, budgeting, and allocation strategies across accounts, regions, and environments.

Optimization & Efficiency

Partner with engineering to identify right-sizing opportunities, scaling policies (HPA / VPA / Karpenter), and storage optimization.

Conduct regular reviews of EC2 / RDS / EKS spend, reserved instances, savings plans, and committed use discounts.

Benchmark alternative hosting models (AWS vs on-prem vs hybrid vs other cloud) for cost and performance trade-offs.

Forecasting & Planning

Own cloud cost forecasting models for both short-term (monthly / quarterly) and long-term (3–5 year projections).

Partner with Procurement and Finance to ensure cloud spend stays aligned with budgets and POs.

Support deal models by projecting cost impact of new market launches and scale-ups.

Stakeholder Engagement

Act as the bridge between engineering and finance teams – translating technical deployments into financial impact.

Support executive decision-making with 'what-if' analyses and scenario planning.

Educate teams on FinOps best practices through training and workshops.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical

Strong hands-on experience with AWS Billing & Cost Management tools (CUR, Cost Explorer, Savings Plans, RI Management, Budgets, etc.).

Experience with cloud monitoring and visualization tools (QuickSight, Grafana, CloudHealth, CloudCheckr, Apptio Cloudability, or equivalent).

Good understanding of Kubernetes, EKS, scaling policies, and multi-account AWS setups.

Strong Excel / SQL skills for ad-hoc financial analysis.

Scripting / automation skills (Python, JavaScript, or Terraform for FinOps automation) are a plus.

Functional

Solid grasp of financial principles : budgeting, forecasting, unit economics, TCO / ROI analysis.

Experience working with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Finance, Procurement, Leadership).

Excellent communication skills to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

FinOps Certified Practitioner (or willingness to get certified).

Experience with multi-cloud (GCP / Azure / OCI) environments.

Prior experience in Telecom SaaS or large-scale subscription platforms is a plus.

Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset with attention to detail.

Circles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.

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Skills Required

Grafana, Sql, Quicksight, Javascript, Terraform, Budgets, Excel, Python, Kubernetes