Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cost Optimization

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cost Optimization based in Canada.In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will shape how infrastructure investments are managed, forecasted, and optimized across a growing engineering organization. You will operate at the intersection of infrastructure engineering, product, and finance, translating technical insights into meaningful business outcomes. Your mission will be to build the tools, models, and processes that make infrastructure spending more transparent, predictable, and efficient. You will analyze cloud consumption, identify optimization opportunities, and develop cost attribution frameworks that connect infrastructure usage to products and services. Working closely with engineering, product, and finance teams, you will influence capacity planning, product pricing, and long-term business strategy. This is an opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with financial and strategic thinking while driving a culture of cost-conscious engineering.Accountabilities
Design, build, and maintain internal tools, dashboards, and reporting systems that provide clear visibility into infrastructure and engineering-related spending.Analyze and optimize cloud infrastructure costs and engineering-owned vendor expenses, identifying opportunities to improve resource utilization, efficiency, and scalability.Develop cost attribution frameworks and unit economics models that connect infrastructure consumption to specific services, products, and business activities.Partner with engineering and product teams to assess how infrastructure architecture, usage patterns, and technical decisions influence costs and overall product economics.Collaborate with finance teams to develop infrastructure cost forecasts, financial models, and reliable data inputs supporting budgeting, capacity planning, and long-term investments.Provide actionable infrastructure cost insights to support product pricing decisions and broader business strategy.Establish infrastructure cost KPIs, reporting standards, and governance practices that strengthen financial accountability across engineering teams.Support infrastructure vendor management activities, including cost analysis, utilization reviews, contract renewals, and procurement optimization.Promote cost-conscious engineering practices while maintaining the right balance between performance, reliability, scalability, and business priorities.Take ownership of strategic initiatives that improve infrastructure financial visibility and encourage better investment decisions across the organization.Requirements
Strong professional background in infrastructure, platform, or cloud engineering, with experience influencing infrastructure strategy and technical decisions.Deep knowledge of AWS or comparable cloud environments, including infrastructure architecture, resource utilization, and cloud cost drivers.Demonstrated experience analyzing infrastructure spending, identifying optimization opportunities, and evaluating the financial impact of technical decisions.Understanding of infrastructure consumption, unit economics, product economics, and their relationship to broader business outcomes.Experience collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, product, finance, and business stakeholders.Familiarity with infrastructure budgeting, financial forecasting, cost modeling, or capacity planning.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience developing internal tools, dashboards, reporting systems, or data models to support business and technical decisions.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights for nontechnical audiences.Ability to independently lead complex initiatives, influence decision-makers, and take ownership of projects from conception through implementation.Experience in a growing technology company, particularly in roles spanning infrastructure, product, and business operations, is considered an asset.Knowledge of FinOps principles, cloud cost management, infrastructure financial planning, showback or chargeback frameworks is a plus.Experience with CloudZero, Apptio, CloudHealth, or comparable infrastructure cost management platforms is desirable.Previous involvement in infrastructure unit economics, product pricing decisions, vendor management, procurement, or building new engineering capabilities and operational processes from the ground up is an advantage.Benefits
Competitive salary: Annual base salary ranging from $196,000 to $269,500 CAD for candidates based in Canada. Final compensation depends on relevant experience, technical skills, qualifications, and organizational considerations.Additional compensation: Depending on eligibility, opportunities for annual bonuses and equity awards.Retirement savings: Access to pension and retirement savings programs, depending on location.Paid time off: Competitive vacation packages, including a day off for your birthday.Healthcare and wellness: Comprehensive health benefits starting on the first day of employment, alongside access to mental health support programs.Remote work support: Work-from-home reimbursements to help create a comfortable and productive home office.Flexible workspace options: Optional global WeWork membership and access to office hubs in London and Toronto.Professional development: Dedicated support for conferences, courses, books, and other personal development initiatives.Learning opportunities: Comprehensive onboarding and training programs, with access to specialized programmatic courses and certifications.Family support: A generous parental leave program.Team culture: A welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative working environment, with opportunities to participate in social activities and team events.
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