Inabia Solutions and Consulting, Inc. · 1 hour ago
Cost Allocation Data Engineer
Inabia Solutions and Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Cost Allocation Data Engineer to build core allocation logic for cloud environments. This role emphasizes the intersection of cloud economics, financial modeling, and data engineering to enhance cost transparency and accountability.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Design and implement a cost allocation rule engine supporting:
Tag-based attribution
Account/subscription-based mappings
Custom business-defined allocation rules
Build amortization models for upfront cloud commitments:
1-year and 3-year reservations
Prepaid and committed-use discounts
Implement shared cost distribution models, including:
Proportional allocation
Even split
Fixed-coefficient weighting
Create attribution logic for untagged costs, leveraging:
Account ownership
Usage heuristics
Business metadata
Develop budget vs. actual variance models to support cost governance
Design forecasting input models using historical trends and seasonality
Ensure all models align with accounting principles, including:
Period alignment
Matching principle
Accrual and amortization logic
Qualification
Required
5–7 years of hands-on data engineering experience
Proven experience building chargeback and/or showback systems
Strong exposure to cloud cost allocation in enterprise environments
Expert-level SQL (complex joins, window functions, performance tuning)
Strong dimensional data modeling skills (facts, dimensions, slowly changing dimensions)
Experience with modern data modeling tools such as: dbt, LookML, or equivalent frameworks
Deep understanding of FinOps cost allocation methodologies
Solid grasp of financial accounting concepts, including: Amortization, Accruals, Budgeting and variance analysis
Preferred
Prior work supporting FinOps, Finance, or Cost Management teams is highly preferred
Company
Inabia Solutions and Consulting, Inc.
WHO Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Redmond, WA.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2023-06-09
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