Architect - FinOps

About the role

Zynga is looking for a FinOps Architect to lead the technical direction of its FinOps team within Mobile Game Tech. You will design and implement backend services that drive cost‑efficiency across the company’s portfolio of games.

Key responsibilities

• Lead all technical aspects of FinOps software development and data analysis, mentoring engineers.
• Monitor updates from cloud providers (AWS) and other vendors (Unity, Splunk, Datadog, JetBrains) to uncover cost‑saving opportunities.
• Design and build FinOps tooling such as data pipelines, APIs, cron jobs, Slack bots, UI components, and Tableau dashboards.
• Partner with product management to prioritize initiatives based on impact, cost reduction, and effort.
• Assist data analysts with SQL table design and Tableau usage for accurate reporting.
• Coordinate across engineering, finance, and business teams to ensure transparent and effective cost‑optimization initiatives.

Required profile

• Strong background in cloud cost management and FinOps practices.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Required skills

• AWS
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Unity
• Splunk
• Datadog
• JetBrains tools
• Data pipeline development
• API design
• Cron job implementation
• Slack bot creation
• UI development
• SQL
• NoSQL
• Tableau