About the team:
Platform Engineering is a team in Schibsted Media Technology responsible for developing and maintaining a portfolio of tools and services to help our development teams successfully deploy and operate their products. The team is a key contributor in providing developer tooling that developers use and love. You will work in close collaboration with development teams across all of our newspapers like VG and Aftenposten in Norway and Aftonbladet, SvD and Omni in Sweden to make sure the solutions your team provides are meeting their expectations.
Our infrastructure is based on AWS services.
What will you do in this role?
As a FinOps Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring cost control, cost optimization, and cost transparency across our cloud infrastructure. Your key responsibilities will include:
Cost Monitoring and Analysis: Implementing tools and processes to monitor, analyse, and report on cloud costs across various services and providers. You will develop dashboards and reports to provide visibility into cost trends, usage patterns, and cost drivers.
Cost Allocation and Chargeback: Designing and implementing cost allocation methodologies to attribute cloud costs accurately to individual teams, projects, and departments. You will establish chargeback mechanisms to enable accountability and transparency in cost management.
Cost Optimization Initiatives: Collaborating with teams to identify opportunities for cost optimization, such as rightsizing instances, leveraging reserved instances, optimising storage usage, and implementing cost-effective architectures. You will drive initiatives to implement these optimizations and track their impact on cost savings.
Financial Governance and Compliance: Working closely with accounting and finance teams to ensure compliance with financial policies, regulations, and budgetary constraints. You will provide insights and recommendations to optimise costs while meeting business objectives and financial targets.
Forecasting and Budgeting: Assisting in forecasting cloud costs and preparing budgets based on projected usage and business requirements. You will help teams estimate future costs, identify cost drivers, and align spending with budgetary constraints.
Cost Awareness and Education: Promoting cost awareness and best practices across teams by providing training, workshops, and educational resources. You will empower teams to make informed decisions about resource usage, cost implications, and cost optimization strategies.
Continuous Improvement: Continuously evaluating and improving FinOps processes, tools, and workflows to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness. You will identify areas for automation, optimization, and innovation to drive ongoing cost savings and value creation.
Key competencies:
Collaborative, pragmatic and service-minded approach with a focus on delivering.
Experience in cloud cost management, optimization, and analysis.
Proficiency in reporting tools, such as Grafana or similar.
Proficiency with databases and SQL.
Good understanding of AWS and its services.
Strong understanding of cloud pricing models, billing mechanisms, and cost allocation methodologies.
Knowledge of financial concepts and principles, with the ability to translate technical data into financial insights.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to identify cost optimization opportunities and drive results.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Nice to have:
Learn and develop within Learning Lab
6000 fantastic colleagues in over 4 countries
Empowering body and mind with Schibsted Life
Career opportunities within the Schibsted family
We embrace diversity
Karriärmöjligheter inom Schibstedfamiljen
Var del av en mångfaldig, inkluderande arbetsplats
Personlig utveckling och lärande inom Learning Lab
Work with products that matter in peoples lives
Schibsted Life erbjuder fysisk och mental träning
Jobba med välkända produkter och tjänster
Bli del av mangfoldig, inkluderende arbeidsplass
Karrieremuligheter i Schibstedfamilien
Mer enn 5000 fantastiske kollegaer i 4 land
Styrke kropp og sinn med Schibsted Life
Jobb med anerkjente produkter og tjenester
We are a family of digital brands with a strong Nordic position, and close to 6,000 employees. We empower millions of people every day. How? We help your mom sell her boat, challenge your brother’s political view and help your grandpa lower his interest rate.
Our News Media shape the media landscape of today and tomorrow, something we take great pride in as our democracies depend on independent journalism. Through our Nordic Marketplaces, we connect millions of sellers and buyers, enabling them to make smart and sustainable decisions for themselves and future generations. We also help new promising businesses grow.
So, if you are ready to lead the way across media, online marketplaces, financial services and technology ventures – welcome to Schibsted.
1839Christian Schibsted founds a Printing House.
1860Aftenposten is established, soon becoming a favoured and trusted media channel.
1966Schibsted acquires VG.
1996-1998Schibsted buys Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet, two of Sweden’s leading national quality newspapers.
2000Finn.no is founded, today one of Norway's strongest brands.
2003Blocket is acquired. Today the number one market place in Sweden.
2005Schibsted Growth starts investing in various digital brands.
2006The international expansion of Schibsted classified business is starting.
2019Adevinta is listed at Oslo Børs. Schibsted’s international Marketplaces is spun off into a separate company.
2020 - 2021Adevinta acquires 100% of eBay Classifieds Group creating the worlds largest online classified company. As part of the agreement, Schibsted buys DBA.dk and bilbasen.dk
1839Christian Schibsted grundar ett tryckeri.
1860Tidningen Aftenposten etableras och blir snabbt en betrodd mediekanal.
1966Schibsted köper VG.
1996 - 1998Schibsted köper Aftonbladet och Svenska Dagbladet, två av Sveriges ledande nyhetskällor.
1996Schibsted grundar den norska marknadsplatsen Finn, i dag ett av Norges starkaste varumärken.
2003Blocket, Sveriges dominerande marknadsplats, blir en del av Schibstedfamiljen.
2005Schibsted Growth börjar investera aktivt i digitala bolag.
2006Den internationella expansionen av Schibsteds digitala marknadsplatser startar. Blocket rullas ut i världen, som mest i 34 länder.
2019Schibsted’s internationella marknadsplatser etableras som ett eget bolag, Adevinta, med Schibsted som en stor ägare.
2020 - 2021Adevinta förvärvar eBay Classifieds Group och skapar världens största digitala marknadsplats. I samband med affären köper Schibsted de danska marknadsplatserna DBA och Bilbasen.
1839Christian Schibsted grunnla Schibsted forlag.
1860Aftenposten etableres og blir raskt en betrodd mediekanal.
1966Schibsted kjøper VG.
1996 - 1998Schibsted kjøper Aftonbladet og SvD, to av Sveriges ledende nasjonale aviser.
1996 - 2000Finn.no blir etablert, i dag en av Norges sterkeste merkevarer.
2003Schibsted kjøper Blocket. I dag den største markedsplassen i Sverige.
2005Schibsted Growth starter å investere i ulike digitale selskaper.
2006Den internasjonale ekspansjonen av Schibsted digitale markedsplasser starter.
2009Bergens Tidende, Stavanger Aftenblad og Fædrelandsvennen er fullt innarbeidet i Schibsted.
2019Adevinta blir børsnotert på Oslo Børs. Schibsteds internasjonale markedsplasser blir etablert i et eget selskap.
2020 - 2021Adevinta inngår avtale om å overta 100% av eBay Classifieds Group, og danner dermed verdens største online rubrikkselskap. Som en del av avtalen kjøper Schibsted DBA.dk og bilbasen.dk.
Jo Odland | Contact Person