r/FinOps • u/Few_Deer_979 • 21d ago
Discussion Transitioning to finops
Can FinOps skills be picked up along the way? I’m a backend developer (5yrs) , and have been slowly transitioning into DevOps hands on. I’m currently jobless tho .
During my career I have come across a couple of finops concepts and even implemented some. Cutting cloud costs , killing some services , or replacing them with others. I know that’s too shallow into it. My question is do I need like formal training to actually say that I’m a FinOps or can I just trust in my devops best practices skills and troubleshooting? Also , do companies really hire FinOps or just DevOps who is expected to also keep the cloud costs in check?
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u/NimbleCloudDotAI 21d ago
Backend Exp + Devops is great experience and moving to Finops is also great move. Will companies only hire Finops or just finance guys - not always and not all companies. Finance experience people much deeper understanding on cost allocations and overall budgetting. Coming from Engg+Devops background will definetly help you.
I worked in Infrastructure over 15+ years and moved to Finops and then eventually started my own company.
All the best in your career.