<div class="content-intro"><p>GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.</p> <p>The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZIb5zszQI">Co-create the future with us</a> as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.</p> <p>*<em>Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.</em></p></div><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>An overview of this role</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">As a Cloud Cost Utilization SRE at GitLab, you will make cloud spending visible, understandable, and actionable across our infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and financial accountability, where you will partner with Engineering, Finance, and Product to improve how cloud usage is tracked, attributed, and optimized across GitLab.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">You will build and improve the systems, standards, and workflows that help teams understand the real cost of the services they run. That includes developing resource tagging and labeling approaches, improving billing data quality, and creating tooling that supports better decisions across AWS and GCP.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">In this role, you will work through technical and organizational ambiguity, connect infrastructure data with business context, and help teams act on cost signals with confidence. This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys systems thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and building practical solutions in GitLab's all-remote, asynchronous, and values-driven environment.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>Some examples of our projects</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Building cloud billing data pipelines that normalize multi-cloud cost data using the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Improving cloud resource tagging and labeling standards so teams can understand spend by service, environment, and ownership</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Developing cost anomaly detection, forecasting, and alerting workflows that give teams timely insight into infrastructure usage</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Extending observability systems so cost signals can be reviewed alongside reliability and operational data</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Design and maintain cloud resource tagging and labeling strategies across GCP and AWS to support accurate cost attribution</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Develop tooling and pipelines to ingest, normalize, and report on cloud billing data using the FOCUS specification</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Automate cost anomaly detection, forecasting, and alerting so engineering teams can respond quickly to changes in infrastructure spend</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Contribute to GitLab's observability and monitoring stacks, including Prometheus, LGTM (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, and Mimir), and ELK, with a focus on surfacing cost efficiency signals</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Partner with Finance and Engineering leadership to support cloud cost forecasting for planning and budget discussions</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Act as a subject matter expert for cloud cost attribution, tagging strategy, and FOCUS adoption across GitLab Infrastructure</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Collaborate with Finance and Compliance teams on audits, certifications, and financial reporting needs related to cloud infrastructure usage</li> <li class="whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Contribute to infrastructure-as-code efforts, including Terraform and Ansible, so cost controls and tagging requirements are built into provisioning workflows from the start</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col