World Wide Technology

Lead Cloud Solution Architect- FinOps

World Wide Technology$140K — $175K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years in cloud consulting or enterprise cloud roles, with 3+ years in FinOps or cloud cost management.
  • Hands-on technical experience in major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), covering architecture and cost management.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • FinOps Certified Professional required; equivalent certifications accepted as interim credentials.
  • Proven client-facing consulting experience, not just internal cost management.
  • Demonstrated ability to advise executive stakeholders.
  • Experience delivering from discovery to solution design and implementation.

Responsibilities

  • Own FinOps engagements from discovery through realization, including maturity assessments and tooling implementations.
  • Provide hands-on cloud architecture expertise to translate cost findings into actionable technical remediation.
  • Manage multiple concurrent client engagements while ensuring quality in FinOps deliverables.
  • Stay updated on emerging AI infrastructure cost management practices to support relevant client engagements.
  • Collaborate with the Solution Owner to improve FinOps delivery processes and frameworks.
  • Develop SOW templates and pricing models to support consistent engagement structuring.
  • Contribute to the enhancement of WWT's cloud cost optimization offerings.

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Care, with on-site health centers and wellness programs.
  • Competitive pay with profit sharing and 401k plan including company matching.
  • Generous paid time off, starting at 20 days per year, plus holidays and parental leave.
  • Additional perks such as nursing mother's benefits, pet insurance, and employee discounts.
Full Job Description
Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years in cloud consulting or enterprise cloud roles, with at least 3 years focused specifically on FinOps or cloud cost management
  • Demonstrated hands on technical depth in one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), covering architecture, infrastructure as code, and cost and billing constructs, not just dashboards
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • FinOps Certified Professional required; FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent accepted as an interim credential
  • Prior consulting experience, meaning client facing delivery and not internal only cost management
  • Proven track record advising and presenting to executive level stakeholders
  • Comfortable owning delivery from discovery through solution design, implementation, and realization reporting

Strongly Desired Skills
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect

Technical Depth

  • FinOps tooling implementation: Cloudability, CloudHealth, native AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing
  • Cloud cost allocation models: tagging strategy, showback and chargeback design, unit economics
  • Reserved capacity and commitment based discount strategy across at least one hyperscaler
  • Infrastructure as code and architecture refactoring to translate cost findings into technical remediation
  • Cloud governance and landing zone design as it relates to cost control
  • Working awareness of AI infrastructure cost management: GPU utilization, inference cost optimization, foundation model consumption economics

Multi Cloud Exposure

  • Familiarity with FinOps practices across more than one hyperscaler
  • Experience advising clients on multi cloud cost strategy or workload placement decisions
  • Certifications on a secondary cloud platform are a plus

What Success Looks Like in Year One

  • At least two active FinOps engagements are running under this role's direct delivery ownership with no quality gaps
  • WWT's FinOps service offerings are sharper, more repeatable, and faster to scope, measurably reducing presales cycle time
  • The frameworks, playbooks, and standards this role has built have made WWT's FinOps delivery more scalable, enabling the team to take on greater volume without sacrificing quality
  • Client satisfaction scores on FinOps engagements reflect measurable improvement in delivery consistency and outcome achievement

Want to learn more about Consulting Services? Check us out on our platform:

https://www.wwt.com/consulting-services

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $140,000 to $175,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
  • Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
  • Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
  • Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].

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Position Overview

As a Cloud Solution Architect - FinOps, you are an individual contributor and recognized FinOps and cloud cost expert who delivers cloud financial management outcomes for enterprise clients and supports how WWT builds and sells them.

This is both a strategic and a hands-on delivery role. You deliver FinOps engagements directly, own delivery outcomes on live client work, and assist building the frameworks, tooling patterns, and delivery playbooks that let WWT scale a growing FinOps and FinOps for AI pipeline. You are equally comfortable running a cost optimization workshop with a client executive and getting into the console to fix the architecture driving the spend.

You understand that FinOps outcomes are only as strong as the technical foundation beneath them. You bring real world experience architecting and operating workloads on at least one major cloud platform, and you know how to translate cost findings into architectural remediation, not just a report. You have guided clients through the organizational and technical work of building a durable cost governance capability, and you are now extending that discipline into how enterprises manage the economics of AI infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Execution
  • Own delivery of FinOps engagements from discovery through realization, including maturity assessment, tooling implementation (Cloudability, CloudHealth, native cost tools), cost allocation models, and optimization realization
  • Provide hands on cloud architecture expertise on at least one hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to translate cost findings into technical remediation, including rightsizing, reserved capacity strategy, architecture refactoring, and workload placement
  • Regularly work across multiple concurrent client engagements, providing FinOps quality assurance on FinOps adjacent work
  • Have a growing awareness of emerging FinOps for AI practices, including cost governance for GPU consumption, model inference spend, and AI infrastructure economics, to support engagements as they arise

Solution Development
  • Partner with Solution Owner to define and continuously improve WWT's FinOps delivery process, including reference architectures, delivery playbooks, assessment frameworks, and reusable delivery assets
  • Partner with Solution Owner to develop and maintain SOW templates, LOE models, and scope frameworks that enable delivery teams to structure and price FinOps engagements consistently
  • Partner with Solution Owner to align FinOps offerings to client demand signals, competitive positioning, and cloud partner co investment opportunities
  • Support Solution Owner in building and maturing WWT's standalone cloud cost optimization offering, contributing methodology and delivery IP the practice can reuse

Pre Sales SME Support
  • Support creation and validation of FinOps domain SOWs, LOEs, and technical proposals; identify scope gaps, risk patterns, and pricing inconsistencies before they reach the client
  • Support RFP and RFI responses as the FinOps subject matter expert, providing solution narratives and differentiators grounded in WWT's actual delivery experience
  • Support cloud provider field teams and WWT account executives in positioning FinOps offerings and shaping pursuit strategies for strategic accounts

About World Wide Technology

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a technology solution provider that offers a wide range of services to businesses and organizations. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri. WWT provides a variety of services, including consulting, design, integration, and managed services. The company has a strong focus on innovation and has been recognized for its efforts in this area. WWT has partnerships with many leading technology companies, including Cisco, Dell, and Microsoft. The company has a global presence, with offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
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