10+ years of IT experience, with 7+ years in Cloud FinOps or financial management.
FinOps Certified Practitioner/Professional or equivalent certification required.
Microsoft Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect certification is essential; GCP certification is a plus.
Deep expertise in Azure Cost Management and Billing, including Reservations and Savings Plans.
Hands-on experience with Apptio Cloudability for cost allocation and reporting.
Strong analytical skills using tools like Power BI, Excel, and SQL.
Responsibilities
Lead cost analysis and optimization for Azure and GCP environments.
Manage Azure Reservations, budgets, and cost analysis recommendations.
Support GCP billing analysis and resource optimization efforts.
Develop chargeback models and executive reporting dashboards.
Identify and track savings from underutilized cloud resources.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance cost accountability.
Provide financial models for cloud migration and architecture decisions.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a multi-cloud environment with cutting-edge technologies.
Collaborative work culture with cross-functional teams.
Professional development opportunities in cloud financial management.
Access to advanced tools and resources for cost optimization.
Potential for career advancement in a growing field.
Full Job Description
Role Overview:
This is a Senior Cloud FinOps Subject Matter Expert (SME) role, responsible for leading cloud financial management, cost optimization, governance, forecasting, allocation, and executive reporting within Azure-led multi-cloud environments. The position requires deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, working knowledge of GCP, and hands-on experience with Apptio Cloudability.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead Azure and GCP cloud cost analysis, optimization, budgeting, forecasting, variance management, and financial governance.
Identify idle, orphaned, oversized, and underutilized resources; quantify savings and track remediation through realization.
Partner with engineering, architecture, operations, finance, procurement, and business teams to drive cost accountability.
Provide cost models, TCO, ROI, and scenario analysis for cloud migration, modernization, and architecture decisions.
Required Skills:
Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure Cost Management and Billing, Cost Analysis, budgets, exports, Reservations, Savings Plans, Azure Hybrid Benefit, and Azure Advisor.
Hands-on expertise with Apptio Cloudability, including cost allocation, reporting, optimization insights, budgeting/forecasting, dashboards, and business-unit views.
Good working knowledge of GCP Cloud Billing, budgets, committed use discounts, labels, reporting, and resource optimization.
Strong knowledge of the FinOps Framework, cloud cost allocation, showback/chargeback, unit economics, rate optimization, governance, and anomaly management.
Advanced analytical and reporting skills using Power BI, Excel, SQL, APIs, or equivalent tools.
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to convert technical and financial data into actionable recommendations.
Qualifications:
10+ years of IT experience, including 7+ years in Cloud FinOps, cloud economics, or cloud financial management.
FinOps Certified Practitioner/Professional or equivalent certification.
Microsoft Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect certification; GCP certification is an advantage.
Preferred Skills:
Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud migration, modernization, or multi-cloud governance programs.
