Sr Finops Architect/Lead

Must Have Skills :: Azure , Snowflake , Datalink , Apptio BI and Power Apps

JOD DESCRIPTION

• Lead and evolve the strategy serving as the primary thought leader for Cloud Advisory FinOps practice
• Partner with engineering teams to implement cost allocation methodologies tagging strategies and drive adoption of cloud financial management best practices
• Engage with clients to design and execute cloud cost optimization initiatives, objective based - assessment workshops, and develop long-term roadmaps for inculcating a FinOps framework
• Strategic partnerships with clients and serve as the subject matter expert for FinOps
• Research, development, implement, troubleshoot, and create strategies for cloud cost optimization and provide governance. Analyze variance between actual spending and budgeted amounts and provide insights and corrective actions
• Serve as a subject matter expert on FinOps projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and being accountable for the outcome of the project. Assist stakeholders in identifying cost saving opportunities and provide recommendations for optimization
• Prepare & Publish FinOps specific reports to stakeholders

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• 9 plus years of experience in cloud infrastructure with at least five years focused on FinOps or cloud cost optimization
• Proven track record of leading FinOps initiatives in large enterprise initiatives and ability to work under limited direction and handle multiple assignments simultaneously
• Expert level experience with at least two major public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and ability to understand systems at a fundamental level
• Hands-on knowledge of systems metrics and workload characterization and performance tuning
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling FinOps practices in complex multi cloud environments
• Deep understanding of cloud pricing models discount options optimization strategies across different cloud providers
• Advanced experience with enterprise cloud cost management and optimization tools, basic FinOps vocabulary, concepts, processes, basic financial accounting and knowledge
• Deep understanding of the FinOps principles and framework
• Master's degree in computer science or finance business or related field

Preferred skills, abilities and/or qualifications

• FinOps foundation certification preferred (FinOps analyst or FinOps engineer or FinOps FOCUS certification)
• Proven track record of leading large scale cross functional initiatives and senior level experience in stakeholder management and driving organizational change
• Strong analytical and data science skills with expertise in advanced data analysis and visualization tools
• Expert understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns and their cost implications