Cloud Strategist - Intermediate

• Identify over-provisioned or underutilized resources to drive cloud cost optimization strategies
• Partner with engineering and product teams to integrate financial perspectives into architectural design decisions
• Collaborate with vendors and procurement teams to evaluate pricing structures and savings opportunities
• Translate FinOps tool data into actionable insights that reduce spend and improve forecast accuracy
• Design and implement comprehensive cloud tagging strategies to ensure visibility across departments and projects
• Enforce tagging compliance through automation, tooling, and policy frameworks in collaboration with DevOps teams
• Lead remediation efforts for tagging inconsistencies to improve cost attribution and chargeback processes
• Maintain documentation and training to promote organization-wide adoption of tagging best practices
• Build multi-year cloud cost forecasts aligned with technology and business roadmaps
• Analyze historical usage trends to project accurate future spend across cloud providers
• Drive re-baselining exercises and year-over-year forecasting improvements to align budgets with actual consumption
• Utilize Azure Cost Management and FinOps platforms (e.g., Apptio Cloudability) to provide visibility and trend analysis
• Create executive dashboards, variance analysis, and forecast accuracy metrics
• Develop models for cost attribution, showback/chargeback, and unit cost analysis
• Leverage Power BI and native cloud cost platforms for advanced reporting
• Implement resource management policies to ensure data collection accuracy
• Oversee the onboarding of FinOps tools, ensuring data integrity and alignment with organizational goals

• Diploma or Degree in Computer Science, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of experience driving cloud cost optimization and FinOps outcomes
• 3+ years of experience working with engineering teams on financial architecture
• Minimum 4 years’ experience with FinOps-related tools, specifically Apptio
• Proven experience developing roadmaps and transformation plans for cloud clients
• Deep knowledge of Azure billing structures and optimization levers
• Proficiency in cloud tagging implementation, governance, and remediation
• Advanced skills in Excel and Power BI
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure Policy, and CI/CD pipelines

FinOps Certified Practitioner (or equivalent certification) is preferred

• Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a balanced work-life schedule with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote
• Strategic Impact: Influence high-level financial decisions for large-scale Azure environments
• Cutting-Edge Tech: Gain hands-on experience with industry-leading FinOps tools like Apptio Cloudability
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a cross-functional environment spanning Finance, Engineering, and Operations