Cloud Finops Architect

Multi-Cloud FinOps Architect

Function: Cloud / Finance Operations (FinOps)

Experience: 10+ years overall, with 5+ years in cloud cost management / FinOps

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Multi-Cloud FinOps Architect to lead the design, implementation, and continuous optimization of our cloud financial operations practice across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a high-impact role combining deep technical expertise, financial acumen, and cross-functional leadership.

The ideal candidate will own the end-to-end FinOps lifecycle Inform, Optimize, and Operate and partner with Engineering, Finance, Product, and Procurement to drive measurable cost efficiency, accurate forecasting, and a culture of cloud financial accountability.

This is not a purely advisory role. You will write queries, build dashboards, configure tools, automate reports, and get your hands dirty with billing data and IaC.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Architecture

• Define and own the enterprise FinOps operating model, framework, and roadmap aligned with the FinOps Foundation principles.
• Architect a unified multi-cloud cost visibility and accountability platform across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Establish tagging, account/subscription/project hierarchy, and chargeback / showback models.
• Define KPIs and unit economics (cost per customer, per transaction, per environment, per product).

Hands-On Cost Optimization

• Analyze billing data using AWS Cost Explorer, CUR (Cost & Usage Reports), Athena, Azure Cost Management, Azure EA/MCA billing exports, GCP Billing BigQuery exports.
• Identify and execute savings opportunities: rightsizing, idle resource elimination, storage tiering, reserved capacity, Savings Plans, Committed Use Discounts (CUDs), Azure Reservations, and spot/preemptible strategies.
• Optimize Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) costs using tools like Kubecost, OpenCost, and namespace-level chargeback.
• Drive architectural reviews to embed cost-efficiency into design decisions (“FinOps by design”).
• AI Application and Token optimization is a big plus

Tooling & Automation

• Implement and administer FinOps platforms such as Apptio Cloudability, CloudHealth by VMware, Flexera, Finout, Vantage, Spot.io, ProsperOps, or Anodot.
• Build automated dashboards and reports in Power BI, Tableau, Looker, QuickSight, or Grafana.
• Develop scripts and automations using Python, Terraform, PowerShell, or Bash to enforce tagging policies, auto-shutdown, and anomaly remediation.
• Configure budget alerts, anomaly detection, and forecasting models.

Governance & Operations

• Establish cost guardrails using AWS Service Control Policies, Azure Policy, GCP Organization Policies.
• Implement automated tagging enforcement and remediation workflows.
• Lead monthly/quarterly cost reviews with engineering and business stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, accruals, amortization of commitments, and variance analysis.
• Manage Enterprise Agreement (EA), Private Pricing Agreements (PPA), and EDP negotiations with cloud providers.

Culture & Enablement

• Run internal FinOps enablement programs, workshops, and office hours.
• Build and mentor a small team of FinOps analysts and engineers.
• Evangelize a culture of cost accountability among engineering teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Have (Hands-On)

• 10+ years in cloud / infrastructure / DevOps roles with 5+ years dedicated to FinOps or cloud cost optimization.
• Deep, hands-on expertise in at least two of AWS, Azure, and GCP — and strong working knowledge of the third.
• Proven hands-on experience with native billing tooling:
• AWS: Cost Explorer, CUR, AWS Budgets, Trusted Advisor, Compute Optimizer, Savings Plans, RIs
• Azure: Cost Management + Billing, Advisor, Reservations, Hybrid Benefit, EA/MCA portal
• GCP: Billing Reports, Recommender, CUDs, BigQuery billing export analysis
• Strong SQL skills — able to write complex queries against CUR, Azure billing exports, and GCP BigQuery billing data.
• Hands-on with IaC (Terraform mandatory; CloudFormation/Bicep/Pulumi a plus) and ability to embed cost controls into pipelines.
• Experience implementing at least one enterprise FinOps platform (Cloudability, CloudHealth, Flexera, Finout, Vantage, etc.).
• Demonstrable savings track record — quantified cost reductions, commitment portfol…