Cloud FinOps Strategist

As a key member of our Cloud Operations team, the Cloud FinOps Specialist will play a pivotal role in establishing a culture of financial accountability by developing and implementing best practices that optimize spend and usage, maximizing value from our cloud investments while minimizing unnecessary costs.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide application and product teams with targeted recommendations on how to optimize their cloud spend, ensuring they are equipped to make data-driven decisions.
2. Continuously monitor and report on cloud usage against budget and forecast, detecting anomalies and unplanned spikes to inform corrective action.
3. Collaborate with Cloud Engineering and Finance teams to implement accurate cost tracking and reporting through proper resource tagging and allocation.
4. Develop automated data pipelines, visualizations, metrics, and dashboards to provide real-time insights on cloud consumption trends, facilitating informed decision-making within FinOps and application/development teams.
5. Support the Finance team with reporting on cloud consumption trends and costs.

Requirements:

1. 5 years or more experience in Cloud service management.
2. Proven experience managing and leading Cloud FinOps practices, including cost management optimization, FinOps practice improvement, and FinOps persona collaboration.
3. Hands-on experience creating reports and dashboards using Power BI.
4. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and GCP.
5. Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and make an impact in a cross-functional environment.
6. Bachelor's degree in software development or computer engineering required, or equivalent work experience.

What We Offer:

1. A holistic approach to your well-being, with an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, access to 24/7 virtual health care, wellness events, and a supportive workplace culture.
2. A workplace committed to investing in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) through various initiatives including employee inclusion groups (EIGs), mentorship, DEI learning and workshops, educational events, and various resources including an internal DEI website and newsletter.
3. Company-wide paid year-end closure.
4. Learning & development programs and resources to grow your career.

Learn More: Visit Moneris.com/careers to discover more about our company culture and benefits.