Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Transcend Staffing Solutions LLC is a 100% Women Owned Minority Staffing Firm seeking a highly skilled Sr. Principal Technologist specializing in Financial Operations and Governance across multiple cloud platforms. The role focuses on maximizing the value of cloud investments, driving financial accountability, and optimizing cloud usage while collaborating with various teams.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute FinOps strategies to optimize cloud spending across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including continuous monitoring, analysis of usage patterns, and identification of cost‑efficiency opportunities
- Investigate and respond to cloud cost anomalies, collaborating with Cloud Solutions and Application teams to mitigate financial risk and prevent recurrence
- Contribute to the design, enhancement, and enforcement of cloud governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and industry best practices
- Support the management of cloud financial reporting processes, including cost allocation, show‑back and chargeback models, budgeting, and forecasting
- Partner with cross‑functional teams to uncover cost‑saving opportunities, improve asset management practices, and enhance overall cloud resource utilization
- Provide expert guidance to stakeholders at all levels on cloud cost optimization, financial governance, and best‑practice cloud management
- Stay current with emerging cloud technologies, FinOps methodologies, and industry trends to continuously improve organizational cloud financial operations
- Develop and implement FinOps strategies to optimize cloud spending across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including but not limited to monitoring and analyzing cloud usage patterns to identify areas for optimization
Skills
- Experience with cloud management and FinOps tools (Both- Apptio and CloudAbility)
- Deep understanding of AWS & Azure Cloud resources and associated usage costs
- Strong understanding of cloud pricing models and cost management strategies
- Successful experience with managing multiple projects supporting multiple internal customers concurrently
- Proven track record of implementing successful FinOps and governance initiatives
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong understanding of cloud financial management principles and FinOps practices, such as FinOps Framework
- Proficiency in analyzing complex cloud billing data and creating actionable insights
- Experience in a large enterprise or multi-cloud environment
- FinOps Certified Practitioner preferred but not required
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