FinOps Consultant

Job Description

JD - FinOps Consultant FinOps Consultants primary role will be to help our clients understand their cloud consumption and drive continuous cost efficiencies. We are seeking an experienced consultant with in-depth knowledge and experience across public clouds (GCP, Azure and AWS) with an emphasis on billing analysis and cost management best practices. The consultant should be proficient in analysing data and communicating effectively. This job requires an understanding of technology stack, public cloud strategy and resources. The primary objective for this role is tracking consumption and costs and driving cost optimization. Key Responsibilities • Identify opportunities for savings, forecasting cloud costs, monitor cloud usage and identify anomalies in a timely manner. Work with clients to remediate issues and improve processes to prevent recurring issues. • Analyze, report, and produce relevant insights from cloud billing and usage. • Regularly conduct cadence with our clients: 1) Review monthly cloud spend and track upcoming renewals and purchase requests. 2) Present monthly cloud financial insights on consumption and savings. 3) Provide support for various requests such as billing and cloud cost inquiries. 4) Driving the adoption of cloud technologies by conducting workshops 5) Collaborate with clients to continuously identify cloud cost optimization opportunities and drive strategic cost-savings initiatives. 6) Staying updated on AWSs evolving service offerings, trends, pricing models, and driving the implementation of FinOps standard processes to enhance efficiency. 7) Create and maintain internal documentation on FinOps, cost optimization, and onboarding processes. 8) Setup frequent cadence across local and client teams (project managers, technical team, senior stakeholders etc.) to manage the expectations and customization requests. Required Skills • Bachelor’s degree in finance, data analytics, or related experience in cloud spend and business partnering would be an advantage. • 3+yrs of experience in Strong analytical, modeling and forecasting skills with meticulous attention to detail. • Exceptional communication skills and presentation skills. • Ability to interpret and present data in a visually compelling format to financial and non-financial audiences. • Demonstrated knowledge of public cloud provider billing methods and concepts. • Experience with Public cloud financial tools and cost management. • Knowledge of FinOps principles and standard methodologies. Desired Skills/Experience • FinOps certified practitioner • GCP, Azure or AWS certifications