Talent Software Services, Inc. Cloud FinOps SME in Dallas, AR | 1310149019

Verified Pay check_circle	$45.45 per hour
Hours	Full-time, Part-time
Location	Dallas, AR Dallas, Arkansas open_in_new

Job Description: Cloud FinOps SMEJob Details

Role Summary

Senior Cloud FinOps SME responsible for cloud financial management, cost optimization, governance, forecasting, cost allocation, and executive reporting.
Focus on Microsoft Azure-led multi-cloud environments.
Requires deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and hands-on experience with Apptio Cloudability.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Azure and GCP cloud cost analysis, optimization, budgeting, forecasting, variance management, and financial governance.
Manage Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, Azure Hybrid Benefit, budgets, cost analysis, exports, and Azure Advisor recommendations.
Support GCP billing analysis, budgets, committed use discounts, labels, resource utilization, and cost optimization.
Develop showback/chargeback models, tagging standards, cost allocation rules, unit-cost metrics, dashboards, and executive reports.
Identify idle, orphaned, oversized, and underutilized cloud resources.
Quantify potential savings and track remediation through actual savings realization.
Collaborate with engineering, architecture, operations, finance, procurement, and business teams to improve cloud cost accountability.
Develop cost models, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Return on Investment (ROI), and scenario analyses.
Support cloud migration, modernization, and architecture decision-making through financial analysis.

Required Technical Skills

10+ years of overall IT experience, including 7+ years in Cloud FinOps, cloud economics, or cloud financial management.
Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure Cost Management and Billing.
Experience with Azure Cost Analysis, budgets, exports, Reservations, Savings Plans, Azure Hybrid Benefit, and Azure Advisor.
Hands-on expertise with Apptio Cloudability, including:
- Cost allocation and reporting.
- Cloud cost optimization insights.
- Budgeting and forecasting.
- Dashboard development.
- Business-unit cost views.
Working knowledge of GCP Cloud Billing, budgets, committed use discounts, labels, reporting, and resource optimization.
Strong understanding of the FinOps Framework and cloud financial management.
Experience with showback/chargeback, unit economics, rate optimization, governance, and anomaly management.
Advanced analytical and reporting skills using Power BI, Excel, SQL, APIs, or equivalent tools.
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
Ability to translate technical and financial data into actionable business recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

FinOps Certified Practitioner, FinOps Professional, or equivalent certification.
Microsoft Azure Administrator certification.
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification.
GCP certification is an advantage.
Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud migration programs.
Experience with cloud modernization and multi-cloud governance initiatives.

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Experience Requirements

Cloud FinOps SME