Job Description
Responsibilities
● Collaborate with finance, engineering, and business teams to establish and implement cloud best practices for better cost optimization & resource utilization across different services of cloud service provider from EC2 instances to managed services to serverless computes and AI and data services such as EMRs and MapReduce
● Analyze cloud cost and utilization data to identify areas for optimization
● Cost benefit analysis of workload getting migrated to cloud along with capacity and budget planning
● Develop and implement cost-saving strategies aligned with business needs and cloud resources (e.g., rightsizing instances, reserved instances, spot instances)
● Recommend and implement cloud cost management tools
● Create and maintain cost allocation models to track spending across departments or projects
● Generate reports and dashboards to visualize cloud costs, identify trends, and measure the success of FinOps initiatives
● Educate application teams on Cloud FinOps principles and best practices
● Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud pricing models, FinOps best practices, and cost optimization techniques
Responsibilities
● Proven experience in cloud cost management and optimization
● Strong understanding of cloud cost management principles and the FinOps framework
● Experience with cloud cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cloud Cost Optimisation Hub, AWS Cost Management)
● Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
● Strong communication and collaboration skills
● Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Good to have
● Experience with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
● FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification
● Experience with financial modeling and budgeting
● Experience with scripting languages like Python or Bash