Intermediate Cloud Strategist

Maplesoft Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Intermediate Cloud Strategist to drive cloud cost optimization and enhance financial insights. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with engineering and product teams to implement effective cloud governance strategies, ensuring accurate cost attribution and compliance. Your expertise in tools like Azure Cost Management and Apptio Cloudability will be pivotal in creating actionable insights that align cloud investments with business priorities. Join a vibrant company culture that values innovation and professional development, where your contributions will truly make a difference.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in corporate system architecture analysis and design.
• Hands-on experience with FinOps tools and cloud cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Support cloud cost optimization strategies and resource utilization.
• Collaborate with teams for financial insights in design and architecture.

Skills

Cloud Cost Optimization

Financial Analysis

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Customer Service

Education

Diploma in Computer Science

Tools

Azure Cost Management

Apptio Cloudability

Power BI

Excel

Job description

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Maplesoft Group is currently seeking an Intermediate Cloud Strategist for our client.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Include, but are not limited to the following:

Key Contributions

Optimization & Strategic Insight

• Support & drive cloud cost optimization strategies by identifying over-provisioned or underutilized resources.
• Work closely with engineering and product teams to incorporate financial perspectives into design and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with vendors and procurement teams to evaluate pricing structures and opportunities for savings.
• Drive outcomes from FinOps tools by turning cloud cost data into insights, and insights into strategic actions that reduce spend, improve forecast accuracy, and align investments with business priorities.

Tagging Strategy & Governance

• Design and implement a comprehensive cloud tagging strategy to ensure full visibility of cloud spend across departments, applications, environments, and projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams to enforce tagging compliance through automation, tooling, and policy frameworks.
• Identify gaps or inconsistencies in tagging and lead remediation efforts to improve cost attribution accuracy and chargeback/showback processes.
• Maintain documentation and training to ensure ongoing awareness and adoption of tagging best practices.

Forecasting & Planning

• Build and maintain multi-year cloud cost forecasts in alignment with technology and business roadmaps.
• Analyze historical cloud usage trends to project accurate future spend across cloud providers.
• Collaborate with Finance and Technology teams to ensure budget alignment, including ongoing updates to forecasts and actuals.
• Develop and maintain accurate cloud cost forecasts based on usage trends, business plans, and anticipated changes in workloads.
• Drive re-baselining exercises and year-over-year forecasting improvements to align financials with actual consumption trends.

Cost Governance & Reporting

• Utilize cloud-native tools (e.g., Azure Cost Management) and FinOps platforms (e.g., Apptio Cloudability) to provide cost visibility and trend analysis.
• Own the creation of executive dashboards, variance analysis, and forecast accuracy metrics.
• Identify gaps between forecasted and actual spend and drive corrective actions.
• Develop models for cost attribution, showback/chargeback, and unit cost analysis.

Tooling & Enablement

• Leverage platforms like Apptio (Cloudability), Azure Cost Management, and Power BI for reporting and analysis.
• Implement tagging and resource management policies to ensure accurate data collection for forecasting and accountability.
• Continuously optimize tool usage to derive actionable insights and improve cloud cost transparency across departments.
• Oversee the implementation and onboarding of the FinOps tool, ensuring data accuracy, role-based access, and reporting alignment with organizational goals.

Requirements

Education

Completion of a diploma in Computer Science, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training, and experience deemed equivalent.

Experience

Minimum six (6) years’ experience in the analysis, design, and development of corporate system architecture. Experience developing & designing roadmaps, implementing strategies & transformation plans for clients. Hands-on experience with FinOps tools.

Certifications or Designations

FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification.

Competencies & Specialized Skills

• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Initiative

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of Azure, billing structures, and optimization levers.
• Experience in cloud tagging implementation, governance, and remediation.
• Advanced skills in Excel and Power BI; experience with FinOps tools like Apptio Cloudability, CloudHealth, or native cloud cost platforms.
• Excellent communication skills to translate financial data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prior experience in large-scale cloud transformations or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience creating tagging policies via Azure Policy or custom enforcement scripts. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud cost tagging best practices.
• Background in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps is a strong plus.

Must Haves

• 3+ years experience supporting & driving cloud cost optimization strategies by identifying over-provisioned or underutilized resources.
• 4+ years experience leveraging platforms like Apptio (Cloudability), Azure Cost Management, and Power BI for reporting and analysis.
• 4+ years experience implementing tagging and resource management policies for accurate data collection.
• 4+ years experience continuously optimizing tool usage for actionable insights and improved transparency.
• 4+ years experience overseeing the implementation and onboarding of FinOps tools, ensuring data accuracy, role-based access, and reporting alignment.

Maplesoft Group values its distinct culture and recognizes that success reflects our most valuable asset—our people. Attitude and ambition are key traits we seek, along with skill and aptitude.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from all qualified individuals. We ensure inclusive, accessible recruitment and work environments. Please inform us if accommodations are needed at any stage of the process. Contact us at [e-mail].

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