FinOps Lead

Cloudrho; Chennai, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

cloudrho, inc. is a Chennai/Bangalore-based engineering-led Business Consulting and Cloud Engineering firm seeking a Multi-Cloud FinOps Lead / Architect. The role focuses on defining enterprise FinOps strategy, governance, and cost optimization across Azure, AWS and GCP.

You will drive cost visibility, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting, while embedding FinOps practices across the product lifecycle and engaging with leadership, Finance, product owners and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years IT experience with cloud architecture, cloud operations and FinOps
• Experience establishing enterprise FinOps strategies and governance
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing, discounts, billing and cost optimization
• Experience advising engineering/product teams on cloud architecture and cost optimization across lifecycle
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• FinOps Foundation certification and cloud architecture certs preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise-wide multi-cloud FinOps strategy and operating model.
• Embed FinOps across the product lifecycle from planning to decommissioning.
• Advise on cost-efficient cloud architecture and tech choices across Azure, AWS and GCP.
• Drive cloud cost visibility, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Identify optimization opportunities across compute, storage, databases, networking and managed services.
• Analyze agreements, discounts, usage and savings; validate financial benefits and realizable savings.
• Develop optimization strategies for reservations and savings plans; monitor utilization and impact.
• Establish FinOps governance frameworks, KPIs and stakeholder review mechanisms.
• Evaluate FinOps platforms and drive automation of billing analysis and dashboards.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost optimization

Governance

Product lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Chennai, Bangalore, India |

Headquartered in Texas, USA, cloudrho is an engineering-led Business Consulting and Cloud Engineering company that helps enterprises bridge the gap between technology investments and real business value.

Founded by two engineers with over 40 years of global experience, cloudrho brings a business-first mindset to solving modern digital challenges. We specialize in aligning technology with business goals through architecture-led solutions, cloud optimization, and platform modernization. This enables future-ready digital transformation across industries.

With a strong focus on strategy, measurable outcomes, and scalable delivery, cloudrho empowers enterprises to navigate complexity, reduce costs, and drive sustained growth.

Job Description

Job Description – Multi-Cloud FinOps Lead / Architect

Experience: 12–15 years

Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS and GCP

Role Focus: FinOps Strategy, Cloud Cost Optimization, Governance and Product Lifecycle Management

Key Responsibilities

• FinOps Strategy & Advisory: Define and drive enterprise-wide multi-cloud FinOps strategy, operating models, maturity assessments and transformation roadmaps. Act as a strategic advisor to leadership, Finance, product owners and engineering teams.
  
• FinOps Across Product Lifecycle: Embed FinOps practices throughout the product lifecycle—from product planning, architecture and development to testing, production deployment, operations, modernization and decommissioning. Establish cost-conscious engineering practices and governance checkpoints.
  
• Cloud Architecture & Cost Efficiency: Advise product and engineering teams on cost-efficient cloud architecture, technology selection, infrastructure sizing, scalability, resilience and performance trade-offs across Azure, AWS and GCP.
  
• Multi-Cloud Cost Management: Drive cloud cost visibility, allocation, budgeting, forecasting, anomaly detection and financial reporting across subscriptions, accounts, projects, applications and business units.
  
• Cost Optimization & Recommendation Analysis: Identify and evaluate optimization opportunities across compute, storage, databases, networking, containers and managed services using Azure Advisor, AWS Compute Optimizer, GCP Active Assist and other native or commercial tools.
  
• Pricing Analysis & Savings Validation: Analyze enterprise agreements, contracted discounts, actual and amortized costs, resource utilization and billing data. Recalculate provider-generated savings estimates using customer-specific pricing, validate financial benefits and track realized savings.
  
• Commitment & Commercial Optimization: Develop and manage optimization strategies for Azure Reservations and Savings Plans, AWS Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, and GCP Committed Use Discounts. Monitor coverage, utilization, expiry and the financial impact of infrastructure changes.
  
• FinOps Governance & Stakeholder Management: Establish FinOps governance frameworks, policies, KPIs, accountability models and review mechanisms. Collaborate with Finance, Engineering, Product Management, Cloud Operations and leadership to drive adoption and continuous improvement.
  
• FinOps Tooling, Analytics & Automation: Evaluate and implement FinOps platforms such as Apptio Cloudability, Flexera, Harness and Mavvrik. Drive automation of billing analysis, optimization tracking, dashboards and reporting using Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python and cloud-native APIs.
  
• Optimization Execution & Business Outcomes: Lead optimization initiatives from opportunity identification through technical assessment, stakeholder approval, implementation and financial validation. Drive measurable cost savings, improved unit economics, cost predictability and sustainable cloud financial accountability.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 12–15 years of IT experience, including significant experience in cloud architecture, cloud operations, cloud financial management and FinOps.
  
• Strong hands-on expertise in at least two of Azure, AWS and GCP, with working knowledge of the third.
  
• Experience establishing enterprise FinOps strategies, governance frameworks and optimization programs.
  
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing, enterprise discounts, billing, commitment management and financial savings validation.
  
• Experience advising engineering and product teams on cloud architecture and cost optimization throughout the product lifecycle.
  
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, consulting and executive communication skills.
  
• FinOps Foundation certification and relevant cloud architecture certifications preferred.