Cloud Architect

Talentmatics; Piscataway Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmatics is seeking an experienced Senior Azure FinOps & Cloud Optimization Consultant to drive Azure cost optimization, FinOps governance, automation, and cloud financial management across a large Microsoft Azure environment. The role collaborates with Microsoft, Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, Application, Data, and AI teams.

The ideal candidate has deep Azure FinOps expertise, hands-on experience with cost management tools, and a proven track record in optimizing compute, storage,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Cloud/Infrastructure experience.
• 3+ years of FinOps / Cloud Cost Optimization experience.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Cost Management and Azure pricing models.
• Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Resource Graph, Azure Policy, Terraform, Bicep, or APIs.
• Experience with Reservations, Savings Plans, and Azure Hybrid Benefit.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure AI/OpenAI cost management.
• Experience implementing or operating a FinOps / Cloud Cost Management platform.
• FinOps certification is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Azure FinOps assessment and optimization roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization initiatives.
• Analyze Azure spend, consumption patterns, and major cost drivers.
• Optimize Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, PaaS, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure AI/OpenAI.
• Implement automated start/stop scheduling, dynamic scaling, resource cleanup, budget alerts, and anomaly detection.
• Optimize Reservations, Savings Plans, and Azure Hybrid Benefit.
• Drive Microsoft Fabric capacity and Azure AI/OpenAI cost optimization.
• Implement and operationalize FinOps / Cloud Cost Management platforms.
• Establish Azure cost governance, tagging, ownership, budgets, policies, and resource lifecycle controls.
• Partner with Microsoft Azure and FinOps specialists to validate and implement optimization recommendations.

Skills

Azure FinOps

Cost optimization

Automation

Stakeholder management

Cloud computing

FinOps governance

Tools

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Terraform

Bicep

APIs

Resource Graph

Azure Policy

Azure Cost Management

Job description

Location: Piscataway, NJ

Work Model: Hybrid

Employment: Contract / Full-Time

We are looking for an experienced Senior Azure FinOps & Cloud Optimization Consultant to drive Azure cost optimization, FinOps governance, automation, and cloud financial management across a large Microsoft Azure environment.

The ideal candidate will combine strong Azure Cloud, FinOps, cost optimization, and automation expertise and be comfortable working with Microsoft, Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, Application, Data, and AI teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Azure FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization initiatives.
• Analyze Azure spend, consumption patterns, and major cost drivers.
• Optimize Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, PaaS, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure AI/OpenAI.
• Implement automated start/stop scheduling, dynamic scaling, resource cleanup, budget alerts, and anomaly detection.
• Optimize Reservations, Savings Plans, and Azure Hybrid Benefit.
• Drive Microsoft Fabric capacity and Azure AI/OpenAI cost optimization.
• Implement and operationalize FinOps / Cloud Cost Management platforms.
• Establish Azure cost governance, tagging, ownership, budgets, policies, and resource lifecycle controls.
• Partner with Microsoft Azure and FinOps specialists to validate and implement optimization recommendations.

Required Experience

• 7+ years of Cloud/Infrastructure experience.
• 3+ years of FinOps / Cloud Cost Optimization experience.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Cost Management and Azure pricing models.
• Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Resource Graph, Azure Policy, Terraform, Bicep, or APIs.
• Experience with Reservations, Savings Plans, and Azure Hybrid Benefit.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure AI/OpenAI cost management.
• Experience implementing or operating a FinOps / Cloud Cost Management platform.
• FinOps certification is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Azure FinOps assessment and optimization roadmap.
• Prioritized cloud cost optimization backlog.
• Realized and measurable Azure savings.
• Automated scaling and scheduling framework.
• Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI/OpenAI optimization framework.
• Reservation and Savings Plan optimization.
• FinOps dashboards, alerts, reporting, runbooks, and governance.