Principal Architect, Cloud FinOps

Lumen

Boise (ID)

Remote

USD 170,000 - 260,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Principal Architect, Cloud FinOps, to shape AI-ready connectivity through cost-aware cloud strategies across a complex multi-cloud environment. You will align architecture with financial accountability, drive cloud economics, and guide governance to ensure performance, security, and scalability.

The role requires senior leadership communication, enterprise standards, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business value in a fast-paced, AI-driven

Qualifications

12+ years in enterprise or cloud architecture and technology strategy.
8+ years of public cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
5+ years in FinOps, cloud governance, or cost optimization.

Responsibilities

Define and govern multi-cloud architecture standards across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Lead FinOps and cloud economics initiatives, including unit economics and chargeback models.
Drive cloud optimization through migration, rightsizing, and cost controls.
Establish governance, tagging, and lifecycle management for cloud usage.
Partner with engineering to automate cost controls and budgets.
Present strategies and ROI analyses to senior leadership.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Cloud economics

FinOps

Executive stakeholder influence

Cost optimization

Multi-cloud strategy

Business case development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Flexera

CloudHealth

Apptio Cloudability

Kubernetes

Job description

The role requires senior leadership communication, enterprise standards, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business value in a fast-paced, AI-driven

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