Remote: Azure Cloud FinOps & Program Manager

Akima; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, seeks a Cloud Business Operations Program Manager to lead financial management, customer engagement, delivery coordination, and governance for a large-scale Microsoft Azure enterprise cloud environment.

You will interface with mission owners, engineering teams, contracting and financial stakeholders, and senior leadership, driving budgets, cost optimization, and secure cloud service delivery in a remote work setup.

Qualifications

• Secret clearance required with ability to obtain Top Secret.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Program Management or related field; 5+ years IT/program management experience; or 10 years related experience.
• Experience managing complex programs with multiple technical teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or similar cloud environments.
• Strong financial management skills: budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in Agile or DevSecOps environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage Azure consumption, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and transparency.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities (reservations, savings plans).
• Develop cost models and funding strategies for enterprise cloud services.
• Translate technical consumption into financial impacts for leadership.
• Support onboarding, service adoption, cost awareness, and requirements gathering.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies, releases, and milestones.
• Support procurement for cloud services, licensing, and professional support.
• Evaluate licensing models, marketplace offerings, and vendor proposals.
• Maintain governance processes for cloud operations.
• Create repeatable workflows for onboarding, service requests, and reporting.

Skills

DevSecOps

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

Program operations

Azure cloud

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

10 years related experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure Cost Management

Job description

Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, seeks a Cloud Business Operations Program Manager to lead financial management, customer engagement, delivery coordination, and governance for a large-scale Microsoft Azure enterprise cloud environment.

You will interface with mission owners, engineering teams, contracting and financial stakeholders, and senior leadership, driving budgets, cost optimization, and secure cloud service delivery in a remote work setup.