Senior Cloud FinOps SME - Azure & GCP Cost Optimization

Talent Software Services, Inc.; Arkansas; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Software Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud FinOps SME to lead cloud cost management, governance, and executive reporting in a Microsoft Azure–led multi-cloud environment.

You will own budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization across Azure and GCP, with hands-on experience in Apptio Cloudability and advanced BI/tools. Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience with 7+ years in Cloud FinOps or cloud financial management.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure Cost Management and Billing.
• Experience with Azure Cost Analysis, budgets, exports, Reservations, Savings Plans, and Azure Advisor.
• Hands-on with Apptio Cloudability for cost allocation, reporting and forecasting.
• Working knowledge of GCP Cloud Billing, budgets and cost optimization.
• Strong knowledge of FinOps Framework, showback/chargeback, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure and GCP cloud cost analysis, optimization, budgeting, forecasting and governance.
• Manage Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, Azure Hybrid Benefit and cost exports.
• Support GCP budgeting, committed use discounts, labels and resource optimization.
• Develop showback/chargeback models, tagging standards and cost allocation rules.
• Create dashboards and executive reports for cost accountability.
• Identify idle, orphaned, oversized, and underutilized resources and quantify savings.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, operations and finance to improve cost accountability.
• Develop TCO, ROI analyses and scenario planning for cloud initiatives.
• Support cloud migration and modernization through financial analysis.

Skills

Azure Cost Management

Azure Advisor

Apptio Cloudability

Budgets & Forecasting

Showback/Chargeback

Cost Optimization

Cost Allocation

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Executive Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Cost Governance

Cloud Financial Management

Multi-Cloud Governance

Cloud Migration & Modernization

Tools

Apptio Cloudability

Power BI

Job description

Talent Software Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud FinOps SME to lead cloud cost management, governance, and executive reporting in a Microsoft Azure–led multi-cloud environment.

You will own budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization across Azure and GCP, with hands-on experience in Apptio Cloudability and advanced BI/tools. Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.