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Cloud FinOps Architect - AWS
Diversity Nexus
- Location not stated
- Hybrid
- 18 hours ago
- FinOps
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Python
- Terraform
- ETL
- BigQuery
- SQL
- Athena
- Snowflake
- IAM
- Datadog
- Machine Learning
- Amazon Bedrock
- OpenAI
- Vertex AI
- Airflow
- GitHub Actions
- Power BI
- Tableau
18 hours ago
Cloud FinOps Architect(AWS)
We are looking for a Cloud FinOps Architect to own our cloud financial strategy, governance, and unit-economics optimization. You will bridge Engineering, Finance, and Product to build automated guardrails, optimize multi-cloud spend, and turn raw billing data into strategic intelligence. AWS expertise is required; Azure/GCP experience is a plus.
Key Responsibilities
Cost Allocation & Architecture: Design enterprise tagging taxonomies, showback/chargeback models, and automated billing ingestion pipelines.
Commitment Strategy & Optimization: Manage multi-cloud commitments (AWS Savings Plans/RIs, Azure Reservations, GCP CUDs) and drive continuous right-sizing and idle resource cleanup.
Automation & Guardrails: Write Python scripts and Terraform modules to enforce financial guardrails, detect anomalies, and automate ETL workflows.
Unit Economics & Forecasting: Partner with FP&A to build budget models, variance analyses, and unit-cost metrics (e.g., cost per user/transaction).
Core Skills & Qualifications
Cloud Focus: Deep production expertise in AWS billing mechanics and pricing models; Azure or GCP fluency is a plus.
Billing Standards: Production experience with AWS CUR 2.0 or FOCUS; ability to parse Azure Cost Management and GCP BigQuery billing exports.
Data & Scripting: Strong SQL (BigQuery, Athena, Snowflake) and Python for idempotent ETL ( landing files, backfilling days safely, secret handling).
Data Schemas: Hands-on with FOCUS-shaped columns (Billed, Effective, List Cost) and tagging taxonomies (Owner, Environment, Cost Center).
Tooling & IAM: Experience with native tools (AWS Cost Explorer) and platforms (Cloudability, Datadog Cost Management, CloudHealth). Strong understanding of billing-scoped IAM permissions.
Nice to Have
Tracking GenAI spend (Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic, Vertex AI) down to token and request counts.
Ingesting Snowflake usage metrics (compute vs. storage) and SaaS vendor seat costs.
Orchestrating ETL via Terraform, Airflow, or GitHub Actions.
Building reconciled dashboards in Power BI or Tableau.
FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
Work Experience 10-15 yrs.
Cloud FinOps Architect - AWS · Diversity Nexus