FinOps Practitioner

Position Title: FinOps Practitioner

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Gurugram

Requisition ID: 30493

JOB PURPOSE:

We are seeking an experienced FinOps Practitioner with expertise in Azure to join our organization. As a FinOps Practitioner, you will be responsible for optimizing financial management and cost efficiency within our Azure cloud infrastructure . Your role will involve analyzing and managing financial data, optimizing cloud spending, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive cost-saving initiatives.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Setup Cost Observability: Seeing exactly where cloud costs come from to provide a clear view of cloud spending.
• Manage Cost Allocation: Understanding how different parts of the organization are using cloud resources.
• Drive Cost Efficiency, and identification of Unit Economics.
• Implement and maintain financial governance practices to ensure cost efficiency and accountability in Azure cloud usage.
• Analyze Azure usage data and provide insights for optimizing costs, identifying savings opportunities, and reducing waste.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, digital and data teams to develop and manage cost allocation models and budgeting processes.
• Review and recommend best practices for Azure resource provisioning, sizing, and pricing to optimize cost management.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives, such as rightsizing resources, leveraging reserved instances, and implementing cost controls.
• Monitor and track financial performance related to Azure cloud usage, including cost trends, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Provide expertise and guidance on Azure pricing models, licensing options, and cost-effective usage patterns.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in Azure services and advise on their financial implications.

• KEY QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES :
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Strong experience in financial management and analysis, preferably in a cloud computing environment with a focus on Azure.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure services, pricing models, and consumption management.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and frameworks.
• 5 years or more experience in Cloud engineering and service management.
• Proven experience managing and leading Cloud FinOps practices, including cost management optimization through engineering , FinOps practice improvement, and FinOps persona collaboration.
• Hands-on experience creating reports and dashboards using Power BI
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience working with detailed billing statements from cloud providers and dedicated tools like Apptio Cloudability, BigQuery, Datastudio, Lambda/Cloud Functions with APIs.
• Experience for Cloud cost management for Containers, Serverless and PaaS services in addition to IaaS and licenses
• Good understanding of public cloud architecture, main services, workload types
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and make an impact in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to synthesize and present strategy and technical ideas in business-friendly language
• Automate cloud governance policies to enforce best practices and prevent cost overruns.
• Conduct periodic reviews to identify new optimization opportunities and adapt to evolving cloud usage patterns.
• Proficiency in analyzing large datasets and utilizing financial reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and present financial insights to stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Azure certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, are a plus.
• FinOps Certifications highly desirable
• If you have the required expertise in Azure and possess a strong financial acumen, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to shape our Azure cost optimization strategies and drive financial efficiency within our organization.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Key internal relationships: Director, IT Operations & Platform Support, Application Support, IT Architects, ITSM Manager, Network Services, Security, IT Operations (internal and external).
• Key external relationships: External vendors, partners and service providers.