Sr. FinOps Engineer

Job#: 2061528

Job Description:

Apex has an immediate need for a Sr. FinOps Engineer to join a new FinOps team and practice that is rapidly being developed. The ideal candidate will have experience with the following:

• Identifying and resizing VMs to optimize and reduce costs.
• Establishing governance & controls to improve long-term cloud spend.
• Evaluating and implementing automated tagging management solutions.
• Collaborating with finance, enterprise architecture, and engineering teams to enhance visibility and ensure aligned communications and proactive cost management.
• Providing strategic knowledge and guidance to build out a new FinOps framework.

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume to and reference Job ID #2816383.

Key Responsibilities:

Spend Reduction Activities:

• Identify and resize oversized VMs to optimize resource utilization and reduce costs.
• Utilize reserved instances and savings plans to achieve cost savings.
• Deallocate machines that are not in use, especially during non-productive hours, to minimize waste.
• Implement and track the effectiveness of various cost-saving measures across the cloud environment.

Governance and Control:

• Establish and enforce governance policies and controls to mitigate future cloud spend and ensure compliance.
• Develop and implement guardrails to prevent unnecessary resource allocation and ensure efficient use of cloud resources.
• Monitor compliance with established policies and take corrective actions as needed.

Tools and Automation:

• Implement and manage a tagging management solution to automate and correct tags, ensuring accurate cost allocation.
• Assist in the selection and implementation of a cloud financial management tool (e.g., Flexera, Apptio) to enable deep dive analysis and chargeback capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for automation to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Visibility and Collaboration:

• Enhance visibility at the beginning of the product phase to avoid reactive measures and ensure proactive cost management.
• Collaborate with finance, enterprise architecture, and engineering teams to ensure alignment and effective communication.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand their requirements and provide insights into cloud spend and optimization opportunities.

Tagging and Chargeback:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive tagging strategy to identify business units consuming assets and allocate costs accordingly.
• Implement Azure policies to prevent duplicate tags and ensure accurate tagging.
• Support the development of a chargeback model to allocate costs to business units based on usage.

Resource Allocation and Staffing:

• Work with contract resources and matrix teams to achieve spend reduction targets and ensure effective resource allocation.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other team members as needed.
• Mentor and train team members on best practices in cloud cost management and optimization.

Service Mapping and Policies:

• Conduct service mapping to identify which resources belong to which business units and develop a tagging structure based on this mapping.
• Establish high-level policies to control resource allocation and costs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Continuously evaluate and improve policies and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Strategic Engagement and Support:

• Engage with providers for strategic knowledge and guidance to build out the FinOps framework and support long-term goals.
• Define the skill set required for right-sizing activities and FinOps issues, ensuring the team has the necessary expertise.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging trends in cloud cost management and optimization.

Requirements:

• 10 years of IT experience
• Involvement multiple end-to-end enterprise solution programs
• 5 years' experience in cloud technologies and/or governance, Microsoft Azure
• 3 years involved in enterprise cloud strategy
• 3 years' experience involved in enterprise cloud leadership and governance
• 2 years' experience in Cloud FinOps
• Financial management experience
• Experience identifying cost reduction opportunities and strategies in Microsoft Azure

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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