CLOUD OPERATIONS AND AUTOMATIONS CONSULTANT - ADVISORY
Job Description
- As a Senior Consultant in SAP BASIS Operations, you will play a pivotal role in understanding client requirements from both business and technology perspectives, and translate them into material improvements in process and procedure for our clients. Your responsibilities include:
- Work on cutting-edge SAP IT transformation programs, analyzing client IT and controlling processes, and providing guidance on the design and implementation of SAP operations.
- Play a lead role in mapping out improvements to client working practices and articulate the value of those changes.
Responsibilities Duties:
Transformation Programs:
- Work on cutting-edge SAP IT transformation programs, analyzing client IT and controlling processes, and providing guidance on the design and implementation of SAP operations.
- Play a lead role in mapping out improvements to client working practices and articulate the value of those changes.
Project Delivery:
- Demonstrate familiarity with SRE (Site Reliability Engineering), ITIL, and TOGAF methodologies
- Leading a stream of work a part of a larger engagement.
- Producing high-quality deliverables, and providing crucial input to shape the strategic direction for discovery, design and implementation projects..
- Leverage and maximize clients' investments in ITSM tools and frameworks.
- Support clients in SAP S/4HANA projects throughout the entire lifecycle, from requirements analysis to solution design, technical concept, implementation, testing, training, go-live, and rollout from a Basis operations perspective
Transformation Roadmaps:
- Develop comprehensive roadmaps and interim states for transitioning from on-premise SAP basis operations models to SAP Basis Cloud models for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Practice and Sales support:
- Support pre-sales activities by creating or contributing to proposals, statements of work and responses to customers questions.
- Demonstrations and be able to articulate the benefits of FinOps services.
- Identification of existing customer sales opportunities
- Contribute to the growth and success of our advisory practice by enhancing market offers, knowledge, and overall strategic goal
Key Skills:
- We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record in IT FinOps projects, possessing the following experiences and qualifications:
FinOps Expertise:
- Proven experience in FinOps projects and initiatives, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of financial operations in the cloud..
Cloud Financial Governance and CoE Setup:
- Establishing and defining Cloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and governance models for mid-sized to large organizations.
Collaboration with IT Procurement:
- Experience collaborating with IT procurement teams to optimize cloud-related financial processes.
Cloud Vendor Experience:
- Hands-on experience working with one or more cloud vendors, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Familiarity with cloud contracting models, commitment models, and licensing structures.
Cost Optimization Techniques:
- In-depth knowledge of cloud cost optimization techniques across storage, data transfer, compute, database, and monitoring.
Cloud Strategies and Operations:
- Proficient understanding of cloud strategies, Dev-Sec-Ops practices, and cloud-based operations.
Tools Experience:
- Hands-on working experience in one or more FinOps and Technology Business Management (TBM) tools like Cloudability, Apptio, CloudCheckr, Cloudhealth, AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, etc.
- 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting.
- Degree in a relevant field.
- Cloud practitioner certification.
- FinOps certification.
Experiance Qualifications:
- We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record in IT FinOps projects, possessing the following experiences and qualifications:
FinOps Expertise:
- Proven experience in FinOps projects and initiatives, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of financial operations in the cloud..
Cloud Financial Governance and CoE Setup:
- Establishing and defining Cloud FinOps Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and governance models for mid-sized to large organizations.
Collaboration with IT Procurement:
- Experience collaborating with IT procurement teams to optimize cloud-related financial processes.
Cloud Vendor Experience:
- Hands-on experience working with one or more cloud vendors, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Familiarity with cloud contracting models, commitment models, and licensing structures.
Cost Optimization Techniques:
- In-depth knowledge of cloud cost optimization techniques across storage, data transfer, compute, database, and monitoring.
Cloud Strategies and Operations:
- Proficient understanding of cloud strategies, Dev-Sec-Ops practices, and cloud-based operations.
Tools Experience:
- Hands-on working experience in one or more FinOps and Technology Business Management (TBM) tools like Cloudability, Apptio, CloudCheckr, Cloudhealth, AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, etc.
- 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting.
- Degree in a relevant field.
- Cloud practitioner certification.
- FinOps certification.
Benefits:
- Benefits: This may include training, health, insurance, commuting support, lunch service etc.