SENIOR CONSULTANT - IT FINOPS - ADVISORY
Job Description
- As an IT FinOps Senior Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in guiding clients through their cloud adoption journey,
- specializing in the design and implementation of cloud economics with a sharp focus on cloud consumption and value realization. Engaging with senior stakeholders, you will deliver enduring and sustainable transformations
Responsibilities Duties:
Design:
- Craft and implement IT Finance models tailored for public/private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
- Take a holistic approach to modernize client finance models, addressing dimensions such as process, governance, skills, culture, tooling & technology, and organization.
Project delivery:
- Leading a stream of work as part of a larger engagement.
- Producing high-quality deliverables and providing crucial input to shape the strategic direction for discovery, design and implementation projects.
- Developing business cases for cloud adoption or investment including cost benefit analysis and scenario planning.
- Leverage and maximize clients' investments in ITSM tools and frameworks.
Transformation Roadmaps:
- Develop comprehensive roadmaps and interim states for transitioning from on-premises CAPEX heavy IT finance models to more OPEX FinOps 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 ability 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 offerings, knowledge, and overall strategic goals
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.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting.
- Degree in a relevant field.
- Cloud practitioner certification.
- FinOps certification (Desirable)
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.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Cloud Operations Engineering/Consulting.
- Degree in a relevant field.
- Cloud practitioner certification.
- FinOps certification (Desirable)
Benefits:
- Benefits: This may include training, health, insurance, commuting support, lunch service etc.