Effectual

Cloud FinOps SME

Effectual

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

  • Cloud FinOps SME to join our team and bring clarity, strategy, and accountability to the way we manage cloud costs.\n
  • In this role, you’ll be a trusted advisor and expert in cloud financial operations—driving cost optimization, improving financial visibility, and helping teams make smarter, data-driven decisions about their cloud usage.\n
  • You’ll work across departments, connecting IT, security, finance, and business teams to ensure cloud spending aligns with overall business goals.\n
  • Lead the development and implementation of FinOps practices across multi-cloud environments.\n
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build strategies that optimize cloud usage and reduce waste.\n
  • Provide meaningful insights and reporting on cloud spend and trends—helping teams forecast, budget, and stay within targets.\n
  • Use risk management principles to identify and mitigate financial and operational risks tied to cloud services.\n
  • Participate in (and sometimes lead) reviews and assessments of IT and cloud operations, identifying areas for improvement.\n
  • Support IT transformation initiatives by ensuring financial efficiency is a core part of the change process.\n
  • Recommend oversight strategies based on your understanding of IT/IS goals, risks, and solutions.\n
  • A FinOps certification (like FinOps Certified Practitioner).\n
  • Experience with cloud cost management tools and platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).\n
  • A background in regulated industries or experience working with federal/state agencies.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in information technology or information security.\n
  • A bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, cybersecurity, auditing, or business administration.\n
  • A master’s degree in a related field.\n
  • At least 5 years of IT/IS operations or service delivery experience, with increasing responsibility.\n
  • 3+ years of experience supporting or leading transformational change within IT.\n
  • A strong understanding of how to evaluate and mitigate risks using proven risk management approaches.\n
  • The ability to align IT/IS goals with business objectives and provide oversight strategies that make sense.\n
  • Experience participating in or leading operational reviews or audits.