Azure Cloud FinOps Engineer / Analyst
ellowtech
contract
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AzureCloudPythonSQL
About the role
- Monitor and optimize Azure cloud costs across subscriptions and services
- Implement right-sizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and auto-scaling
- Manage budgets, forecasts, alerts, and cost anomaly detection
- Build cost dashboards and reports using Azure Cost Management & Power BI
- Enable chargeback/showback and enforce tagging standards
- Partner with Engineering, DevOps, and Finance teams to drive cost-aware decisions
Requirements
- 4-5 years of experience in Azure cloud cost management and financial governance
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure Cost Management + Billing
- Knowledge of Azure pricing models, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot VMs
- Experience in forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
- Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and SQL
- Scripting with PowerShell, Python, or Azure CLI is a plus
- Azure certifications (AZ-900, AZ-104, or AZ-305) are preferred
- FinOps Certified Practitioner is preferred
Benefits
- Remote work opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Azure cloud cost managementfinancial governanceforecastingbudgetingvariance analysisPower BIExcelSQLscriptingAzure pricing models
Soft skills
cost-aware decision making
Certifications
AZ-900AZ-104AZ-305FinOps Certified Practitioner