• Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Operations to deliver actionable Azure spend transparency through reports and dashboards.
  
  
• Develop and maintain showback and chargeback models based on Azure consumption data.
  
  
• Monitor Azure usage patterns and proactively identify cost anomalies, optimization opportunities, and trends.
  
  
• Educate business and technical stakeholders on Azure cost structures, FinOps practices, and savings strategies.
  
  
• Drive adoption and governance of Azure Resource Tagging to support cost attribution.
  
  
• Collaborate with FinOps Engineers to align financial reporting with technical enforcement of policies, tagging, and automation.
  
  
• Participate in the design and rollout of FinOps policies and governance frameworks specific to the Azure platform.
  
  
• Assist in the evaluation and operational use of Azure-native financial tools and cost governance features.
  
  
• Measure and track the financial impact of cost reduction initiatives across Azure subscriptions and resources.
  
  
• Maintain FinOps KPIs and metrics focused on Azure efficiency and spend accountability.
  
  
• Analyze Azure billing data using Azure Cost Management + Billing, Azure Advisor, and Log Analytics.
  
  
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards that visualize Azure spend by subscription, resource group, and business unit.
  
  
• Support Azure cost forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
  
  
• Lead monthly Azure cloud cost review meetings to present findings and savings opportunities.
  
  
• Identify untagged or misallocated Azure resources and drive improvements in tag compliance.
  
  
• Work with FinOps Engineers to ensure automated tagging remediation and guardrail policies align with financial allocation needs.
  
  
• Maintain a showback model using Azure Cost Allocation and EA portal.
  
  
• Utilize Azure Reservations and Savings Plans data to support ROI tracking and optimization.
  
  
• Review Azure cost recommendations via Advisor and help prioritize implementation.
  
  
• Collaborate with FinOps Engineers to validate the impact of cost optimization actions in both infrastructure and reporting.
  
  
• Prepare executive reports summarizing Azure usage, costs, and forecast performance.
  
  

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in IT, with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and enterprise environments.
  
  
• Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience in a FinOps, cloud cost optimization, or cloud financial management role.
  
  
• Strong understanding of FinOps principles, with certification as a FinOps Practitioner or equivalent experience.
  
  
• Knowledge and experience with the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) standard, including how it supports normalized and consistent cloud cost data modeling across Azure environments.
  
  
• Advanced analytical skills using Microsoft Excel, SQL, and Power BI.
  
  
• Experience with Azure Cost Management and Billing, including the EA or MCA portal, cost analysis blades, and exports.
  
  
• Familiarity with Azure Reservations, Savings Plans, budgets, and cost alerts.
  
  
• Proficient in analyzing consumption across subscriptions, resource groups, and services.
  
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to engage both technical and business stakeholders.
  
  
• Solid understanding of Azure tagging strategies, governance, and compliance reporting.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with FinOps Engineers to align data insights with automation and tooling.
  
  
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Cloud Engineers, Architects, Finance, and Procurement.
  
  
• A broad knowledge and understanding of infrastructure systems and technologies, including:
  
  
• Cloud Networking & Security
  
  
• Databases
  
  
• Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AAD), Hybrid AAD, and AAD Domain Services
  
  
• DNS and Azure DNS
  
  
• Awareness of holistic infrastructure engineering solutions comprising multiple elements such as:
  
  
• On-premises private cloud and Azure public cloud environments
  
  
• Solutions incorporating cloud and middleware capabilities
  
  

• Ability to collaborate effectively with FinOps Engineers and Cloud Architects to ensure financial goals are considered in infrastructure design and lifecycle decisions.
  
  

• Experience with FinOps tools that integrate with Azure (e.g., Apptio Cloudability, Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization for Azure).
  
  
• Familiarity with Azure Policy, Management Groups, and other governance features that support cost control.
  
  
• Exposure to IT financial planning and cloud budgeting cycles within an enterprise Azure environment.
  
  

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