Position: FinOPS Architect
Company: GlobalLogic
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

GL is looking for  FinOPS Architect ( AWS\Azure)  in one of the Hitachi company's division, which is engaged in the development of revolutionary treatment methods and new ways to provide them to as many people as possible.

**Description:**
We represent our teams to enterprise clients across industries, establishing business relationships to understand customer challenges so that we can deliver profitable business for Hitachi products, services, and solutions. We collaborate as a team and cross-functionally to ensure the success of our customers; success that is celebrated and shared. Our solutions bring value to every line of business and we passionately articulate our value proposition.  If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we’d love to hear from you.

**Requirements:**
Mandatory skills:
– Hands-on experience in implementing FinOps solutions using well-architected framework
– Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture
– Hands on experience on AWS/Azure cloud infrastructure, working experience with multiple AWS/Azure services
– Experience building BI dashboards (Quicksight, Looker, Domo, Tableau, etc…)
– Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
– Good problem-solving and analytical skills
– Working experience using Scrum / Agile methodologies
– Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of application architecture, data flow, performance, and data cost optimization

**Nice to have skills:**

– The position requires strong leadership and team-building skills, and one must be able to collaborate effectively with a group of high-performing individuals.
– Experience with enterprise public cloud implementations
– Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
– Knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes
– FinOps Certified Professional from FinOps Foundation
– Conceptually understanding GAAP reporting
– Knowledge of DevOps, SecOps, and incident management functions and their roles in IT security.
– Exposure to Network architecture will be an added advantage

**Preferences:**
Scrum, DevOps


**Job Responsibilities:**
As the Cloud FinOps Architect is a highly technical and strategic role. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting the cost management practices, developing cloud optimization and rightsizing opportunities, designing and implementing architectural models, piloting the choice of FinOps tools and processes, and fostering innovation.

 

This person will work in the Cloud Center of Excellence CCoE and will drive the implementation of the cloud strategy along with the introduction of new emerging technologies and public cloud services. You will lead, develop, and implement the processes and capabilities required to ensure cost optimization.

 

The Senior Cloud FinOps Architect is expected to possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and listening skills necessary to effectively collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization.

 

Approximate work distribution: 

 

**Cloud Architecture and Design and Development (50%)**

Demonstrate knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability)
Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes
Act as a Subject Matter Expert to the organization for end-to-end architecture, networking, provisioning, and management
Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the “why,” and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and a recommendation
Maintain overall industry knowledge of the latest trends, technology, etc.
Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public, and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services
Contribute to DevOps development activities and complex development tasks
Define optimal design patterns and solutions for high availability and disaster recovery for application
 

**Consultation (20%)**

Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment
Ensure delivered solutions meet/perform technical and functional/non-functional requirements
Provide technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of an issue, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners
Ensure delivered solutions are realized in the time frame committed; work in conjunction with project sponsors to size and manage scope and risk
Provide support and technical governance, expertise related to cloud architectures, deployment, and operations