Intermediate Cloud Strategist

Maplesoft Group is currently seeking an Intermediate Cloud Strategist for our client.

Tasks and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
 
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

Optimization & Strategic Insight

• Support & Drive cloud cost optimization strategies by identifying over-provisioned or underutilized resources

• Work closely with engineering and product teams to incorporate financial perspectives into design and architecture decisions.

• Collaborate with vendors and procurement teams to evaluate pricing structures and opportunities for savings.

• Drive outcomes from FinOps tools by turning cloud cost data into insights, and insights into strategic actions that reduce spend, improve forecast accuracy, and align investments with business priorities.

Tagging Strategy & Governance

• Design and implement a comprehensive cloud tagging strategy to ensure full visibility of cloud spend across departments, applications, environments, and projects.

• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams to enforce tagging compliance through automation, tooling, and policy frameworks.

• Identify gaps or inconsistencies in tagging and lead remediation efforts to improve cost attribution accuracy and chargeback/showback processes.

• Maintain documentation and training to ensure ongoing awareness and adoption of tagging best practices.

Forecasting & Planning

• Build and maintain multi-year cloud cost forecasts in alignment with technology and business roadmaps.

• Analyze historical cloud usage trends to project accurate future spend across cloud providers.

• Collaborate with Finance and Technology teams to ensure budget alignment, including ongoing updates to forecasts and actuals.

• Develop and maintain accurate cloud cost forecasts based on usage trends, business plans, and anticipated changes in workloads.

• Drive re-baselining exercises and year-over-year forecasting improvements to align financials with actual consumption trends.

Cost Governance & Reporting

• Utilize cloud-native tools (e.g., Azure Cost Management) and FinOps platforms (e.g., Apptio Cloudability,) to provide cost visibility and trend analysis.

• Own the creation of executive dashboards, variance analysis, and forecast accuracy metrics.

• Identify gaps between forecasted and actual spend and drive corrective actions.

• Develop models for cost attribution, showback/chargeback, and unit cost analysis

Tooling & Enablement

• Leverage platforms like Apptio (Cloudability), Azure Cost Management, and Power BI for reporting and analysis.

• Implement tagging and resource management policies to ensure accurate data collection for forecasting and accountability.

• Continuously optimize tool usage to derive actionable insights and improve cloud cost transparency across departments

• Oversee the implementation and onboarding of the FinOps tool, ensuring data accuracy, role-based access, and reporting alignment with organizational goals

Requirements 

Education Completion of a diploma in Computer Science, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent

Experience Minimum six (6) years’ experience in the analysis, design and development of corporate system architecture. Experience developing & designing roadmaps, implement strategies & transformation plans for clients. Hands-on experience with FinOps tools .

Certifications or Designations
FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification

 Competencies & Specialized Skills

 Customer Service Teamwork Initiative

Quality & Safety Engaged in the Business

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of Azure, billing structures, and optimization levers.

• Demonstrated experience in cloud tagging implementation, governance, and remediation. 

• Advanced skills in Excel and Power BI; experience with FinOps tools like Apptio Cloudability, Cloud Health, or native cloud cost platforms.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Prior experience in large-scale cloud transformations or hybrid cloud environments. 

• Experience creating tagging policies via Azure Policy or custom enforcement scripts. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud cost tagging best practices.

• Background in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps a strong plus.


Must Haves:

· 3+ years experience - Support & Drive cloud cost optimization strategies by identifying over-provisioned or underutilized resources

· 4+ years experience Leverage platforms like Apptio (Cloudability), Azure Cost Management, and Power BI for reporting and analysis.

· 4+ years experience Implement tagging and resource management policies to ensure accurate data collection for forecasting and accountability.

· 4+ years experience Continuously optimize tool usage to derive actionable insights and improve cloud cost transparency across departments

· 4+ years experience Oversee the implementation and onboarding of the FinOps tool, ensuring data accuracy, role-based access, and reporting alignment with organizational goals


Maplesoft Group prides itself on its distinct corporate culture and recognizes that success is a direct reflection of our most valuable asset - our people.  Therefore, attitude and ambition are key personality traits we seek out, along with skill and aptitude, in potential employees.

Maplesoft Group is committed to having a diverse, representative workforce and continuing to build an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Maplesoft Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal peoples or any other legally protected factors. 

All employment decisions are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. 

We are committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes, and a work environment that supports our diverse workforce. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. We can be reached at Maplesoft Info at info@maplesoftgroup.com.

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