Cloud Governance Lead Piscataway - NJ - New Jersey

Hands-on experience managing AWS and Azure cloud costs in an enterprise environment.

Strong understanding of AWS and Azure services, pricing models, billing structures, and cloud cost optimization techniques.

Experience with AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, CloudHealth, Cloudability, Apptio, Flexera, or similar tools.

Experience managing enterprise software licensing programs including Red Hat OpenShift, Oracle, Microsoft 365 platforms, SQL

Server, Snow, Splunk or similar technologies.

Experience creating financial reports, forecasts, business cases, and cost optimization recommendations.

Experience working directly with engineering teams to implement cloud governance and optimization practices.

The FinOps & Technology Licensing Lead is responsible for managing cloud financial operations, technology licensing,

and cost optimization initiatives across AWS, Azure, infrastructure, databases and enterprise software platforms. This role

serves as Horizons subject matter expert for cloud cost management, financial governance, software licensing, and

technology consumption analysis. Working closely with operations, engineering, architecture, procurement, finance, and

application teams, the Lead identifies cost-saving opportunities, improves financial accountability, and ensures

software assets and cloud resources are optimized, compliant, and aligned with business needs.Analyze and optimize

AWS and Azure cloud consumption to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve resource utilization.

Develop and maintain cloud cost reporting, forecasting, budgeting, showback, and chargeback processes, and deliver

dashboards and executive reporting that provide visibility into cloud spend, software utilization, cost optimization

opportunities, savings realization and overall financial performance.

Monitor cloud spending trends and resource utilization to identify anomalies, waste, and optimization opportunities, and

partner with cloud engineering and application teams to implement FinOps best practices, including tagging standards,

resource ownership, rightsizing, scheduling, reserved capacity, and Savings Plans.

Document and maintain cloud financial management and licensing processes, standards, and best practices.

Manage technology licensing and software asset optimization for platforms including Red Hat OpenShift, Oracle,

SQL Server, Microsoft, Nutanix, ServiceNow, Splunk, Dynatrace and other enterprise technologies.

Track software entitlements, utilization, renewals, compliance requirements, and licensing risks.

Support vendor negotiations, true-ups, renewals, and software audits by providing licensing analysis and usage data

Partner with Finance, Procurement, Operations, Architecture, and Engineering teams to improve financial governance

and technology investment decisions.

Evaluate FinOps tools, cloud management platforms, and software asset management solutions to improve visibility and

operational efficiency.

Role Descriptions: The FinOps & Technology Licensing Lead is responsible for managing cloud financial operations technology licensing and cost optimization initiatives across AWS Azure infrastructure databases and enterprise software platforms. This role serves as Horizons subject matter expert for cloud cost management financial governance software licensing and technology consumption analysis. Working closely with operations engineering architecture procurement finance and application teams the Lead identifies cost-saving opportunities improves financial accountability and ensures software assets and cloud resources are optimized compliant and aligned with business needs.1.Analyze and optimize AWS and Azure cloud consumption to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve resource utilization.2.Develop and maintain cloud cost reporting forecasting budgeting showback and chargeback processes and deliver dashboards and executive reporting that provide visibility into cloud spend software utilization cost optimization opportunities savings realization and overall financial performance.3.Monitor cloud spending trends and resource utilization to identify anomalies waste and optimization opportunities and partner with cloud engineering and application teams to implement FinOps best practices including tagging standards resource ownership rightsizing scheduling reserved capacity and Savings Plans.4.Document and maintain cloud financial management and licensing processes standards and best practices.5.Manage technology licensing and software asset optimization for platforms including Red Hat OpenShift Oracle SQL Server Microsoft Nutanix ServiceNow Splunk Dynatrace and other enterprise technologies.6.Track software entitlements utilization renewals compliance requirements and licensing risks.7.Support vendor negotiations true-ups renewals and software audits by providing licensing analysis and usage data8.Partner with Finance Procurement Operations Architecture and Engineering teams to improve financial governance and technology investment decisions.9.Evaluate FinOps tools cloud management platforms and software asset management solutions to improve visibility and operational efficiency. KnowledgeAWS and Azure cloud pricing billing and consumption models.AWS private pricing Reserved Instances Savings Plans Azure Reservations Hybrid Benefits and cloud cost optimization techniques.Tagging strategies cost allocation methodologies and cloud governance best practices.Software licensing concepts including Oracle SQL Server Red Hat OpenShift VMware and Microsoft licensing models.Technology asset management software compliance and audit management.Financial analysis budgeting forecasting and ROI assessment.Skills and AbilitiesStrong analytical and data interpretation skills.Advanced Excel reporting and financial modeling capabilities.Ability to ident

Essential Skills: The FinOps & Technology Licensing Lead is responsible for managing cloud financial operations technology licensing and cost optimization initiatives across AWS Azure infrastructure databases and enterprise software platforms. This role serves as Horizons subject matter expert for cloud cost management financial governance software licensing and technology consumption analysis. Working closely with operations engineering architecture procurement finance and application teams the Lead identifies cost-saving opportunities improves financial accountability and ensures software assets and cloud resources are optimized compliant and aligned with business needs.1.Analyze and optimize AWS and Azure cloud consumption to identify cost reduction opportunities and improve resource utilization.2.Develop and maintain cloud cost reporting forecasting budgeting showback and chargeback processes and deliver dashboards and executive reporting that provide visibility into cloud spend softwar