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Cloud Cost Optimization/FinOps Lead

A3N consulting LlcPiscataway, NJ🇺🇸United StatesPosted 5 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job : Cloud Cost Optimization/FinOps Lead (Governance)
Location: Piscataway, NJ (Hybrid)
 
Position Summary
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. The role works closely with Operations, Engineering, Architecture, Procurement, and Finance teams to ensure cloud resources and software assets are optimized, compliant, and aligned with business needs.
 
Required Skills
  • 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 with ServiceNow, 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.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Financial Management
  • Analyze and optimize cloud spending across AWS and Azure.
  • Develop and maintain cloud cost reporting, forecasting, budgeting, showback, and chargeback processes.
  • Deliver recommendations on cost optimization opportunities, savings realization, and overall financial performance.
FinOps & Governance
  • Partner with cloud engineering and application teams to implement FinOps best practices.
  • Implement tagging standards, resource ownership, rightsizing, scheduling, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans.
  • Document and maintain cloud financial management and licensing processes, standards, and best practices.
Technology Licensing
  • Manage software licensing and asset optimization for:
    • Red Hat OpenShift
    • Oracle
    • SQL Server
    • Microsoft
    • Nutanix
    • ServiceNow
    • Splunk
    • Dynatrace
    • Other enterprise technologies
  • Track software entitlements, utilization, renewals, compliance requirements, and licensing risks.

Skills

Oracle
SQL
SQL Server
AWS
Splunk
Azure
Budgeting
Compliance
Forecasting
Procurement
Scheduling
ServiceNow

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