Managed Services Cloud Engineer - FinOps

Requirements

• Minimum Required - Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, finance, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud engineering, cloud operations, infrastructure support, cloud cost management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-account, multi-subscription, or enterprise cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud provider; strong Azure or AWS experience preferred, with GCP exposure considered a plus.
• Experience using cloud cost management, billing analysis, or reporting platforms, whether native cloud tools or approved third-party solutions.
• Experience in a customer-facing, stakeholder-facing, consulting, or service delivery role with responsibility for presenting findings and recommendations.
• Strong analytical, spreadsheet, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a shared services or multi-client environment.
• Preferred - Experience working in a managed services, consulting, or outsourced service delivery environment.
• Experience supporting more than one public cloud provider in a FinOps or cost optimization capacity.
• Relevant certifications such as FinOps Certified Practitioner, AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications.
• Experience with platforms such as Harness CCM, Apptio Cloudability, CloudZero, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, allocation methodologies, showback or chargeback models, commitment planning, and savings realization tracking.
• Familiarity with ticketing and workflow platforms such as ServiceNow, Jira, or similar tools.

Additional Information

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. The Managed Services Cloud Engineer - FinOps supports cloud financial management, optimization, and governance activities across multiple managed services clients. This role combines public cloud knowledge, financial and operational analysis, customer-facing communication, and execution discipline to help clients improve visibility, accountability, forecasting accuracy, and cost efficiency across AWS, Azure, OCI, and/or GCP. The role is expected to independently own standard and moderately complex FinOps analyses and operational activities while escalating higher-complexity modeling, client strategy, or service design issues to senior engineers or team leads as appropriate. The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings ("OTE") for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Why AHEAD: Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between. We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning. USA Employment Benefits include: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - 401(k) - Paid company holidays - Paid time off - Paid parental and caregiver leave - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details. Use of AI: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact us at privacy@ahead.com. You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.

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