FinOps Solutions Engineer - Azure
ProsperOps is looking for an experienced Azure FinOps practitioner to help support our latest offering, Autonomous Discount Management for Azure. Your mission will be to work with both prospects and customers to solve complex cloud cost optimization problems and answer both strategic and tactical FinOps questions. You’ll also be involved in the development of new optimization services, working closely with our Product team. The ideal candidate already possesses deep experience in the FinOps discipline as an optimization practitioner. We’re looking for insanely curious problem solvers with strong computational skills. This role works with other FinOps Specialists and offers significant potential for growth within a rapidly expanding organization.
Responsibilities:
- Perform Cloud Cost Optimization analysis and communicate the results (verbal and written)
- Subject Matter Expert on Reservations, Azure Spot VMs, and Savings Plans for Compute
- Work with Sales and Customer Operations to answer questions surrounding the ProsperOps platform and cloud rate optimization methods
- Work with the Product team to develop new optimization services to enhance customer discounts
- Create and deliver demos in support of sales activities
- Scope and assist with Savings Analysis configurations
- Assist with building features and automation in support of the Savings Analysis and other reports and tools
Requirements:
- 2+ years experience in a FinOps or Engineering role with a cloud service provider, consultancy, or company using Azure at scale
- Prior experience as an Analyst or Presales Engineer is highly preferred
- Hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management and Billing Tools, 3rd party cloud management platforms, or home-grown applications
- Strong computation, writing, and communication skills
- Ability to make API calls and run queries to collect and manipulate data. Experience with PowerBI, Azure Synapse, and Command Line is a huge plus
- Startup mentality—you must demonstrate an ability to solve problems and create a playbook
- High integrity, curious, positive attitude, and strong work ethic
ProsperOps:
ProsperOps is the category leader in autonomous cloud cost optimization, founded by the leaders behind Rackspace’s AWS Managed Services Business. We use sophisticated algorithms, AI, and automation to generate world-class savings outcomes while minimizing our customers' risk. We have over $2.3 Billion of cloud compute spend under management and serve sophisticated AWS teams at Drift, Coinbase, Betterment, and TDSynnex, as well as leaders in the Gartner Cloud Services Magic Quadrant.
Package:
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Career growth opportunities as an individual contributor to team leader
- Fully Remote Company
- Opportunity to be part of and shape a start-up culture
- Benefits, including medical and dental insurance, 401(k)