Cloud Computing Senior Advisor

Overall Responsibility:

Manage and optimize the financial aspects of the customer's cloud operations.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Architectural Reviews & Cost Estimation: Participate in cloud architectural reviews to provide financial insights and prepare accurate cost estimates for cloud resources, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints and business objectives.
• Detailed Monthly Reporting: Develop and deliver comprehensive monthly financial reports, detailing cloud expenditure, usage trends, and cost optimization opportunities.
• Chargeback Models: Design and implement chargeback models to allocate cloud costs to appropriate business units, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Fiscal Year Projections & Burndown: Create detailed fiscal year financial projections for cloud spending and maintain burndown charts to track budget utilization and forecast future needs.
• Cost Optimization: Identify opportunities for cost savings, recommend optimization strategies, and collaborate with engineering teams to implement cost-effective solutions.
• Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth financial analysis of cloud spending patterns, providing insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with finance, IT, and engineering teams to align cloud financial strategies with organizational goals.
• Policy & Compliance: Ensure compliance with financial policies, cloud governance frameworks, and industry best practices.
• Tool Utilization: Leverage cloud cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing) to monitor, analyze, and report on cloud expenditures.

Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. or 16 years with a HS Diploma
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, with at least 3 years focused on cloud cost management.
• Proven experience in preparing cost estimates for cloud resources and participating in architectural reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to create chargeback models and fiscal year projections.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency with cloud cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their pricing models.
•  Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial modeling tools.
•  Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) for reporting purposes.
• Analytical Skills: Exceptional ability to analyze complex financial data, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work cross-functionally with finance, IT, and engineering teams.
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in financial reporting and forecasting.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with FinOps practices and certifications (e.g., FinOps Certified Practitioner).
• Knowledge of cloud governance frameworks and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automating cost analysis tasks.
• Experience in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.