Senior Expert Cloud FinOps Architect

Company: Volt
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: February 4, 2025

Job Description:

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Volt is hiring for a Hybrid Senior Expert FinOps Cloud Architect in the Santa Monica, CA vicinity.


As a Senior Expert FinOps Cloud Architect you will:
Have a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and cost management and will work closely with our internal development teams to identify and implement strategies to reduce cloud expenses without compromising performance or scalability.
Responsibilities
--- Lead the analysis of current cloud expenses and usage patterns to uncover cost-saving opportunities and eliminate inefficiencies.
--- Collaborate with development teams to optimize cloud resource allocation and utilization.
--- Develop and implement cost management strategies, including rightsizing, optimizing storage solutions, and looking for efficiencies on managed services.
--- Monitor and report on cloud costs, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
--- Work directly with internal developer teams to implement these recommendations on new and existing projects.
--- Work with DevOps and Infra engineers to optimize our internal Kubernetes platform.
--- Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and cost management tools to ensure best practices are being followed.

This is a full-time 12-month contract opportunity with the possibility of extension.

The ideal candidate will have:

--- Experience working with large-scale cloud systems
--- An understanding of cloud billing and optimization, preferably with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
--- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex billing data.
--- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
--- Experience with Optimizing Kubernetes Applications
--- Experience with automation, IaC, and scripting (e.g., Terraform, go, Python) to drive cost optimization.

Preferred Skills
--- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including ArgoCD
--- Familiarity with software development or experience as a software architect
--- Experience with cloud observability and dashboarding (e.g. Grafana)
--- Basic knowledge of financial principles and cost accounting related to cloud services.
--- Ability to troubleshoot and update Excel/Google Sheets reports related to cost reporting

Pay Rate: $100.00-105.00/hr
*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please click here or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.
Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. - 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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