Sr. Cloud Cost Forecasting Strategist to forecast and plan the Azure cloud spend for our public sector client - RQ00143

Duration: 6 months to start

Location: Hybrid (2x/week) - Downtown Toronto

Job Responsibilities:

• Support & Drive cloud cost optimization strategies by identifying over-provisioned or underutilized resources
• Collaborate with vendors and procurement teams to evaluate pricing structures and opportunities for savings.
• Design and implement a comprehensive cloud tagging strategy to ensure full visibility of cloud spend across departments, applications, environments, and projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and operations teams to enforce tagging compliance through automation, tooling, and policy frameworks.
• Build and maintain multi-year cloud cost forecasts in alignment with technology and business roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain accurate cloud cost forecasts based on usage trends, business plans, and anticipated changes in workloads.
• Drive re-baselining exercises and year-over-year forecasting improvements to align financials with actual consumption trends.
• Utilize cloud-native tools (e.g., Azure Cost Management) and FinOps platforms (e.g., Apptio Cloudability,) to provide cost visibility and trend analysis.
• Own the creation of executive dashboards, variance analysis, and forecast accuracy metrics.
• Leverage platforms like Apptio (Cloudability), Azure Cost Management, and Power BI for reporting and analysis.
• Oversee the implementation and onboarding of the FinOps tool, ensuring data accuracy, role-based access, and reporting alignment with organizational goals

Must haves:

• 6+ years’ experience in the analysis, design and development of corporate system architecture.
• 6+ years' experience developing & designing roadmaps, implement strategies & transformation plans for clients.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with FinOps tools ( Apptio Cloudability, Cloud Health, or native cloud cost platforms.)
• 4+ years experience Oversee the implementation and onboarding of FinOps tools, ensuring data accuracy, role-based access, and reporting alignment with organizational goals
• 3+ years experience - Support & Drive cloud cost optimization strategies by identifying over-provisioned or underutilized resources
• 4+ years experience Implement tagging and resource management policies to ensure accurate data collection for forecasting and accountability.
• 4+ years experience Continuously optimize tool usage to derive actionable insights and improve cloud cost transparency across departments

Nice to haves:

• Background in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps
• Certifications or Designations FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification