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ASML

Cost Optimization Analyst - FinOps

San Diego, CA · On-site

$89K - $133K/yr

Provide Cloud usage optimization recommendation based on data insights and best practices to enable workload teams to implement cost saving measures and operational improvements. * Deliver monthly ...

Saransh Inc

Cloud FinOps SME

Lehi, UT · On-site

$52.25 - $70/hr

Power BI optimization and monitoring Must Have: * Strong FinOps / cloud cost management experience * Databricks platform experience * Ability to manage cloud cost optimization and governance

Verisk

Cloud FinOps Engineer

Jersey City, NJ · On-site

$75K - $105K/yr

Support the identification of cost optimization opportunities in the cloud under senior guidance. * Assist in cloud cost management and optimization initiatives. * Learn and support existing FinOps ...

Smurfit Westrock

Cloud FinOps Engineer

Duluth, GA · On-site

$120 - $170/hr

This person will interface with the organization's Sr. Leadership evangelizing Cloud costing models for TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), Cloud Optimization, Cloud Cost Show backs and Cloud Charge Back ...

Hasbro

Cloud FinOps Platform Engineer

Renton, WA

$62.75 - $83.75/hr

As adoption scales, cost visibility, allocation, and optimization must be engineered into the platform, not managed reactively. As a Cloud FinOps Platform Engineer , you will build the cost ...

ACI Worldwide

Sr Cloud Engineer

Norcross, GA · On-site

$52.25 - $69.75/hr

This senior-level position focuses on driving cloud cost optimization, architecting CI/CD pipelines for large-scale infrastructure, owning security posture, and mentoring engineers while ...

Hasbro

Cloud FinOps Platform Engineer

Renton, WA · On-site

$62.75 - $83.75/hr

As adoption scales, cost visibility, allocation, and optimization must be engineered into the platform, not managed reactively. As a Cloud FinOps Platform Engineer , you will build the cost ...

ACI Worldwide

Sr Cloud Engineer

Norcross, GA · On-site +1

$52.25 - $69.75/hr

This senior-level position focuses on driving cloud cost optimization, architecting CI/CD pipelines for large-scale infrastructure, owning security posture, and mentoring engineers while ...

Alpha Consulting Corp.

Cloud Devops Architect

Palm Beach, FL · On-site

$62.75 - $80/hr

The role involves enabling hands-on solutions, integrating AI into enterprise workflows, and establishing governance standards for cloud cost optimization and data quality. Responsibilities : • ...

Jobtailor

Cloud Engineer III

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$140 - $180/hr

Proven experience with cloud cost management, observability, and performance optimization * Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring skills * Extensive governance experience (Azure Policy ...

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A Cloud Cost Optimization job focuses on managing and reducing cloud infrastructure costs while maintaining performance and reliability. Professionals in this role analyze cloud usage, identify inefficiencies, and implement strategies such as rightsizing, reserved instances, and cost monitoring. They work closely with finance, engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure cost-effective cloud operations. This role requires expertise in cloud platforms, cost management tools, and best practices for financial governance in the cloud.

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Professionals in Cloud Cost Optimization are responsible for analyzing cloud expenditure, identifying inefficiencies, implementing cost-saving measures, and ensuring financial governance of cloud resources. Their daily tasks often include monitoring usage data, creating reports for stakeholders, recommending rightsizing or reserved instance strategies, and collaborating with IT and finance teams to align spend with business objectives. They also stay up to date on new pricing models and cloud services to find additional savings opportunities. This role requires a combination of technical analysis and proactive communication to help organizations maximize their cloud investment while minimizing waste.

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Senior Solutions Architect - Cost Optimization & AI

Virtasant

Austin, TX • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 8 days ago

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect - Cost Optimization & AI
Location: Remote (North America)
Company: Virtasant
About Virtasant
Virtasant is a global technology services company with a network of over 4,000 technology professionals across 130+ countries.
We help organizations modernize applications, migrate to the cloud, optimize cloud spend, and adopt emerging technologies. Our work spans cloud architecture, software engineering, platform modernization, AI adoption, and cloud cost optimization.
Core Offerings
  • Cloud Migration - Modernizing and migrating complex systems to AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Cloud Optimization - Reducing cloud spend through engineering, automation, and FinOps practices
  • AI-Enabled Transformation - Helping organizations adopt AI across engineering, operations, and business workflows
  • Product Development - Building and scaling cloud-native applications and platforms

We also develop and operate Helias, Virtasant's cloud cost optimization platform, which helps organizations understand, optimize, and govern cloud spend at scale.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect who combines strong cloud architecture expertise, consulting experience, and an AI-first approach to problem solving.
This is a client-facing consulting role focused on helping enterprise customers modernize systems, optimize cloud environments, reduce cloud costs, and adopt AI in practical and measurable ways.
The most successful candidates are former software engineers who evolved into architecture and consulting roles and are equally comfortable discussing implementation details, architecture tradeoffs, business impact, and cloud economics.
What You'll Do
Client Advisory & Solution Design
  • Work directly with customer stakeholders to understand business and technical objectives
  • Design architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Lead discovery workshops and architecture assessments
  • Translate complex technical challenges into practical roadmaps
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders and executives
Cost Optimization & Cloud Efficiency
  • Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives for enterprise customers
  • Identify architectural opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce spend
  • Design governance frameworks that sustain long-term savings
  • Help customers establish FinOps best practices
  • Leverage Helias and other optimization tools to drive measurable outcomes
AI-Enabled Transformation
  • Help customers adopt AI across engineering and operational workflows
  • Design solutions that incorporate AI-assisted automation and decision-making
  • Evaluate AI technologies, platforms, and tradeoffs
  • Guide customers on practical AI adoption strategies
Technical Leadership
  • Guide engineering teams through architecture decisions
  • Mentor engineers and architects
  • Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and operationally sound
  • Provide technical leadership throughout modernization programs
What We're Looking For
Non-Negotiables
  • 8+ years of experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Professional services, consulting, or customer-facing architecture experience
  • Experience leading cloud modernization or migration initiatives
  • Strong understanding of cloud cost optimization principles
  • Production experience with Kubernetes
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Demonstrated use of AI in day-to-day engineering, architecture, or consulting workflows
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments
Technical Experience
Cloud Architecture
  • Enterprise cloud architecture
  • Multi-account and multi-region environments
  • High-availability and scalable systems
  • Security and governance best practices

Software Engineering
  • Strong engineering background
  • Experience building or maintaining production systems
  • Python preferred
  • Experience discussing implementation tradeoffs with engineering teams

Cost Optimization
  • FinOps principles
  • Rightsizing
  • Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
  • Cloud governance
  • Architecture-driven cost reduction

AI
  • Practical experience using AI tools and workflows
  • Understanding of LLMs and enterprise AI adoption
  • Ability to evaluate AI technologies and tradeoffs
Consulting & Business Skills
Strong candidates will demonstrate:
  • Executive stakeholder engagement
  • Discovery and problem framing
  • Technical leadership
  • Architecture tradeoff analysis
  • Ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes
  • Comfort working in fast-paced consulting environments
How We Work
Virtasant operates in a high-performance consulting environment.
The people who thrive here are:
  • Curious and proactive
  • Comfortable with ambiguity
  • Strong communicators
  • Hands-on technologists
  • Customer-focused problem solvers
  • Builders who enjoy solving difficult problems
Why Virtasant
At Virtasant, you will:
  • Work directly with global enterprise customers
  • Help organizations modernize and optimize cloud environments
  • Influence architecture decisions at scale
  • Work alongside elite engineers and architects across 130+ countries
  • Help shape the future of AI-enabled cloud consulting

Our team Optimization Locations Canada, USA, Latin America Remote status Fully Remote

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