Senior Cloud FinOps Specialist

Job Description 

We’re actively seeking a talented Senior Cloud FinOps Specialist to join our PL Technology Shared Services and will be working 4 days a week onsite in either our Newport Beach, CA or Charlotte, NC office.

As the Senior Cloud FinOps Specialist you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by helping us provide enhanced cost transparency and cloud usage optimization within our PL Technology Enterprise organization.

You will fill a role that sits within the PL Technology Infrastructure & Operations function. Your colleagues will include team members from Cloud Platform Engineering, Unified Cloud Operations, and partners in IT Finance and the Business Divisions.

How You’ll Help Move Us Forward

• Serve as the Cloud FinOps expert to conduct detailed analyses of Cloud technology costs, licensing, infrastructure utilization, and other related costs within the org.
• Directs the management of tools and processes that execute savings identified as part of a larger cost optimization strategy
• Lead PL Technology efforts to improve spend alignment to the Technology strategy, including providing greater Cloud financial transparency to business leadership.
• Serve as the subject matter expert in defining IT financial analytic use cases including the development of analytics, data visualizations and cost measurement frameworks via a Cloud based tool.
• Operationalize the implementation of a cloud-based cost optimization tool in partnership with Finance, Cloud Services and outsourced providers.
• Drive deep insight into IT spend and cost optimization opportunities to support strategic decision-making and financial management of IT services.
• Design / implement a strategy to manage cost optimization opportunities for each service (e.g., external vendors, cloud providers, etc) including lifecycle cost.
• Define the mission and vision for the Cloud FinOps functionality, lead cost optimization discussions, advocate for financial best practices and identify cost savings opportunities in partnership with PL Technology, Finance, Procurement, Vendor Management and divisional leadership.

The Experience You Bring

• Working knowledge of the implementation and management of cloud cost optimization efforts.
• Abilities to work across all levels, functions, divisions, within the organization.
• Experience working with outside service providers (including cloud service providers)
• The tenacity to find and implement cost savings opportunities.

What Makes You Stand Out

• 8+ years of experience
• Knowledge and expertise in cost optimization
• Experience with Cloud Financial tools and/or vendors to deliver cost savings to AWS and Azure
• Ability to manage cost optimization initiatives across multiple systems and teams.
• Expertise with the Apptio Cloudability Tool

You can be who you are.

People come first here. We’re committed to an inclusive workforce. Learn more about how we create a welcoming work environment at www.pacificlife.com. What’s life like at Pacific Life? Visit Instagram.com/lifeatpacificlife.

Base Pay Range The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.

$113,490.00 – $138,710.00