Cloud FinOps Specialist

Desjardins is continuing its cloud migration and maximizing the business value provided by public cloud platforms. Our FinOps squad works with teams to adopt best cloud consumption practices to improve financial efficiency, decision-making autonomy and infrastructure resource optimization. We’re looking for a candidate with solid expertise in cloud infrastructure, cost optimization and supporting teams as they work toward achieving FinOps maturity. You’ll join a multidisciplinary agile squad where you’ll play an advisory role for various stakeholders as well as develop IT solutions. More specifically, you will be required to :

• Help achieve the squad’s objectives based on the priorities for the product backlog and roadmap.
• Serve as a FinOps practices specialist in a public multi-cloud environment.
• Help cloud users develop FinOps maturity and decision-making autonomy.
• Analyze consumption and recommend optimization strategies. For example rightsizing, tiering, autoscaling and storage optimization
• Advise teams on cloud service pricing and financial optimization best practices.
• Help implement and develop cloud infrastructure based on infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Leverage recommendations from cloud providers to identify the greatest efficiency gains.
• Participate in developing tools, indicators, dashboards and practices that support the squad’s service offering.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge transfer and training activities for IT users.
• Produce clear, easy-to-understand recommendations for technical and management audiences.
• Influence stakeholders at various levels of the organization to encourage the adoption of best practices for the financial management of cloud services.
• Monitor industry trends, tools and practices for FinOps and cloud optimization.

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, OCI, AWS and GCP)
• Proficiency in cloud consumption analysis
• Proficiency in helping cloud users develop FinOps maturity
• Knowledge of networking
• Knowledge of automation and infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Knowledge of Terraform
• Knowledge of cloud services pricing
• Basic knowledge of the containers-as-a-service (CaaS) model, FinOps for containerized environments and Azure Data Explorer (ADX)

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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