Cloud Architect

We are seeking a qualified Cloud Architect. This role is responsible for performing the essential functions listed below and requires the skills and experience described., * Lead delivery of AI and Cloud FinOps initiatives, particularly governance and operating-model workstreams.

• Conduct structured stakeholder interviews and workshops with Finance, Engineering, Risk, and other cross-functional teams.
• Develop RACI frameworks, governance structures, and decision-rights models.
• Analyze and consolidate multi-source cloud billing and AI usage data into clean, reconcilable baselines.
• Apply knowledge of AI token economics, including pricing, caching, model routing, and allocation concepts.
• Provide guidance on AI and cloud cost governance, optimization, and accountability.
• Coordinate stakeholders and drive engagement activities through completion.
• Own regular client check-ins and communicate progress, findings, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead phase-end presentations and executive readouts.
• Support the design and implementation of cloud solutions aligned with business and technical requirements. Ensure cloud solutions follow best practices for security, performance, compliance, and cost optimization. *

• Proven experience delivering AI/Cloud FinOps engagements.
• Experience with AI cost governance or FinOps operating models.
• Strong understanding of AI cost drivers and token economics, including pricing, caching, model routing, and allocation.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews and workshops across Finance, Engineering, and Risk functions.
• Experience designing RACI frameworks and decision-rights models.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• Experience consolidating and reconciling cloud billing and usage data from multiple sources.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, infrastructure, security, and cost optimization.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to development and engineering teams. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. *

Compensation: The anticipated base pay range for this position is $100,000 to $150,000 per year depending on experience, skills, location, and internal equity.

Benefits: Benefits for this position will likely include the following:

• Unlimited paid time off.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance benefits.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) and a potential company match.
• Parental leave for both birthing (up to 14 weeks of paid leave) and non-birthing parents (up to 4 weeks paid leave), as well as adoption leave (up to 8 weeks of paid leave), subject to qualifications.
• Child hospitalization leave (up to 15 paid calendar days per year), subject to qualifications.
• “Be kind to yourself day” on your anniversary (subject to terms and conditions).
• Graduation and birthing gifts, subject to eligibility.
• Paid Jury duty (up to 4 weeks a year), subject to eligibility.
• Paid moving days (up to 2 days a year), subject to eligibility.
• Approximately 12 paid company holidays a year.