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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Cloud Solution Architect- FinOps - **Company:** World Wide Technology - **Location:** Maryland Heights, MO, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000 - $175,000 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, AI Infrastructure, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Multi-Cloud, Information Technology, Cloud Optimization - **Published:** October 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3466384561&tx=KP5555FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * 8-10+ years in cloud consulting or enterprise cloud roles, with at least 3 years focused specifically on FinOps or cloud cost management * Demonstrated hands on technical depth in one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), covering architecture, infrastructure as code, and cost and billing constructs, not just dashboards * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience * FinOps Certified Professional required; FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent accepted as an interim credential * Prior consulting experience, meaning client facing delivery and not internal only cost management * Proven track record advising and presenting to executive level stakeholders * Comfortable owning delivery from discovery through solution design, implementation, and realization reporting Strongly Desired Skills * AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect Technical Depth * FinOps tooling implementation: Cloudability, CloudHealth, native AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing * Cloud cost allocation models: tagging strategy, showback and chargeback design, unit economics * Reserved capacity and commitment based discount strategy across at least one hyperscaler * Infrastructure as code and architecture refactoring to translate cost findings into technical remediation * Cloud governance and landing zone design as it relates to cost control * Working awareness of AI infrastructure cost management: GPU utilization, inference cost optimization, foundation model consumption economics Multi Cloud Exposure * Familiarity with FinOps practices across more than one hyperscaler * Experience advising clients on multi cloud cost strategy or workload placement decisions * Certifications on a secondary cloud platform are a plus, * At least two active FinOps engagements are running under this role's direct delivery ownership with no quality gaps * WWT's FinOps service offerings are sharper, more repeatable, and faster to scope, measurably reducing presales cycle time * The frameworks, playbooks, and standards this role has built have made WWT's FinOps delivery more scalable, enabling the team to take on greater volume without sacrificing quality * Client satisfaction scores on FinOps engagements reflect measurable improvement in delivery consistency and outcome achievement, WWT will consider for employment, without regard to disability, a disabled applicant who satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the job and is capable of performing the essential requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call 1-800-432-7008 and ask for Human Resources. ## Description As a Cloud Solution Architect - FinOps, you are an individual contributor and recognized FinOps and cloud cost expert who delivers cloud financial management outcomes for enterprise clients and supports how WWT builds and sells them. This is both a strategic and a hands-on delivery role. You deliver FinOps engagements directly, own delivery outcomes on live client work, and assist building the frameworks, tooling patterns, and delivery playbooks that let WWT scale a growing FinOps and FinOps for AI pipeline. You are equally comfortable running a cost optimization workshop with a client executive and getting into the console to fix the architecture driving the spend. You understand that FinOps outcomes are only as strong as the technical foundation beneath them. You bring real world experience architecting and operating workloads on at least one major cloud platform, and you know how to translate cost findings into architectural remediation, not just a report. You have guided clients through the organizational and technical work of building a durable cost governance capability, and you are now extending that discipline into how enterprises manage the economics of AI infrastructure., Delivery Execution * Own delivery of FinOps engagements from discovery through realization, including maturity assessment, tooling implementation (Cloudability, CloudHealth, native cost tools), cost allocation models, and optimization realization * Provide hands on cloud architecture expertise on at least one hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to translate cost findings into technical remediation, including rightsizing, reserved capacity strategy, architecture refactoring, and workload placement * Regularly work across multiple concurrent client engagements, providing FinOps quality assurance on FinOps adjacent work * Have a growing awareness of emerging FinOps for AI practices, including cost governance for GPU consumption, model inference spend, and AI infrastructure economics, to support engagements as they arise Solution Development * Partner with Solution Owner to define and continuously improve WWT's FinOps delivery process, including reference architectures, delivery playbooks, assessment frameworks, and reusable delivery assets * Partner with Solution Owner to develop and maintain SOW templates, LOE models, and scope frameworks that enable delivery teams to structure and price FinOps engagements consistently * Partner with Solution Owner to align FinOps offerings to client demand signals, competitive positioning, and cloud partner co investment opportunities * Support Solution Owner in building and maturing WWT's standalone cloud cost optimization offering, contributing methodology and delivery IP the practice can reuse Pre Sales SME Support * Support creation and validation of FinOps domain SOWs, LOEs, and technical proposals; identify scope gaps, risk patterns, and pricing inconsistencies before they reach the client * Support RFP and RFI responses as the FinOps subject matter expert, providing solution narratives and differentiators grounded in WWT's actual delivery experience * Support cloud provider field teams and WWT account executives in positioning FinOps offerings and shaping pursuit strategies for strategic accounts