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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Service Provider Costing Specialist - **Company:** Guidehouse Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $106,000 - $176,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Data Transmissions, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Cloud Services, Cloud Platform System, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Cloud Migration, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Vmware - **Published:** November 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://guidehouse.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/US---Remote-Any-location/Cloud-Service-Provider-Costing-Specialist_46051 ## About the Role * SIX (6+) years of experience in cloud financial management, IT infrastructure costing, cloud pricing analysis, or related technical financial disciplines. University degree or FOUR (4) years experience in leu of formal education * Demonstrated hands-on experience independently developing detailed Microsoft Azure pricing estimates, cloud financial models, and TCO analyses for enterprise infrastructure and application workloads. * Strong practical knowledge of Azure consumption pricing, Microsoft licensing, reservations, savings plans, data transfer charges, and commercial cloud purchasing models. * Demonstrated ability to translate infrastructure configurations, resource utilization, workload requirements, and architectural designs into detailed cloud consumption forecasts and cost estimates. * Experience evaluating and comparing the financial implications of cloud migration, modernization, and hosting alternatives, including Azure IaaS, PaaS, and VMware-based environments. * Experience working with Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) purchasing arrangements, negotiated pricing, and cloud licensing considerations. * Working knowledge of Azure infrastructure architecture, including compute, storage, networking, databases, and managed services, sufficient to identify and evaluate technical cloud cost drivers. * Experience using Azure Pricing Calculator, Azure Cost Management, Azure Migrate, or comparable cloud financial management and estimation tools. * Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the ability to independently develop, validate, document, and maintain complex cloud cost models. * Demonstrated ability to develop financial analyses, clearly document assumptions, and communicate cost comparisons, financial tradeoffs, and recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders. What Would Be Nice to Have * Experience developing financial business cases and cost comparisons for migrations from Azure VMware Solution (AVS) to Azure-native infrastructure and platform services. * Experience supporting highly regulated or federal cloud environments, including Azure Government pricing, federal cloud procurement arrangements, and agency-specific financial requirements. * Experience evaluating pricing, licensing, and purchasing options across multiple commercial cloud service providers, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). * Experience implementing FinOps practices across large enterprise environments, including cloud cost allocation, showback/chargeback, forecasting, optimization, and financial governance. * FinOps Certified Practitioner certification. * Microsoft Azure certifications or comparable cloud financial management credentials. * Experience developing and presenting cloud financial recommendations and business cases to senior leadership and executive stakeholders. ## Description The Cloud Service Provider Costing Specialist provides technical and financial expertise in commercial cloud pricing, cost modeling, and cloud service provider purchasing options, with a primary emphasis on Microsoft Azure. This role supports enterprise cloud migration, modernization, and hosting decisions by developing defensible cost estimates, evaluating financial alternatives, and identifying opportunities to optimize cloud expenditures., * Develop comprehensive Microsoft Azure cost estimates, financial models, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses to support enterprise workload migration, modernization, and hosting decisions. * Evaluate and compare the financial implications of hosting alternatives, including on-premises infrastructure, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Azure-native Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), and other commercial cloud platforms. * Analyze Azure pricing structures, Microsoft licensing models, consumption-based charges, reservations, savings plans, data transfer costs, and commercial purchasing agreements to determine projected cloud costs. * Assess existing infrastructure configurations, resource utilization, application requirements, and workload characteristics to establish current-state cost baselines and forecast future cloud expenditures. * Evaluate cloud service provider pricing, purchasing options, discounts, licensing considerations, and contractual factors, with a primary emphasis on Microsoft Azure. * Collaborate with cloud engineers, solution architects, and other technical stakeholders to assess the financial implications of architecture, infrastructure sizing, migration strategies, and modernization decisions. * Develop cloud cost optimization recommendations addressing resource sizing, consumption patterns, licensing, reservations, savings plans, and cloud service selection. * Use Azure Pricing Calculator, Azure Cost Management, Azure Migrate, Microsoft Excel, and related tools to develop estimates, analyze expenditures, validate assumptions, and maintain detailed cloud cost models. * Develop financial comparisons, forecasts, and business cases that clearly document assumptions, cost drivers, financial tradeoffs, risks, and projected outcomes. * Present cloud cost analyses and recommendations to technical, business, and executive stakeholders in a clear and defensible manner.