Azure FinOps Systems Analyst

ProsperOps, Inc.•Austin, TX

41d•Remote

About The Position

ProsperOps autonomously manages cloud discount instruments using algorithms and automation and oversees over $4B of customer compute spend. We're seeking someone with a background in FinOps, complex billing, or cloud operations with demonstrated problem solving skills. You'll work on an evolving set of operational activities to ensure that our system can perform an increasingly complex set of FinOps functions. Thinking about our autonomous cloud management system as a self-driving car, you'll be like the expert driver who also knows how systems that drive the car work. This includes data analysis, financial/FinOps operations, and building exhaustive knowledge of cloud billing discount instruments like Savings Plans and Reserved Instances across clouds. For this role - we're specifically looking for experience with Azure discount instruments. If you've worked in complex finance/billing technology environments as the expert on how things worked and want to become a world-class FinOps practitioner, this is your role. You'll be part of a startup that has a positive and low ego culture, a profitable and fast growing business, and customers that love us.

Requirements

Problem Solver - you can cull the relevant details and solve for the essence of the problem
Unafraid of Math - you are comfortable working with numbers, reading complex charts, and ad hoc spreadsheet analysis
Fastidious - you're organized, care about the details, and seldom make mistakes
Ownership - you have autonomy in our culture to take on and fix shortcomings and challenges
FinOps - you have hands-on experience with FinOps and Azure rate optimization

Nice To Haves

Experience working with AWS & GCP a plus
Cloud FinOps knowledge to include deep knowledge of Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, cost & usage data, and basic finance and accounting knowledge
Experience working with Cloud FinOps tools
Proficient with Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets