Infrastructure Architect Sr Cloud Financial Management
Infrastructure Architect Sr Cloud Financial Management
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Position Overview
At PNC our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the companys success.This position is primarily based in a location within PNCs footprint. Responsibilities require time in the office or in a field on a regular basis. Some responsibilities can be performed remotely. Additional locations may be considered.
As an Infrastructure Architect Sr. Cloud Financial Management you will collaborate with various teams to analyze to understand cloud usage patterns and identify areas for cost efficiency cloud costs identify optimization opportunities determine variance cause and provide transparency into results. This role combines expertise in cloud services financial management and operational efficiency to ensure that cloud spending is optimized costeffective and aligned with business objectives.
Responsibilities:
Oversee the overall Cloud FinOps strategy for cloud resources ensuring that the organization optimizes cloud spending.
Continuously monitor cloud spending trends and provide recommendations on cost reduction opportunities.
Manage cloud billing including tracking usage patterns analyzing cost reports and ensuring accurate billing reconciliation.
Develop and maintain financial forecasting models for cloud costs helping the organization predict future cloud expenses based on current usage patterns and anticipated growth.
Provide visibility into cloud expenses across business units and departments ensuring that costs are allocated correctly (e.g. showback or chargeback models)
Implement cost allocation strategies (e.g. using tags cost centers or business units) to assign cloud expenses to the appropriate teams or departments.
Ensure transparency in cloud usage by providing accurate and timely financial reports to key stakeholders including executives finance teams and department leads.
Set up cloud financial dashboards that provide realtime visibility into costs resource usage and trends.
Develop financial reports and dashboards that track cloud spending.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for cloud financial management such as cloud cost trends cost savings from optimization efforts and cloud spending vs. budget.
Implement automation tools for tracking and reporting cloud usage and costs helping streamline financial processes.
Use Cloud FinOps principles and tools (e.g. Apptio) to automate the financial management of cloud resources and provide realtime cost analysis.
Set up automated alerts for unexpected cost spikes ensuring prompt action to prevent budget overruns.
Collaborate with technical teams (cloud architects engineers and operations) to understand cloud usage patterns requirements and growth projections.
Establish governance frameworks to ensure that cloud financial practices comply with internal financial policies as well as external regulatory requirements.
Skills/Experience:
Indepth knowledge of cloud providers (AWS Azure & Google Cloud) and their pricing models services and billing structures.
Strong understanding of financial modeling cost allocation forecasting and budgeting with experience managing cloud budgets and optimizing spending.
Experience in implementing FinOps principles (cloud financial operations) to optimize cloud costs and foster collaboration between finance operations and engineering teams.
Familiarity with cloud financial management tools such as Apptio.
Experience with automation frameworks and tools that help optimize cloud financial management processes.
Understanding of cloud infrastructure services and best practices to collaborate effectively with technical teams and identify areas for cost optimization.
Technology :
Cloud Cost Management Tools such as Apptio
Cloud Platforms: AWS Azure & Google Cloud
Financial Modeling and Reporting Tools: Tableau Power BI Excel
Certifications Preferred:
Cloud FinOps Certified Practitioner
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
Job Description
- Defines design patterns for a companys common technology architecture structure.
- Develops and monitors the organizations technology architecture and plays a leading role in the vision and development of the companys future technology.
- Ensures infrastructure designs and upgrades are made in accordance with established standards patterns policies procedures and software licensing agreements.
- Identifies and establishes best practices for technology architecture while providing expert advice on core infrastructure initiatives.
- Interprets technology requirements; designs technology architecture and drives the adoption.
PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:
- Customer Focused Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
- Managing Risk Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNCs Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Qualifications
Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge skills and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills competencies work experience education and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.
Preferred Skills
Competitive Advantages Customer Solutions Design Enterprise Architecture Framework Machine Learning Risk Assessments Technical KnowledgeCompetencies
Accuracy and Attention to Detail Application Design Architecture Architecture Modeling Hardware Infrastructure ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Planning: Tactical Strategic Platform Architecture Problem Solving Systems Software Infrastructure The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree. Higher level education such as a Masters degree PhD or certifications is desirable. Industry relevant experience is typically 8 years. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree a comparable combination of education job specific certification(s) and experience (including military service) may be considered.Education
BachelorsCertifications
No Required Certification(s)Licenses
No Required License(s)Benefits
PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility options for fulltime employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature) dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and longterm disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; backup child/elder care; adoption surrogacy and doula reimbursement; educational assistance including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.In addition PNC generally provides the following paid time off depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 8 occasional absence days each year unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year depending on career level; and years of service.To learn more about these and other programs including benefits for full time and parttime employees visitYour PNC Total Rewards.
Disability Accommodations Statement
If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process please contact us via email at . Please include accommodation request in the subject line title and be sure to include your name the job ID and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also calland say Workday for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race color sex religion national origin age sexual orientation gender identity disability veteran status or other categories protected by law.
This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and for any registered role the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.
California Residents
Employment Type
Full-Time
