Senior Solutions Architect - Finops and Cloud Optimization

Senior Solutions Architect – FinOps & Cloud Optimization
Location: Remote (US Time Zones)
Company: Virtasant
About Virtasant
Virtasant is a global technology services company with a network of over 4,000 technology professionals across 130+ countries.
We help organizations modernize cloud platforms, improve engineering efficiency, and optimize cloud spend through architecture, automation, and FinOps best practices.
Our teams work directly with enterprise customers to identify inefficiencies, drive modernization efforts, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

The Role
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect with deep FinOps and cloud optimization expertise.
This role sits within one of Virtasant's highest-impact customer engagements and requires someone who can confidently work with senior stakeholders, analyze complex cloud environments, and lead initiatives that improve efficiency and reduce spend.
This is not a generic cloud architecture role. The strongest candidates have real experience leading cloud cost optimization programs, understand the technical drivers behind cloud spend, and can connect architecture decisions to financial outcomes.

What You'll Do
FinOps & Cloud Optimization
Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives across large enterprise environments

Identify waste, inefficiencies, and architectural opportunities for improvement

Design governance frameworks that sustain long-term cloud efficiency

Analyze cloud usage patterns and spending trends

Partner with engineering teams to implement optimization recommendations

Data & Analytics
Work with cloud cost and usage data at scale

Design and optimize reporting, analytics, and decision-support systems

Build insights that drive cost optimization decisions

Collaborate with customers on cloud financial visibility initiatives

Client Advisory
Work directly with customer stakeholders

Lead discovery sessions and optimization reviews

Present recommendations to technical and business audiences

Build trusted advisor relationships with customers

Technical Leadership
Guide engineering and data teams

Establish best practices around cloud efficiency

Mentor team members

Drive architecture decisions that improve both technical and financial outcomes

What We're Looking For
Non-Negotiables
Demonstrated FinOps experience

Proven cloud cost optimization experience

Strong AWS experience

Strong SQL skills

Strong Python skills

Customer-facing consulting experience

Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly

Experience driving measurable cost reduction initiatives

Important: Candidates who have cloud experience but cannot demonstrate meaningful FinOps experience will not be considered.
Technical Experience
FinOps
Cloud cost optimization

Cost governance

Cost allocation

Showback and chargeback models

Savings Plans and Reserved Instances

Rightsizing

Cloud economics

AWS & Data
AWS-native analytics services

Athena

Cost and usage reporting

Data modeling

Medallion architecture concepts

Large-scale data analysis

Software & Automation
Python

SQL

Automation

Reporting pipelines

Data transformation workflows

Platform & Infrastructure (Preferred)
Kubernetes

Cloud-native platforms

Containerized workloads

AI (Nice to Have)
Experience using AI tools in engineering or analytics workflows

Familiarity with LLMs and AI-assisted development

Consulting & Business Skills
Strong candidates will demonstrate:
Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Problem framing

Technical consulting

Data-driven decision making

Ability to connect technical recommendations to business outcomes

How We Work
The people who succeed in this role are:
Analytical and detail-oriented

Comfortable working directly with customers

Strong communicators

Curious problem solvers

Hands-on and technically credible

Focused on measurable outcomes

Why Virtasant
At Virtasant, you will:
Work on high-impact cloud optimization programs

Partner with demanding enterprise customers

Influence architecture and cost optimization decisions

Work alongside experienced architects, engineers, and FinOps practitioners

Help customers save millions through better engineering and cloud decisions