Cloud Cost Administrator

3 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa iOCO Full time

JOBNUMBER

**iOCO03301**
- CONTRACT TYPE

**Contract**
- STATE/PROVINCE

**Western Cape**
- CONTRACT TYPE:
**Hybrid**

**The Role**:
Are you passionate about cloud technology and cost optimization? Join our dynamic team as a **Cloud Governance and Cost Analyst**, where you'll be responsible for establishing and enforcing cloud governance policies, optimizing cloud costs, and ensuring that cloud resources are used efficiently, securely, and in compliance with organisational and industry requirements. If you're a detail-oriented problem solver with a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and cost management, this is your chance to shape the future of our cloud strategy"

**Skills and Experience**:
**What you’ll do**:

- Cloud monthly consumption and Forecasting
- Departmental billing claim back letters preparation
- Management meeting minutes review and preparation
- Technology selection researcher (comparing other providers of the same product)
- Cloud service request costing
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and document cloud governance policies and guidelines. Ensure that these policies align with the Client’s objectives and industry regulations.
- Proficiently manage and analyse cloud costs, billing, and expenses to ensure cost-efficiency and budget adherence.
- Assist in the preparation of invoices and claim backs for financial processing.
- Establish and maintain a tagging system for cloud resources to enable proper tracking, cost allocation, and resource categorization.
- Enforce consistent tagging practices across the organisation.
- Work with operational teams align on the provisioning and decommissioning of cloud resources to align with business needs. Implement processes to prevent resource sprawl and reduce unused or underutilised resources.
- Monitor cloud service licensing and ensure that the Client is compliant with licensing agreements and regulations. Manage cloud subscriptions and optimise licensing costs.
- Implement strategies for cost optimisation, such as right-sizing, reserved instance utilization, and continuous assessment of cost-saving opportunities.
- Work with the security and compliance teams to ensure that cloud resources meet security and compliance standards. Implement security controls, encryption, and auditing where necessary.
- Continuously assess and mitigate risks associated with cloud resources and services, whether financial, security, or operational.
- Provide guidance to cloud users and administrators to ensure that they understand and adhere to cloud governance policies and best practices.
- Utilize cloud governance and cost management tools and platforms to monitor and report on resource usage, compliance, and cost management. Generate regular reports for stakeholders.
- Stay up-to-date with cloud industry trends, best practices, and new features and services. Continuously evaluate and enhance the organisation's cloud governance and cost management framework

**Your expertise**:

- Strong understanding of cloud services and cloud providers, such as Azure, or Oracle Cloud.
- Knowledge of cloud governance best practices and principles, including tagging, cost control, and compliance.
- Experience in cloud cost management, including billing analysis, budgeting, and cost optimisation.
- Understanding of cloud security and compliance standards.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess risks, cost-saving opportunities, and make informed decisions related to cloud governance and cost management.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with cloud cost management and optimization practices.

**Qualifications**:

- Certification in cloud governance, cloud cost management, cloud security, or related areas (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator) is a plus.

**Other**:
**Other information applicable to the opportunity**:

- Contract Position: 6 months with possible extension
- Location: Cape Town
- Work Model: Hybrid (Remote is possible)

**Why work for us?**

Want to work for an organization that solves complex real-world problems with innovative software solutions? At iOCO, we believe anything is possible with modern technology, software, and development expertise. We are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovative solutions across multiple industries using an array of technologies.

You will be part of a consultancy, working with some of the most knowledgeable minds in the industry on interesting solutions across different business domains.

Our culture of continuous learning will ensure that you will have all the opportunities, tools, and support to hone and grow your craft.

By joining IOCO you will have an open invitation to developer inspiring forums. A place where you will be able to connect and learn from and with your peers by sharing ideas, experiences, practices, and solutions.

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