SR LEAD FINOPS ARCHITECT-INDIA

About Lumen Technologies 

Lumen Technologies is a global technology company that delivers innovative communication and network solutions. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals to connect, grow, and thrive in the digital age. With a focus on customer experience and operational excellence, we strive to provide cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. 

• Job Details:
• Location:Bengaluru / Noida
• Work Mode:Hybrid

We are seeking a strategic and technically adept FinOps Architect to design, implement, and evolve scalable cloud financial management frameworks across Lumen’s multi-cloud ecosystem. This role blends financial strategy, advanced cloud architecture, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure that cloud investments deliver measurable business value using principles of well-architected framework, cost aware architecture, FinOps by Design and driving the culture of shifting FinOps left.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and continuously improve the FinOps architecture to support multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), ensuring scalability, flexibility, and alignment with business objectives

• Architect and implement FinOps strategies to optimize cloud costs across AWS, Azure, and GCP

• Lead initiatives to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through rightsizing, reserved instances, and workload scheduling

• Analyze cloud usage patterns, billing data, and resource utilization to identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend actionable improvements

• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to design and implement cost-efficient architecture

• Lead post-implementation reviews to ensure ongoing sustainability and value realization

• Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards and reporting tools for real-time cloud spend visibility, usage trends, and optimization progress for both technical and business stakeholders

• Debug architecture issues to reduce cost and improve efficiency with complex applications hosted on traditional IaaS, PaaS and Kubernetes clusters

• Establish and enforce and automate tagging strategies and cost allocation policies to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of cloud resources

• Partner with FinOps analyst and finance teams to forecast cloud budgets, monitor spend, and align financial planning with business goals.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering, product, and finance teams on cloud cost implications, trade-offs and best practices

• Stay current with cloud pricing models, FinOps best practices, and emerging technologies (e.g. GenAI, Agentic AI, MCPs, Edge Computing)

• • Understanding of AI architecture and related pricing and platform considerations
• • Proactively recommend and implement innovative solutions to mature FinOps capabilities Required
• Qualifications:
• • 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture, cloud cost optimization, or FinOps.
• • Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their billing models.
• • Proficiency with Flexera One Cloud Cost Optimization
• • Strong skills in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Terraform, PowerShell).
• • Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred
• Qualifications:
• • FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Engineer or equivalent certification.
• • Experience with Kubernetes cost optimization and cloud observability tools
• • Experience in a multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environment.
• May require travel 1-2 times per year for workshops

"We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fair and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees or accept any form of payment from candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. If anyone claims to offer employment opportunities in our company in exchange for money or any other benefit, please treat it as fraudulent and report it immediately."