Position: Intermediate Cloud Strategist
Duration: 4 Months assignment (contract)
Client Location: Toronto (Hybrid: 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)
Note on Assignment Type
This position is provisionally Hybrid, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.
About the Engagement
The Intermediate Cloud Strategist will play a critical role in shaping cloud financial governance and cost‑optimization strategies within Azure environments. This consultant will collaborate closely with Finance, Engineering, and Cloud Operations teams to drive forecasting accuracy, improve cloud visibility, and support enterprise cloud transformation.
Scope
The selected consultant will support enterprise cloud financial management functions by:
• Supporting and driving cloud cost‑optimization strategies by identifying over‑provisioned or underutilized Azure resources.
• Working closely with engineering and product teams to embed financial perspectives into design and architecture decisions.
• Collaborating with vendors and procurement teams to evaluate pricing structures and identify savings opportunities.
Assignment Deliverables
• Develop and maintain multi‑year cloud cost forecasts aligned with technology and business roadmaps.
• Design and implement an enterprise-wide Azure tagging strategy to support cost attribution and governance.
• Produce executive dashboards, variance analysis, and reporting using Azure Cost Management, Apptio Cloudability, and Power BI.
• Identify and drive cloud cost‑optimization opportunities across engineering and product teams.
• Lead tagging remediation activities to improve cost transparency, chargeback/showback accuracy, and reporting quality.
Expertise Required
Must Have:
• Minimum 4 years’ experience with cloud FinOps tools such as Apptio Cloudability.
• Strong understanding of Azure billing, cloud consumption patterns, and cost‑optimization levers.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing tagging strategies and governance controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI for forecasting and analytics.
• Proven ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (or equivalent certification).
Nice to Have:
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, or cloud automation.
• Background in cloud architecture, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience with hybrid cloud transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with Azure Policy or custom scripting for tagging enforcement.
Security Clearance
Required.
Important
This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.
How to Apply
Submit your resume in confidence via the Akkodis Canada website.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates meeting the above qualifications will be contacted for further discussions.
Accessibility:
At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.
