PNC Infrastructure Architect Sr Cloud Financial Management 

United States, Ohio 

613912666

This position is primarily based in a location within PNC's 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.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 real-time 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 real-time 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.
• In-depth 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, ExcelCertifications Preferred:
• Cloud FinOps Certified Practitioner
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
Job Description

• Defines design patterns for a company's common technology architecture structure.
• Develops and monitors the organization's technology architecture and plays a leading role in the vision and development of the company's 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 PNC's 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 requiredneeded to be successful in this position.

Competitive Advantages, Customer Solutions, Design, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Machine Learning, Risk Assessments, Technical KnowledgeAccuracy 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)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.No Required Certification(s)No Required License(s)

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.

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