Job Description
Description & Requirements Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate. Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward. Our Technology Organization Is Transforming How We Work At Smurfit WestRock. We Align With Our Businesses To Deliver Innovative Solutions That Address specific business challenges, integrate processes, and create great experiences Connect our work to shared goals that propel Smurfit WestRock forward in the Digital Age Imagine how technology can advance the way we work by using disruptive technology We are looking for forward thinking technologists that can accelerate our focus areas such as building stronger foundational technology capabilities, reducing complexity, employing digital transformation concepts, and leveraging disruptive technology. Position Summary Cloud FinOps Engineer – Atlanta, GA The Opportunity This Cloud FinOps Engineer will be an integral part of our Public Cloud Engineering - Cloud Center of Excellence who is ready for a unique opportunity to be Smurfit WestRock’s first technologist focused on both the finance and cloud technology disciplines. The ideal candidate is familiar with cloud hosting and cloud technologies with cost management processes in the cloud. This position will be responsible for accurately processing and allocating the AWS accruals and month-end bill charges for all the Smurfit WestRock Cloud accounts in a timely manner. The Cloud FinOps Engineer will also allocate charges based on usage to appropriate IT (Information Technology) Business partners and business units monthly. This person will interface with the organization’s Sr. Leadership evangelizing Cloud costing models for TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), Cloud Optimization, Cloud Cost Show backs and Cloud Charge Back strategies. This position will interface with multiple financial systems or applications of high complexity (complexity defined by size, technology used and system feeds and interfaces) with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity, and accessibility. The role will act as the Finance and Cloud Cost liaisons for cloud consumers e.g., (operations teams, Developers, IT Business partners, Engineers, and Architects) providing cost estimates and insight into upcoming budgeted implementations and strategies, including ongoing solutions run rate. How You Will Impact Smurfit WestRock FinOps Program Implementation - 60%: Develop, measure, report and maintain key performance indicators for tracking real time costs, consumption, and metrics for product level visibility Executes deployment of costing templates for delivery of products and services financial requirements Enable product teams and end users to move towards self-service cloud cost reporting. Develop resource tagging strategy to create accountability related to shared cloud services expenses. Prioritizes work from multiple projects simultaneously. Works closely with Project Managers from other teams/departments to complete work. Operationalize FinOps frameworks, establish business processes in support of globally distributed teams, promote a culture of cost awareness and accountability Proactively creates and maintains tools for monitoring cost budgets and overages. Develop methods of Chargeback Reserved Instance and Savings Plan amortization values to appropriate divisions monthly Research and analyze business trends and behavioral data to identify opportunities for innovative cost savings and cost avoidance methods. Management and Enablement – 30%: Experience building enterprise cloud cost management strategy for cloud adoption or driving the program's evolution to meet new requirements. Leverages tooling and custom applications to monitor the operational status of applications, infrastructure, networks, databases, and security; optimizes and tunes performance as appropriate. Experience in process engineering to establish new processes and improve existing processes with a metrics driven approach.