Job Summary: As a Rackspace Senior Cloud Business Consultant, you’ll work with a team of Fanatical cloud experts and consult with our customers on cloud architecture, big data analytics, finance, and business strategy. You’ll be advising the world’s largest AWS, GCP, Azure, and other Cloud users on topics ranging from cloud architecture to organizational governance to cloud economics, driving efficient cloud adoption and usage for our clients.
Work Location: Remote
Key Responsibilities:
- Enable cloud users to align their cloud technology adoption with their business strategies.
- Analyze complex, multi-cloud cost and performance datasets -- as well as organizational behavior and strategies to derive insights, recommend cloud adoption and management strategies, and optimize cloud use across whole organizations.
- Adhere to company security policies and procedures and any other relevant policies and standards as directed.
- Manage and deliver fast-paced, high-impact engagements with enterprise companies.
- Build relationships with client-side and internal stakeholders to drive successful engagements.
- Deliver recommendations on topics ranging from architectural optimization to organizational management.
- Serve as a multi-cloud subject-matter expert, helping clients plan and execute efficient adoption and integration of cloud technologies and platforms.
- Enable clients to understand and use their cloud data across technical and non-technical business units.
- Derive insights and recommendations based on big data.
- Assess client needs and provide elegant solutions and recommendations.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience, preferably in FinOps/Cloud/IT/Management consulting or similar roles.
- BS in Computer Science, Economics, Finance, or equivalent experience.
- Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect) preferred.
- Subject matter expertise in cloud platforms and services including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Significant customer-facing experience and success managing senior and executive stakeholders.
- Proven experience working with big data, including tools or languages like MySQL, R, Tableau, etc.
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$75,800 - $111,210•The anticipated starting pay range for the states of Hawaii and New York (not including NYC) is:
$80,700 – $118,360•The anticipated starting pay range for California, New York City and Washington is:
$88,400 - $129,580 Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments. These discretionary payments are based on company and/or individual performance and may change at any time. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Information on
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About Rackspace TechnologyWe are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
More on Rackspace TechnologyThough we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
