Cloud FinOps Consulting Intern

JOB SUMMARY:

As part of the Trace3xperience Program, the Cloud FinOps Tracer (Intern) will be offered an opportunity to integrate with a world-class Solutions Group. The Tracer will be exposed to the operational and delivery aspects of a group focused on FinOps consulting solutions across cloud and AI. This internship provides an opportunity to work at the intersection of cloud technology, data analytics, and finance. You’ll gain hands-on experience analyzing AWS, Google, and Azure cloud environments, identifying opportunities to improve cloud efficiency, and learning how leading organizations apply FinOps practices to maximize the business value of cloud.
Tracers in this program will receive accelerated professional development, exposure to all technical functions of an IT consulting organization, world-class mentoring, and unique networking opportunities across the organization.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN AND DO:

• Achieve a technical certification, with options available across FinOps, AI, or Cloud Provider designations
• Learn the fundamentals of Cloud environments and gain hands-on exposure to FinOps principles and cloud financial management, including cost allocation, optimization, forecasting, budgeting, and financial accountability.
• Explore the emerging field of FinOps for AI and token economics, helping the team evaluate how organizations measure, allocate, optimize, and forecast the cost of generative AI workloads while connecting AI consumption to measurable business value. Shadow consultants/engineers on active client engagements - Once comfortable, you will help assist with non-customer-facing tasks such as FinOps backend administration and internal planning meetings
• Assist with collateral creation through building out PowerPoint decks, solution briefs, and process documentation, and documentation of best practices/operations
• Help shadow client calls and take down meeting minutes to share back with the team once meetings have concluded
• Support the development of customer-facing FinOps reports, analysis, dashboards, presentations, and recommendations.
• Gain familiarity with cloud cost-management and FinOps tooling and understand how practitioners turn raw billing information into actionable recommendations. Learn how to read financial reports, how they apply to the Cloud, and translate the implications to communicate back to client stakeholders
• Assist with designing internal operational efficiencies through available AI tools
• Assist with developing dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into AI spend, consumption trends, model usage, and unit economics.
• Research emerging FinOps for AI practices, tools, cloud-provider capabilities, and industry trends and help translate findings into actionable guidance for the FinOps team.

ELIGIBILITY AND PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Enrollment in the Senior year of an undergraduate program, at an accredited college or university or Masters student.
• Candidates should have a growth mindset (rapidly learn and grow through trial and error), excellent communication skills (written and verbal), be pursuing a non-engineering degree like Business, Finance, MIS, etc… This is a unique opportunity to learn and pursue a very hot career area that incorporates multiple disciplines including business, finance, consulting, and technology.
• Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better; People and Organizational Health may require a copy of the applicant’s transcript
• Academic or professional/internship experience working in a professional setting is a plus
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and accept direction on given assignments
• Self-motivated individuals with a customer mindset and desire to help people
• Enthusiasm for technical problem solving with attention to detail and strong communication skills
• Ability to learn and research in a dynamic and engaging environmentAvailability to work 40 hours per week throughout the internship
• Office 365 environment
• Cloud Fundamentals Certification optional – AZ-900, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Google Cloud Fundamentals.

Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base salary.

Estimated Pay Range

$19

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$26 USD