Cloud Business Operations Program Manager

The Cloud Business Operations Program Manager leads financial management, customer engagement, delivery coordination, and governance for a large-scale Microsoft Azure enterprise cloud environment. The role serves as the operational interface across mission owners, engineering teams, contracting and financial stakeholders, and senior leadership. Candidates must be skilled in budgeting, stakeholder management, and enterprise program operations.

This is a hybrid position that requires that the hire live within commuting distance from North Charleston, SC.

Responsibilities

• Manage Azure consumption, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and transparency.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities (reservations, savings plans, utilization reviews).
• Develop cost models and funding strategies for enterprise cloud services.
• Translate technical consumption into financial impacts for leadership.
• Manage relationships with application and mission owners consuming cloud services.
• Support onboarding, service adoption, cost awareness, and requirements gathering.
• Track customer funding, consumption, priorities, and technical initiatives.
• Support Agile planning, prioritization, backlog alignment, and delivery tracking.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies, releases, and milestones.
• Support procurement for cloud services, licensing, and professional support.
• Evaluate licensing models, marketplace offerings, and vendor proposals.
• Maintain governance processes for cloud operations.
• Create repeatable workflows for onboarding, service requests, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• At least 3 or more years leading teams
• Possess at least an associate's degree or higher education
• Experience managing complex programs with multiple technical teams and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of cloud environments.
• Strong financial management skills (budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis).
• Ability to coordinate technical and non-technical requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Any clearance requirements for this position are established by the government contract.

Job ID

2026-26438
Work Type

Hybrid
Company Description



Work Where it Matters

Five Rivers Analytics (FRA), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At FRA, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, FRA provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, FRA delivers streamline operations in support of an increasingly fast-paced, complex, and dynamic digital environment.

As a FRA employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.