Cloud FinOps Analyst, Cloud and IT

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. Produce monthly cost and usage reports for cloud and IT spend by program, environment, and service .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeVienna • Virginia • United StatesJunior💰 $90,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cloud financial management, including budget building, cost reporting, and optimization strategies using AWS tools and methodologies. Proficient in SQL and scripting for automation, with a strong focus on compliance and cost allocation standards.

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Cloud Financial Management (FinOps)AWS Cost OptimizationSQL ProficiencyBudgeting and ForecastingAWS Cost Explorer

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Hard Skills

Cloud Financial ManagementCost ReportingBudget BuildingSQLPython ScriptingPowerShell ScriptingData AnalysisCost AllocationAWS Billing DataCost Anomaly Detection

Soft Skills

CommunicationAnalytical ThinkingCollaborationProblem-SolvingPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

AWS Cost ExplorerAmazon AthenaQuickSightPower BIAWS BudgetsCompute OptimizerTerraformMicrosoft 365SaaS Licensing ManagementGit

Certifications & Qualifications

FinOps Certified PractitionerAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Industry Keywords

Cloud OperationsIT Asset ManagementFinancial AnalysisGovernment-Contract Cost AccountingAWS Well-Architected FrameworkMulti-Account AWS OrganizationsConsolidated BillingTagging ComplianceVendor Spend ManagementSaaS Subscriptions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudPythonSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Produce monthly cost and usage reports for cloud and IT spend by program, environment, and service
Build budgets and spend forecasts
Reconcile AWS invoices against budgets and program allocations
Explain spending variances to leadership, finance, and customers
Develop and automate cost and usage reporting pipelines using AWS Cost and Usage Reports or Data Exports, Amazon Athena, dashboards, SQL, and scheduled scripts
Document reporting methodology
Build automated discovery of idle, orphaned, oversized, and untagged AWS resources
Quantify savings from rightsizing, storage lifecycle, and cleanup
Analyze and recommend Savings Plans and Reserved Instances and track utilization and coverage
Present optimization opportunities with business cases and implementation paths
Partner with finance, program leadership, cloud engineering, and IT to track opportunities through realized savings using FinOps and AWS Well-Architected practices
Track software licenses, SaaS subscriptions, and renewal dates
Reconcile IT vendor invoices against contracts and usage
Support true-ups, renewals, and seat reclamation
Define and document cost allocation tagging standards
Report on tagging compliance
Propose cost guardrails such as AWS Budgets, anomaly detection, and lifecycle policies as infrastructure-as-code merge requests

Requirements

What you’ll need

U.S. citizenship is required
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain any security clearance required for the role
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
1+ years of experience in cloud financial management (FinOps), cloud operations, IT asset or license management, or financial or data analysis in a technical environment
Familiarity with AWS billing data and pricing drivers for compute, storage, networking, and data transfer
Strong SQL and spreadsheet skills
Basic scripting in Python or PowerShell
Preferred: FinOps Certified Practitioner or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Preferred: Familiarity with the FinOps Foundation framework, FOCUS, and AWS Well-Architected cost optimization pillar
Preferred: Experience with AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, Cost Anomaly Detection, Compute Optimizer, Amazon Athena, QuickSight, or Power BI
Preferred: Experience in AWS GovCloud (US), multi-account AWS Organizations, consolidated billing, or government-contract program-level cost accounting
Preferred: Exposure to Terraform and Git-based merge request workflows
Preferred: Experience managing Microsoft 365 and SaaS licensing, renewals, and vendor spend

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with matching
Paid Time Off
Paid Federal Holidays
Disability coverage
Professional development opportunities