FinOps Analyst

Position Summary 

Effectual is seeking a detail-oriented FinOps Analyst to support a civilian government customer. In this role, you will gather and analyze large cloud financial datasets, build cost forecasting models, and deliver actionable insights to optimize cloud resource utilization across a multi-cloud environment. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of experience in cloud financial data analysis, proficiency in tools such as Python, SQL, and BI platforms, and holds a FinOps Certified Professional or Practitioner credential along with an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Gather, clean, and study data sets to help solve problems and support stakeholder decision-making 

• Conduct data analytics projects to provide information and insights for solution development 

• Implement data standards and deploy automation tools to extract, synthesize, and validate data from multiple sources; transform data into usable metrics 

• Construct data sets, monitor data quality, troubleshoot, and resolve database issues to ensure data integrity 

• Utilize scripting and querying tools (Python, R, SQL), data visualization/BI tools, statistical methods, and data modeling to produce reports, data files, and dashboards 

• Create cloud financial models that accurately forecast cloud costs and assess the impact to contract operations 

• Analyze cloud spending patterns and provide insights to optimize cloud resource utilization 

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting related to cloud costs 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (highly desirable); substitution of 6 years of on-the-job experience or at least one Professional Level Certification accepted in lieu of degree 

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (6 years without a Bachelor’s degree) in tools and techniques for analyzing large datasets, specifically cloud financial data 

• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification required 

• Experience creating cloud financial models that accurately forecast cloud costs and assess the impact to contract operations 

• Experience with major cloud providers including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google 

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting related to cloud costs 

• Experience analyzing spending patterns and providing insights to optimize cloud resource utilization 

• FinOps Certified Professional or FinOps Certified Practitioner (Required) 

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience 

• AWS, Microsoft and Google certifications preferred 

Company Offered Benefits 

Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our employee benefit programs: 

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurances, 

• Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances, 

• 401k with Company match 

• Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year) 

• Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year) 

• These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management’s discretion and may change at any time.  

Physical Demands and Work Environment  

The work is generally performed in an office environment.  Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication.  Employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.  

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Effectual Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job-related opportunity.