Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is a technology consulting services company based in Florida, seeking a highly skilled FinOps Analyst to support cloud financial operations and governance. The role involves optimizing cloud spending, improving financial visibility, and strengthening governance across a multi-cloud environment, primarily AWS and Microsoft Azure.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute FinOps strategies to optimize cloud spending across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Monitor and analyze cloud usage patterns to identify cost optimization opportunities
- Investigate cloud cost anomalies and work with Cloud Engineering and Application teams to resolve financial risks
- Support cloud governance initiatives by helping design, implement, and maintain governance standards and best practices
- Manage cloud financial reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, showback, and chargeback processes
- Analyze cloud billing data and provide actionable recommendations to improve cloud resource utilization
- Partner with Finance, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Solutions, and Development teams to drive financial accountability across cloud platforms
- Create dashboards and reports to communicate cloud spending trends and optimization opportunities to stakeholders
- Recommend cost-saving initiatives while ensuring operational efficiency and governance compliance
- Stay current with FinOps methodologies, cloud pricing models, and emerging cloud technologies
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience supporting cloud financial operations, cloud governance, or FinOps initiatives
- Strong understanding of AWS and Azure cloud services, resource utilization, and pricing models
- Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is preferred
- Experience with cloud cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
- Knowledge of cloud billing analysis and cost allocation methodologies
- Experience implementing or supporting cloud governance practices
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while collaborating with cross-functional teams
- FinOps Certified Practitioner certification (preferred but not required)
- Experience with cloud financial management tools such as: Apptio, Cloudability, Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer
- Experience working in large enterprise or multi-cloud environments
- Knowledge of the FinOps Framework and cloud financial management best practices
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