IT AWS FinOps Analyst

PERMANENT POSITION / 125-135K / 4 days onsite / WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY

Position Summary

The FinOps Professional will leverage a strong working knowledge of the FinOps Framework lifecycle to drive financial accountability, cost optimization, automation, and operational efficiency across our cloud and IT environments. This role plays a critical part in bridging Finance, Engineering, and IT Operations, ensuring cloud resources are consumed efficiently, costs are forecasted accurately, and technology investments align with overall business objectives.

This position requires a blend of technical cloud expertise, financial acumen, and strong communication skills to influence stakeholders and promote shared ownership of cloud spending.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Financial Management

• Monitor, analyze, and report on cloud usage and spend across AWS and secondary cloud providers.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports that provide clear visibility into cloud costs, trends, and forecasts.
• Partner closely with Finance teams to improve budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial accuracy.

Optimization & Cost Efficiency

• Identify cost‑saving opportunities through rightsizing, usage optimization, reserved instances, and savings plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to ensure architectural decisions align with cost efficiency and performance goals.
• Develop and implement cost governance policies and guardrails to prevent waste and uncontrolled spend.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a key liaison between Finance, IT, and Engineering stakeholders.
• Educate teams on FinOps principles, promoting shared financial accountability across the organization.
• Present insights, recommendations, and financial impacts to leadership in a clear, data‑driven manner.

Process, Governance & Automation

• Implement FinOps best practices, standards, and automation workflows.
• Establish and manage chargeback and/or showback models for teams or business units.
• Track adherence to budgets and enforce compliance with governance policies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in cloud financial management, cloud operations, or IT finance.
• Experience with cloud cost analysis tools, budgeting, savings plans, reserved instances, and cost allocation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret both financial and technical data.
• Proven ability to automate reporting and optimization workflows using APIs and scripting tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across technical and financial teams.
• Solid understanding of FinOps principles (FinOps Foundation certification is a plus).
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and staying current on cloud pricing and FinOps best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud cost management tools such as CloudHealth, Apptio, Cloudability, AWS Cost Explorer, or similar platforms.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Familiarity with automation and scripting languages such as Python, SQL, or comparable tools.
• Prior experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), business operations, or technology finance.