FinOps Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize infrastructure costs across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Develop and maintain TCO, ROI, budgeting, forecasting, and financial governance models.
• Analyze workload placement strategies (cloud vs. on-premise) and provide cost optimization recommendations.
• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives including rightsizing, waste reduction, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and cloud commitments.
• Calculate and benchmark infrastructure unit economics such as cost per vCPU, storage, and compute utilization.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, hardware refresh planning, and software licensing renewals.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, and Procurement teams to improve cost visibility and accountability.
• Develop dashboards and reporting for infrastructure spending, utilization, and optimization opportunities.
• Support vendor evaluations, contract reviews, RFP processes, and financial due diligence activities.
• Ensure compliance with governance, risk management, and regulatory requirements.