FINOps Analyst
Core
Manage and optimize infrastructure costs across cloud and on-premise environments through financial modeling, rightsizing, and vendor management.
Role type
FINOps Analyst
Builds
Dashboards and reporting for infrastructure spending, utilization, and optimization opportunities
Domain
Cloud infrastructure and financial governance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
TCO modeling, budgeting and forecasting, cloud cost optimization, workload placement analysis, unit economics calculation, vendor contract review, compliance management
Preferred skills
Reserved Instances and Savings Plans expertise, RFP process management, financial due diligence
Technologies
Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP implied), financial modeling tools
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 and provide cost optimization recommendations; Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives including rightsizing and waste reduction; Calculate and benchmark infrastructure unit economics; Support annual budgeting, forecasting, hardware refresh planning, and software licensing renewals; Collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, and Procurement teams; Develop dashboards and reporting for infrastructure spending; Support vendor evaluations, contract reviews, RFP processes, and financial due diligence; Ensure compliance with governance, risk management, and regulatory requirements.