FinOps Analyst

Whats the opportunity?

We are looking for a FinOps Analyst to help design and implement financially optimized, scalable, and secure Azure cloud infrastructure. You will integrate FinOps principles, manage cost-effective cloud operations, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure financial accountability and resource efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Cost Monitoring & Analysis

  o Monitor Azure cost dashboards, usage trends, and budget adherence across multiple subscriptions, accounts, and resource groups.

  o Analyze granular cloud spend data and provide clear insights into resource-level consumption, highlighting trends, anomalies, and cost drivers.

  o Identify unusual cost spikes, unused resources, and underutilized services; recommend optimization actions to improve cloud ROI.

  o Work with engineering and infrastructure teams to align cloud usage with budgeted expectations and suggest tuning of misconfigured or inefficient resources.

• Reporting & Insights

  o Generate regular reports, executive summaries, and visual dashboards on Azure spend, forecasting, and cost optimization metrics.

  o Support the budgeting and forecasting process for cloud spend with usage-based analytics.

  o Communicate findings and trends clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including flags for areas of concern, overruns, or budget risks.

• Tools & Platforms

  o Leverage Azure Cost Management and Billing, Azure Advisor, and related Microsoft tools for usage tracking and optimization recommendations.

  o Explore and propose additional tools and scripts (e.g., Power BI, Cost Explorer APIs, or Excel-based automation) to enhance reporting and alerting capabilities.

• Cross-functional Support

  o Collaborate with cloud operations, DevOps, and engineering teams to implement optimization strategies.

  o Participate in regular cost review meetings and post-mortem analyses when unexpected cost behavior is observed.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience
• Basic to intermediate understanding of Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure and services (IaaS, PaaS, tagging, subscription management).
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management tools and dashboards.
• Proficiency in analyzing large datasets, identifying cost trends, and presenting actionable insights.
• Strong Excel skills, with comfort handling pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and charts.
• Analytical mindset with keen attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to FinOps principles or formal FinOps certification.
• Experience working with multi-cloud or large-scale enterprise Azure environments.
• Familiarity with automation or scripting for reporting purposes (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or Azure CLI).
• Experience with reporting tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.