Job Description
Position Summary
Effectual is seeking a detail-oriented FinOps Analyst to support a civilian government customer. In this role, you will gather and analyze large cloud financial datasets, build cost forecasting models, and deliver actionable insights to optimize cloud resource utilization across a multi-cloud environment. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of experience in cloud financial data analysis, proficiency in tools such as Python, SQL, and BI platforms, and holds a FinOps Certified Professional or Practitioner credential along with an AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Gather, clean, and study data sets to help solve problems and support stakeholder decision-making
Conduct data analytics projects to provide information and insights for solution development
Implement data standards and deploy automation tools to extract, synthesize, and validate data from multiple sources; transform data into usable metrics
Construct data sets, monitor data quality, troubleshoot, and resolve database issues to ensure data integrity
Utilize scripting and querying tools (Python, R, SQL), data visualization/BI tools, statistical methods, and data modeling to produce reports, data files, and dashboards
Create cloud financial models that accurately forecast cloud costs and assess the impact to contract operations
Analyze cloud spending patterns and provide insights to optimize cloud resource utilization
Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting related to cloud costs
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field (highly desirable); substitution of 6 years of on-the-job experience or at least one Professional Level Certification accepted in lieu of degree
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (6 years without a Bachelor’s degree) in tools and techniques for analyzing large datasets, specifically cloud financial data
AWS Cloud Practitioner certification required
Experience creating cloud financial models that accurately forecast cloud costs and assess the impact to contract operations
Experience with major cloud providers including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting related to cloud costs
Experience analyzing spending patterns and providing insights to optimize cloud resource utilization
FinOps Certified Professional or FinOps Certified Practitioner (Required)
Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience
- AWS, Microsoft and Google certifications preferred
Company Offered Benefits
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in our employee benefit programs:
Medical, dental, and vision health insurances,
Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances,
401k with Company match
Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)
Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)
These and any other employee benefit offerings are subject to management’s discretion and may change at any time.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The work is generally performed in an office environment. Physical demands include sitting, keyboarding, verbal communication, written communication. Employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended anytime at the sole discretion of the Employer. Duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Effectual Inc. is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected classification in its hiring, promoting, or any other job-related opportunity.
