IT Strategist FinOps Lead

Date Posted: 04/01/2025

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 480513

Job Title: IT Strategist FinOps Lead

Job Location: Richmond, VA, USA, 23219

Work Model: Hybrid

Shift: This position is hybrid and so they will typically work from home, but they will be onsite as needed by the manager.

Employment Type: Temporary

Estimated Duration (In months): 3

Min Hourly Rate($): 70.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 76.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, Azure, Financial Analysis, Implementation

Job Description

***Only qualified FinOps Lead candidates located in the Richmond, VA area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***

Desired Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Computer Science, or a related field

Required Skills:

• Financial Planning & Analysis (8 Years)

• Proven track record of implementing a cloud cost analytics framework by product (8 Years)

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and pricing models (8 Years)

• 8 years in a Finance/FP&A related role

• 3-4 years in cloud finance or cloud operations role, ideally in a SaaS or cloud-native environment

• Proficiency in financial modeling and cost analysis

• Experience with cloud cost management tools (e.g., Cloud Health, Spot, AWS Cost Explorer)

• Familiarity with FinOps principles and frameworks

• Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive problem-solver with a passion for efficiency and cost management

Desired Skills:

• Experience with cloud cost management tools (e.g., Cloud Health, Spot, AWS Cost Explorer)

• Basic scripting (e.g., Python, SQL)

This position has an opportunity for a FinOps Lead in our Information Technology Division. In this role, you will be a critical link between our Infrastructure& Operations (I&O), Project and ITD Finance, and leadership team. Your primary focus will be to monitor, manage and optime cloud usage and spend, improve cost visibility, and ensure financial alignment with our business values. This is an individual contributor role reporting to Enterprise Architecture. To succeed in this role, you should have excellent time management and communication skills which are necessary to collaborate with business partners and internal teams to coordinate and track the delivery of results ahead of deadlines

Job responsibilities:

Cloud Cost Optimization:

• Partner with I&O, Product and DevOps teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud resource usage (e.g. Azure) by Product and Product Line Pipeline

• Identify opportunities for cost savings through right-sizing, reserved instances, and savings plans

• Establish policies for resource tagging, allocation, and spend limits to enforce cost accountability

Financial Planning and Analysis:

• Build detailed forecasts for cloud costs, incorporating growth trends, utilization metrics, and product development needs

• Collaborate with ITD Finance team align cloud spend with overall agency budgets and strategic initiatives

• Create and maintain dashboards for tracking cloud costs against forecasts and budget

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with product, Enterprise Architecture (EA), and engineering teams to ensure efficient resource allocation and budgeting for new features

• Provide actionable recommendations to leadership on cloud spend trends, anomalies, and risks

• Lead or support initiatives to educate stakeholders on FinOps best practices

• Design &implement Cloud Product COGS calculator to guide Pricing & Packaging decisions

Reporting and Governance:

• Implement tools and frameworks to automate cloud cost reporting and alerts

• Develop KPIs and benchmarks to track cost efficiency overtime

• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies and external regulatory requirements

Benefits:

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).