FinOps Analyst/Business Analyst - Seattle, United States - Careerbuilder-US

Description

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a FinOps Analyst/Business Analyst with a major corporation, on-site in Seattle, WA.

Duration : 6 month(s)


Description :

This is for a FinOps /Business Analyst role
The cloud first strategy has driven extreme growth across the cloud providers, platforms, and tools used across the enterprise to deliver experiences and as such, this position is focused on the following business areas:
Cloud Provider Billing and Allocation
Data Analysis and Reporting


Billing and Allocation:

Support Data Engineering team during monthly invoice processing and validation across all billing sources (10+), inclusive of appropriate chargeback and credit allocation
Work closely with segments and third-party cloud providers on billing issue resolution
Consult with non-cloud product owners when billing issues arise
Drive new billing vendor intake and onboarding

Reporting:
Support leadership reporting asks as necessary based on FinOps datasets in Databricks
Own cloud billing and optimization reporting including creating self service queries and reports segment strategic partners can leverage to run efficiently
Cloud Enablement
Partner with Cloud Vendors and Segment Strategic Partners to support training activities
Consult on cloud cost estimates including managing self service cloud cost calculators
Act as a trusted advisor providing thought leadership on new cloud service provider optimization product launches
Provide cost optimization guidance to segments


Basic Qualifications:


5+ years experience in product engineering or data engineering
5+ years cloud experience (AWS, Google, Azure)

5+ years of experience in a cloud business operations role with an emphasis on forecast accuracy and cost optimization.

Deep knowledge of Excel (arrays formulas) and SQL (creating complex queries joining multiple datasets)

Both technically adept in multi-cloud strategies & technologies and highly skilled at building strong partnerships that deliver critical organizational outcomes.

Excellent written and verbal communications; proven ability to develop and deliver presentations geared for Senior and Executive Management
Experience with cloud application development platforms, tools and utilities
Experiencing managing multiple engineering projects across public and private cloud solutions
Ability to work with large data sets for analysis and interpretation of business results
Prioritizes work effectively, making tradeoffs as necessary
Date driven and manages to deliverables.
Ability to work cross-functionally with other functions, such as designers, product managers, data scientists, engineers, or SRE, to deliver products
Positive can-do partnership attitude while working with teams, cross-functional teams and cross-functional business units
Must be detail oriented, self-organized, and capable of simultaneously tracking multiple issues of varying complexity
Strong principles of financial analysis
Exercises good judgment when faced with risk, blockers, or tradeoffs
Leverage accurate documentation, best practices, and creative problem solving
Deep empathy for customer requirements - both the goods and the bads
Ability to dive deep and validate data


Preferred Qualifications:


Expert knowledge of third-party cloud providers (AWS, Google, and Azure)
Experience using Databrix


Required Education:


BS in CS/Data or Finance