Cloud Program Cost Analyst (AWS)

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Communication, Cost Optimization, Financial Analysis and Reporting, Financial Operations, Microsoft Excel

Certifications:

FinOps a plus, not required - FinOps Foundation

Experience:

1 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a FinOps/Cloud Program Cost Analyst, who will be the cost optimization advocate for our customers. They will work with assigned customers on purchasing Reserved Instances and Savings Plans and other optimization efforts. The FinOps/Cloud Program Cost Analyst will be the billing expert available for training customers on understanding Cloud usage and patterns and champion and advocate for the use of our automated tools. This individual will also provide financial operations training, drive user experience improvements, adoption of processes and FinOps education.

In this role you may also support the CMS Cloud team in delivering highly communicative and financial reports that provide customers with their usage, monthly billing and funding utilization. Candidates must be able to communicate well with their customers throughout their Cloud journey. Successful candidates are eager to take the initiative on a very large Cloud resell program where optimization and attention to detail is crucial.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Assisting coworkers with collecting and reviewing financial data from various Cloud sources. (AWS Cost Explorer, Cloud native cost management tools).
• Creates, maintains, updates financial deliverables via JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft excel or other financial dashboards.
• Analyzes customer cloud requirements and provide technical knowledge on cloud computing techniques and technologies of low- moderate complexity.
• Research, evaluate, and deploy cloud computing optimization techniques. Example: Low Utilization of Cloud Resources
• Assists with the management of the AWS master payer account with 850+ linked accounts.
• Extensive & timely customer service responses.
• AWS Cost analysis using deep understanding of Cost usage reports
• Participates in special projects as required.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business/Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Minimum one year of relevant experience in Cloud or Financial Operations (flexibility for the right candidate).
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust and reside in the US the last 3 of 5 years.

Desired Skills:

• FinOps experience a plus.
• AWS Cloud experience a must.
• Understanding of Cloud Technologies.
• Expert level experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Writing SQL like queries to customize reports is a plus.
• Analytic/ queries understanding for cloud billing.
• Effective communication skills both orally and written.
• Effective organizational skills.

The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.