Financial Operations Analyst

You will be responsible for driving cost optimization and efficiency across the cloud infrastructure at our organization. Working closely with cloud operations, database team, and delivery teams, you will develop and implement FinOps best practices, monitor and analyze cloud spending, identify cost-saving opportunities, and promote a culture of cost awareness. Your key responsibilities will include: - Monitoring and analyzing cloud spending across various services related to Servers, Databases, Storage, and Endpoints. - Identifying and implementing cost optimization strategies such as right-sizing resources, reserved instances, spot instances, and other cost-saving mechanisms. - Developing and maintaining cloud cost alerts and budgets, collaborating with finance for alignment. - Creating and maintaining dashboards and reports to track key cost metrics, identify trends, and communicate cost insights to stakeholders. - Automating cost management processes like resource tagging, cost allocation, and reporting. - Collaborating with engineering teams to encourage cost-conscious development practices and ensure efficient resource utilization. - Contributing to the development and implementation of a robust FinOps framework within the organization. - Working with cloud providers to negotiate pricing and optimize contract terms. - Staying current with the latest cloud cost optimization trends, tools, and best practices. - Developing and maintaining a cost allocation model to accurately attribute cloud costs to different teams and business units.,