Cloud FinOps Lead

General Dynamics-posted about 1 month ago

$108,979 - $147,443/Yr

Full-time • Mid Level

Hybrid • Washington, DC

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as a Cloud FinOps Lead at GDIT. Here, you'll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Cloud FinOps Lead, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our federal government customer during a technology transformation. You will play a crucial role in optimizing cloud financial management by analyzing usage data, managing budgets, and implementing cost-saving strategies across cloud platforms. In this role you will be: Establishing and/Managing cloud financial operations functions in large or federated organizations to include chargeback/showback models tailored to business unit or department/location consumption patterns. Designing dashboards and reports using tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing, or third-party tools like CloudHealth, Apptio, or CloudCheckr. Creating forecasting models and budget tracking processes aligned with enterprise or agency cloud strategies. Working across engineering, finance, and procurement teams to ensure efficient cloud resource planning and usage. Providing stakeholders' with CSP contract management support through pricing analysis, commitment planning, and usage optimization. Advising on FinOps operating models, KPIs, and best practices for cost transparency and financial accountability. Collaborating with application owners to identify savings opportunities through rightsizing, scheduling, or architecture redesign. Supporting the implementation of tagging strategies, cost allocation rules, and data governance for cloud spend visibility. Educating stakeholders and developing training materials to build internal FinOps awareness and capability. WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your Cloud FinOps expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cloud FinOps Lead must have: Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Establishing and/Managing cloud financial operations functions in large or federated organizations to include chargeback/showback models tailored to business unit or department/location consumption patterns.
Designing dashboards and reports using tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Google Cloud Billing, or third-party tools like CloudHealth, Apptio, or CloudCheckr.
Creating forecasting models and budget tracking processes aligned with enterprise or agency cloud strategies.
Working across engineering, finance, and procurement teams to ensure efficient cloud resource planning and usage.
Providing stakeholders' with CSP contract management support through pricing analysis, commitment planning, and usage optimization.
Advising on FinOps operating models, KPIs, and best practices for cost transparency and financial accountability.
Collaborating with application owners to identify savings opportunities through rightsizing, scheduling, or architecture redesign.
Supporting the implementation of tagging strategies, cost allocation rules, and data governance for cloud spend visibility.
Educating stakeholders and developing training materials to build internal FinOps awareness and capability.

Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in IT financial management, cloud financial operations (FinOps), or enterprise cost governance
At least three (3) years of direct experience managing cloud cost optimization and forecasting across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), or hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
Experience performing the duties described above.

FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional (FinOps Foundation).
AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI cloud certification (e.g., Cloud Practitioner, Billing & Cost Management).
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or similar.
ITIL v4 Foundation or relevant service management certification

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.

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