Cloud FinOps Support Specialist

H & R COMPUTER CONSULTING SERVICES•Silver Spring, MD

13h•$70,000 - $80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cloud FinOps Support Specialist is a critical technical-financial function dedicated to supporting the OAR IT Office and the OAR Cloud Program. This role is responsible for the professional execution of financial operations across a multi-cloud ecosystem, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and modern Commercial AI/SaaS providers. The Specialist ensures financial accountability and cost transparency through rigorous invoice reconciliation, proactive cost optimization, and the maintenance of a comprehensive audit trail for the OAR Cloud portfolio.

Requirements

Expertise in Apptio Cloudability.
Advanced proficiency in native cost management consoles (AWS Billing Console, Google Cloud Console, and Azure Cost Management).
Comprehensive understanding of FinOps principles, cost optimization techniques, and the lifecycle management of Compute Savings Plans and Reserved Instances (RIs).
Proficiency in managing complex documentation hierarchies and maintaining comprehensive audit trails within cloud-based storage environments (Google Drive).

Nice To Haves

FinOps Certified Practitioner.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end multi-cloud invoice reconciliation process to ensure technical consumption aligns with financial disbursements.
Receive monthly invoices for cloud consumption and labor, and log all data into centralized tracking systems.
Maintain a rigorous documentation hierarchy, categorizing records by Service Provider, Month, and Lab/Program.
Execute detailed metadata validation by cross-referencing PDF invoice data against the centralized tracker.
Verify invoiced consumption totals against technical usage reports.
Implement technical methodologies for precise cost management and back-billing accuracy.
Utilize cloud-native tagging and attribution methods to manage back-billing for individual labs and programs.
Execute shared services cost allocation across multi-cloud environments, applying 'best-effort' allocation using fund-aging logic when necessary.
Maintain a 'Balance' tracking system to monitor real-time expenditures against available funds per line of accounting.
Continuously evaluate cloud discount instruments, specifically Compute Savings Plans and Reserved Instances (RIs), to minimize unblended costs.
Provide data-driven recommendations and technical assistance for the procurement and renewal of savings instruments.
Establish a tracking system for documented cloud cost savings and create 'Value Added Reports' to demonstrate fiscal impact.
Provide deep visibility into cloud spend through multi-dimensional analytical reporting.
Serve as the primary point of contact for cloud SLA management.
Generate and update customized dashboards and value-added reports tailored to specific Lab/Program requests.
Utilize enterprise tools such as Apptio Cloudability or CloudCheckr to provide granular, 'drill-down' visibility into consumption.
Analyze spend patterns and anomalies across all providers to ensure cost-efficient resource utilization.
Track usage metrics for Commercial AI platforms and modern SaaS cloud resources.