FinOps Cloud Engineer | Active Secret clearance
About The Position
The FinOps Cloud Engineer will collaborate with engineering and operations teams to design, optimize, and manage cloud and automation capabilities that enable reliable, secure, and cost-efficient mission systems for the USMC Business Operations Support Services (MCBOSS) program. The role supports enterprise cloud services and automated infrastructure capabilities for the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Digital (PEO Digital), helping environments operate effectively at scale and meet evolving operational requirements. The engineer will support the MCBOSS FinOps mission by administering FinOps platforms, integrating and sustaining FinOps tooling, managing cloud brokerage transitions, and developing financial visibility through reporting, forecasting, anomaly detection, rightsizing analysis, and cost-optimization recommendations. Additional work includes cloud account lifecycle operations, assessments of applications and cloud environments, billing and compliance collaboration with cloud service providers, engineering integration assistance, and development of FinOps training and documentation. This is a remote role requiring an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. The stated likely salary range is $129,813–$149,500, with compensation dependent on experience, location, and potentially contractual requirements. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with no travel required.
Requirements
- Active Secret security clearance.
- At least 8 years of cloud-related experience.
- At least 5 years of technical experience supporting cloud-based applications or infrastructure projects; experience may be achieved simultaneously with other experience.
- Hands-on experience with FinOps practices, including cloud cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or financial governance.
- Ability to interpret and apply technical, financial, and operational data in decision-making.
- Strong understanding of cloud cost-optimization principles.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Qualifying certification to meet DoW IAT Level II; CompTIA Security+ CE is specified.
- Master’s degree or Bachelor of Science degree.
- U.S. citizenship.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Cloudability or similar cloud financial-management platforms for cost reporting, optimization, and resource analysis.
- Experience developing or supporting automated infrastructure provisioning.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense programs or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience contributing to process automation, monitoring, or operational excellence initiatives.
- Additional certifications related to security, cloud, or specific software.
Responsibilities
- Manage and administer Cloudability (Apptio) or other FedRAMP-authorized FinOps SaaS platforms to monitor, allocate, and optimize USMC cloud spending.
- Integrate, configure, and sustain FinOps tooling, including tagging strategies, data ingestion, governance policy development, and troubleshooting.
- Provide cloud brokerage support by transitioning FinOps accounts, data, and capabilities across contract vehicles without service disruption.
- Develop cloud financial visibility through reporting, forecasting, anomaly detection, rightsizing analysis, and cost-optimization recommendations.
- Support cloud account lifecycle operations, including automating account bootstrapping using AWS Account Vending Machine and implementing service control and tagging policies.
- Support application and cloud environment assessments against industry best practices, and provide optimization recommendations and transition planning.
- Collaborate with cloud service providers to validate billing and invoicing, maintain compliance, and identify opportunities for financial efficiency.
- Provide engineering integration assistance for broader PEO Digital initiatives.
- Develop and evolve training and documentation related to FinOps practices, cloud optimization, and cost-management strategies for business continuity.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Competitive pay.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, and paid holidays.
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- Full-flex work weeks where possible.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- GDIT Paid Family Leave program offering up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Personal accident insurance.
- Critical illness insurance.
- Business travel and accident insurance.
- Internal mobility team focused on career goals.
- AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
