FinOps Engineer/Analyst

L2 Cyber Solutions•Greenbelt, MD

9d•$160,000 - $220,000•Hybrid

About The Position

L2 Cyber Solutions (L2 Cyber) has a Federal contract to provide a FinOps Engineer/Analyst to support the Office of Geostationary Earth Orbit Observations (GEO), a joint program under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This multi-billion dollar hybrid cloud satellite ground system receives, processes, disseminates, stores, and archives petabytes of weather observation data and information collected from space-based assets in support of weather forecasting/prediction and environmental science. The FinOps Engineer/Analyst will be responsible for supporting the management and optimization of cloud costs, bridging the gap between engineering, finance, and business teams to drive accountability, and maximize government return on investment. Key responsibilities include monitoring cloud spending, forecasting budgets, implementing cost-saving measures, and creating actionable, data-driven reports for leadership. The FinOps Engineer/Analyst is a customer-facing role, with demonstrated expertise at the consulting level in FinOps, Federal Government budgeting/financial oversight, and hands-on cloud (specifically AWS) solution implementation. A successful candidate must be self-driven and possess the analytical skills to resolve challenging business and technical issues, often through collaboration with other subject matter experts with both other internal oversight experts, and service provider vendors. The candidate will serve as a business and technical resource to the team regarding FinOps best practices, cloud engineering, and Federal budgeting. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to think strategically about the customer's business needs and requirements, propose and develop sound use-case driven recommendations, and drive tasks to completion.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
At least 5-10 years of direct relevant experience
Expertise in FinOps principles and implementation practices
Expertise in Federal budgeting, contract oversight, and financial management; specifically the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
Expertise in cloud architecture and solutions; specifically AWS
Thorough understanding of AWS pricing, cost structures, and billing models
Experience with on-prem migrations to cloud systems, and oversight of hybrid cloud systems
FinOps Foundation certification
AWS certification
Ability to work on U.S. Government contracts, and pass/maintain a Federal background investigation

Nice To Haves

STEM Bachelor's degree
Located in the greater DMV area
Previous NOAA/NASA experience

Responsibilities

Establish and oversee FinOps policies and best practices implementation
Serve as the technical expert and architectural advisor for cloud cost optimization, reviewing new and existing designs to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency
Identify architectural waste and inefficiencies, providing clear, documented remediation plans
Oversee AWS budgeting and cost management, including multi-year forecasts
Develop and support cloud cost tagging strategy and implementation
Strategize cost saving measures and oversee implementation
Document both executive-level and engineering-level budgets, forecasts, strategies, and processes
Brief varying levels of stakeholders on role deliverables/efforts
Utilize AWS financial services/tools, including - AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Resource Groups and Tag Editor, AWS billing, etc
Oversee and support AWS Master Payer management
Coordinate with Federal supervisors on cloud utility contracts and monthly invoice management
Perform other costing and budgeting tasks, including follow-on contract/acquisition support and Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) oversight