GCP Business Analyst

Koniag Government Services, LLC•Washington, DC

18h•$80,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Business Analyst to support cloud service operations, billing analysis, and business process improvement for our government customers. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and communication skills, capable of bridging the gap between technical cloud environments and business objectives. The ability to obtain or maintain an active Secret clearance is required to support our government customer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
At least five (5) years of experience in a related Information Technology field.
At least three (3) years of experience writing technical documents.
At least three (3) years of experience in a client-facing role; federal clients preferred.
Active Secret clearance or higher.
Collect Cloud Service Provider (CSP) invoice documents and detailed billing reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Prepare monthly CSP usage reports for program offices and stakeholders, leveraging GCP billing tools such as Cloud Billing Reports, BigQuery billing exports, and Google Cloud Cost Management tools.
Track contract funding balances and billing periods of performance to ensure compliance and financial accountability.
Price customer requests using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and other available tools and resources as needed.
Participate in CSP and other acquisition proposal response content development as needed.
Manage Program Office Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) documentation, including creation, tracking, and updates.
Help build and improve business processes, workflow efficiencies, data collection methods, and metrics necessary for measuring business performance.
Interface with clients to define user requirements and discuss issues, questions, and project status on an ongoing basis.
Understand GCP cloud system capabilities and how those capabilities can meet the client's business objectives.
Assess program initiatives and requirements to assist in the preparation of annual budget estimates.
Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements, delivering artifacts such as business requirements documents, process flows, and use cases as needed.
Support GCP-specific compliance and governance requirements, including FedRAMP authorization considerations relevant to Google Cloud Government offerings.
Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
Google Cloud Digital Leader or Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification, or other related GCP certification.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the State Department and the Managing State Projects (MSP) project cycle.
Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Experience with business process improvement or business process re-engineering.
Previous experience working directly with Federal Government clients.
Experience working with other major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Familiarity with Google Cloud for Government and FedRAMP compliance requirements.
Experience with Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) in a government or enterprise environment.
PMP Certification.

Responsibilities

Collect Cloud Service Provider (CSP) invoice documents and detailed billing reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Prepare monthly CSP usage reports for program offices and stakeholders, leveraging GCP billing tools such as Cloud Billing Reports, BigQuery billing exports, and Google Cloud Cost Management tools.
Track contract funding balances and billing periods of performance to ensure compliance and financial accountability.
Price customer requests using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and other available tools and resources as needed.
Participate in CSP and other acquisition proposal response content development as needed.
Manage Program Office Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) documentation, including creation, tracking, and updates.
Help build and improve business processes, workflow efficiencies, data collection methods, and metrics necessary for measuring business performance.
Interface with clients to define user requirements and discuss issues, questions, and project status on an ongoing basis.
Understand GCP cloud system capabilities and how those capabilities can meet the client's business objectives.
Assess program initiatives and requirements to assist in the preparation of annual budget estimates.
Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements, delivering artifacts such as business requirements documents, process flows, and use cases as needed.
Support GCP-specific compliance and governance requirements, including FedRAMP authorization considerations relevant to Google Cloud Government offerings.
Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.