Senior FinOps Analyst - Cloud Governance & FinOps (CCoE)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota•Eagan, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior FinOps Analyst – Cloud Governance & FinOps (CCoE) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to join our Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE). In this role, you’ll deliver cost visibility, accountability, and optimization across Azure and AWS environments. You will own tagging and budget standards, build showback/chargeback models, and drive Reserved Instance (RI) and Savings Plan coverage, rightsizing, and cost efficiency in partnership with CCoE, SRE, and product teams. The Senior FinOps Analyst will also define and enforce tagging and ownership standards, manage budgets and alerts, and implement showback/chargeback processes. Analyze usage to recommend Reserved Instance and Savings Plan purchases, rightsizing, and scaling strategies. Maintain cost dashboards and lead monthly reviews with stakeholders. Quantify ROI of optimization initiatives, report KPIs to executives, and collaborate with Procurement and vendors on pricing and commitments.

Requirements

5+ years related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.
3+ years experience in managing technology financial operations and implementing cost optimization strategies.
Strong understanding of technology economics and billing models.
Expertise in cost optimization strategies and tools.
Familiarity with automation principles and policy-as-code principles.
Analytical skills for interpreting usage patterns and recommending savings opportunities.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional engagement.
High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

3–6 years in cloud FinOps, FP&A, or cloud governance; Azure and/or AWS cost tools proficiency.
Strong Excel/BI skills; can translate engineering data to executive insights.
Understanding of tagging, showback models, RI/SP mechanics, and unit economics.
FinOps Practitioner certification a plus

Responsibilities

Monitor and report on spend trends across enterprise environments.
Collaborate with Finance and FP&A to ensure budget alignment and accurate forecasting.
Provide usage insights and optimization recommendations to application and product owners.
Maintain dashboards for transparency, focused on usage and optimization—not financial statements.
Support Finance in defining budget thresholds and provide usage alerts for proactive optimization.
Partner with Finance to enable showback/chargeback reporting.
Provide data inputs for Finance to calculate ROI of platform standards and optimization initiatives.
Participate in monthly cost reviews led by FP&A, sharing optimization insights and recommendations.