**Description** SAIC is seeking a strong Cloud FinOps professional with experience in both Finance, cloud data, and technical knowledge. A combination of the ability to understand numbers, analyze data and communicate effectively is critical for success in this role. The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in AWS and Azure FinOps (cloud financial management) and will play a key role in helping us to drive financial stewardship across our cloud platforms. This position may be remote anywhere in the US for the right candidate. You will be responsible for understanding the data, combining various data, and using them to gain financial and operational insights and then communicating the insights to various parts of the business. This requires comfort in deep diving into cost drivers and analyzing variance root causes. You will collaborate with our cloud operations and technology product stakeholders to understand cloud consumption, drive continuous cost efficiencies, and align cloud spending with business objectives. This will include monitoring cloud usage and spending data to identify cost -saving opportunities. This is a phenomenal opportunity for an individual contributor who is curious about things and passionate about making impact to the bottom line! **Responsibilities:** **Cost Management and Optimization:** + Monitor, analyze, and report cloud costs across AWS and Azure + Provide insights into cloud spend and identify areas for cost savings + Work with engineering and product teams to optimize resource utilization + Implement strategies to drive down cloud spending, including rightsizing, reservation management, and operational efficiency improvements **Forecasting and Budgeting:** + Collaborate with finance, engineering, and product teams to develop and manage cloud budgets + Build accurate cost forecasts and spend analysis reports to guide strategic decision-making + Develop, establish, report, and track metrics and KPIs to assess FinOps performance and identify optimization opportunities **Cost Allocation and Chargebacks/Showback:** + Design and implement a cost allocation model that aligns with our organizational structure and accounting requirements + Ensure accurate and efficient chargeback processes to promote transparency and accountability for cloud consumption + Develop, refine, and report showback analysis to assist cloud finance, engineering, and product teams in understanding their cloud spend + Enable teams through collaboration to understand and manage their cloud costs effectively **Governance and Compliance:** + Develop and enforce cloud financial governance policies and best practices + Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and financial regulations + Manage tagging policies and ensure proper tagging to support accurate cost attribution **Tooling and Automation:** + Evaluate, implement, and manage FinOps tooling for cost tracking, budget alerts, and spend analytics + Automate workflows to streamline cost management processes, including anomaly detection and billing adjustments + Work with engineering teams to automate operational cost optimization practices **Education and Evangelism:** + Act as a FinOps evangelist within the organization, educating teams on best practices for cloud cost management + Develop documentation, training materials, and presentations to drive a FinOps culture + Serve as a trusted advisor for engineering, product, finance, and procurement teams on all matters related to FinOps (cloud financial management) + If you’re a curious strategic thinker with a passion for cloud cost management and FinOps practices, we’d love to hear from you! **Qualifications** **Qualifications:** + Bachelors and 14+ years of experience, or a masters and 12+ years of experience, or a PhD or JD and 9+ years of experience + 3+ years of experience in a FinOps, Cloud Cost Management, or Cloud Engineering role with a focus on financial optimization and implementation of Cloud FinOps principles and practices + This position requires US Citizenship **Cloud Expertise:** Extensive hands-on experience with both AWS and Azure cloud platforms, including a deep understanding of cost management, budgeting, and reporting features within these ecosystems **Technical Skills:** Proficiency in using cloud management tools like AWS Cost Explorer, AWS QuickSight, Azure Cost Management, and third-party tools is a plus; ability to learn new technologies and concepts; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; experience with data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel) is a critical; familiarity with cloud native solutions like AWS Athena or scripting languages like Phyton and automation frameworks to streamline FinOps tasks is helpful; ability to think critically, problem solve creatively, and perform root cause analysis **Financial Acumen:** Solid understanding of financial principles, budgeting, and forecasting within a cloud environment; analytical and detailed oriented with a strong business sense **Collaboration Skills:** Ability to work cross-functionally with finance, procurement, engineering, and operations teams to drive cost accountability; ability to work independently and within a team; experience working in an agile and adaptive environment with product owners, managers, and teams; flexibility to adjust to changing priorities and deadlines **Communication:** Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical financial information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders **Preferred Qualifications:** FinOps Certified Practitioner or other relevant certifications (AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.) **Why Join Us:** Be part of a forward-thinking team driving cost efficiency and operational excellence in our cloud transformation journey; work in a dynamic, collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth; make a tangible impact on our organization’s financial health and cloud strategy **Travel:** 10% travel throughout the year maybe required SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2500503 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability