Cloud Cost Analyst

Cloud Cost Analyst (or Cloud FinOps Associate)

Location: United States

We are open to receiving applicants at the Cloud Cost Analyst (P1) or Cloud FinOps Associate (P2) level. The job responsibilities remain the same between both positions but your skills and experience, which will be discussed during a preliminary call with a Logicworks TA team member, will determine your level upon hire.

Position Overview:

Reporting into the VP of FinOps, the Cloud Cost Analyst (or Cloud FinOps Associate) will be responsible for conducting high-level analysis of cloud cost data for both client and internal departments. In this role you will use insights from your analysis to develop and execute cost savings strategies. You will also be asked to consult with clients to build custom cost reports and alerts as well as work with the internal billing team to help onboard new clients and assist in reconciling billing data.  Candidates will also be responsible for managing 3^rd party Cloud vendor contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze cloud data to identify cost optimization opportunities and create specific recommendations
• Review cost optimization recommendations with clients and business unit stakeholders and support rightsizing of usage and spend.
• Drive cost savings through identifying and purchasing reserved instances or savings plans and exchanging reserved instances on a regular basis.
• Create reports and alerts to track spending trends and the impact of cost optimizations
• Consult with clients as a cost optimization subject matter expert for AWS and Azure
• Work with the Accounting dept to ensure cloud billing data is processed and billed correctly
• Manage 3^rd party Cloud vendor contracts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Strong background in finance, preferably in technology services, with considerable analytical skills, and the ability to take raw data, analyze it and present it to senior management to aid in the decision-making process across key areas of business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with finance and business partners at varying levels of the organization, including senior management.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with SaaS technologies, costing models and cloud costing products (Power BI, Tableau, CloudHealth, Cloudcheckr, etc.)
• Experience with at least 1 cloud billing system (AWS or Azure) is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cloud cost management or relevant work experience

 

Successful contributors at Logicworks display the following personality traits:

• They’re intensely curious while displaying analytical, problem-solving, and dot-connecting skills with the ability to develop quick, accurate situational awareness
• They display strong communication and presentation skills, both oral and written and are comfortable with individual and group presentations
• They have cultivated strong interpersonal skills and have experience initiating and building positive relationships
• They are comfortable within a rapidly changing technical environment and are comfortable with ambiguity

 

What makes this an exciting opportunity?

Working at a high-growth company is exciting on many levels.  You’ll have wide latitude to grow your technical skills and the company actively encourages learning and pays you to gain industry recognized certifications.  You’ll find unusually broad opportunities to expand your knowledge and grow your career.  New ideas and lateral thinking are the norm, and you’ll find your team and other cross-functional groups are receptive to them, because everything you do here is visible and matters.  We are in an industry (the hyper cloud) that is doing cool stuff and the pace-of-change creates exponential areas of growth opportunity – both personally and professionally. Logicworks consistently earns high reviews from employees, has a lengthy employee retention average, and has been voted a Best Place to Work year over year by Crain’s and Best & Brightest Co.

 

We would love to hear more about you and how you may be a good fit for the role. Apply below to hear more about the opportunity and team.

 

About Logicworks

Logicworks helps customers migrate, run, and operate mission critical workloads on AWS and Azure with security, scalability, and efficiency baked in. Our innovative Cloud Reliability Platform combines world-class engineering talent, policy-as-code, and integrated tooling to enable customers to confidently meet compliance regulations, security requirements, cost control, and high availability. Together with our team of dedicated certified engineers and decades of IT management experience, we ensure our customers’ success across every stage of the Cloud Adoption Framework.

 

Security Responsibilities

All members of Logicworks are responsible for security of their workstation and mobile devices; this includes:

• Good password practices,
• Safe browsing
• Keeping your devices up to date with security patches – Operating System and Application
• Locking one’s screen when away
• Physically protecting your devices when in public or high-risk areas.
• Attending annual Security Awareness training

 

All staff is also responsible for adherence and compliance with all Logicworks Security Policy, including but not limited to:

• All Policies contained within the policy package, reviewed and signed.
• All regulatory or compliance policy which is applicable to employee role and responsibilities.