FinOps Practitioner

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Systems Analysis

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Analytics, Data Analytics, Leadership, Teamwork

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) with headquarters in Falls Church, VA is seeking a Systems Analyst to work across our client organization to deliver FinOps Practitioner solutions aligned with the business capability delivery and focus on providing optimized IT at best value. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of cloud service technologies and will belong to a team that supports opportunities for optimization of cloud services.

The Systems Analyst will be part of the Technology Shared Services (TSS) team with base operations in Bossier City, LA. TSS provides a variety of services to the programs supported by GDIT.   The candidate will deliver FinOps to GDIT program customers. This involves coordinating meetings, identifying and presenting recommendations, building and maintaining dashboards, sending reports, collaboration FinOps personas, to ultimately achieve maximum IT value. This role requires a proactive and self-motivated individual who can take ownership of FinOps initiatives, contribute to strategic discussions, and drive measurable cost efficiencies across cloud environments. The responsibilities of the candidate will include, but are not limited to:

• Perform cost analysis and develop presentations to propose solutions to stakeholders using FinOps practices
• Develop and maintain a cost showback capability for cloud usage per requirements such as by project, service, and/or line of business
• Participate in project meetings and perform as the FinOps analyst/practitioner to ensure cost effective solutions
• Provide input and tracking of cloud costs to the of overall financial budgets, forecasts, and actuals
• Ensure business value of cloud investments by using best practice and cost management strategies
• Provide cost estimation, optimization, and ensure accurate cloud billing

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Science, Information Technology, or equivalent training and experience
• Technical experience with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or Google

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience providing customer support
• 1+ years of direct experience performing FinOps practices, including cost analysis, optimization, and reporting within a cloud environment
• Solid understanding of Information Technology (IT) service management and how FinOps integrates with IT operations
• of their billing models and cost management tools

Required Skills:

• Foundational understanding of cloud services and proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), with specific knowledge of AWS cloud billing tools
• Familiar with AWS service offerings to include resources supporting networks, compute, storage, databases, containers, etc.
• Able to lead conversations with distributed teams including technical, finance, executive, business partners, and customers
• Ability to lead a small team and work solo to perform required tasks
• Experienced user of common office applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint
• Working knowledge of IT service management tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, or BMC Remedy
• Professional with strong oral and written communication skills who works well within a team
• Must possess analytical skills to solve simple to complex problems

Preferred Skills:

• 1+ years of experience with common cloud billing processes and operations practices to include product pricing models, subscriptions, usage, and invoicing
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining cloud cost showback/chargeback models for various organizational units (e.g., project, service, line of business)
• Ability to obtain and maintain secret clearance
• Louisiana residency

Clearance:

• Public Trust

Travel:

• Some travel may be required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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