Cloud FinOps Specialist

Who we are...

Latitude is a growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) Company within the Federal Sector. We have experience in working with various federal clients across multiple different agencies. We believe in adopting and growing a remote work-from-home culture wherever possible to ensure a healthy work-to-life balance. We believe in automating the mundane and investing in our employees helping them grow their careers over time. We strive for innovation and want to develop solutions that we can take pride in and help break through some of the barriers that exist in technology and the government sectors today.

Description...

We are hiring a Cloud FinOps Specialist to provide financial governance for Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environments supporting a federal health customer. You will work with program leadership, engineering, and operations teams to make cloud spend visible, keep it on budget, and find ways to get more value from it. The role sits on a cloud operations and migration team. This position is fully remote in the United States.
What you will do...

Build and manage cost-tracking dashboards and leadership reports that give clear visibility into cloud spend across GCP and OCI.

Manage cloud budgets and configure spending alerts that catch anomalies early.

Define and enforce tagging standards for accurate cost allocation, forecasting, and reporting.

Identify cost-reduction opportunities through rightsizing, committed-use evaluations, and architecture changes.

Establish financial governance that works within FedRAMP High and NIST 800-53 environments.

Minimum qualifications...

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, accounting or finance, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience, and 5+ years of experience in cloud financial management, FinOps, or cloud operations.

3+ years leading technical teams, including developing technical standards for cloud environments and providing technical direction.

Hands-on experience with GCP and OCI cost-management tools and billing structures.

Experience building cost dashboards with native tools (BigQuery, Looker Studio, OCI Cost Analysis) or third-party tools.

Strong data analysis skills and deep familiarity with tagging, consumption-based billing, and multi-cloud governance.

Experience working in regulated environments such as FedRAMP High and NIST 800-53.

Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation (Public Trust).

Preferred qualifications...

FinOps Certified Practitioner or a similar FinOps credential.

Active Public Trust

Cloud certifications in GCP, OCI, AWS, or Azure.

Experience managing GCP Committed Use Discounts and OCI Universal Credits or annual commitments.

Cost management for Oracle BYOL, Exadata, and Autonomous Database services.

Experience with Cloudability, Apptio, or Kubecost.

Experience in government or other regulated enterprise environments.

Clearance...

• Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and May need to Meet Requirements for Access to Protected and/or Classified Information

Citizenship...

• Applicants need to be a US Citizen to be considered for the position and have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years due to background investigation requirements.
  
  

Employee Benefits...

• Medical, Vision, Dental
• Paid Vacation & Sick Time
• Paid Federal Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with 100% Company Matching
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Continued Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)