Cloud Cost & Operations Analyst (AWS/Azure)

MAXIMUS; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

MAXIMUS is seeking a Cloud Operations Analyst to analyze AWS and Azure environments, support provisioning, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management across enterprise platforms.

You will partner with Cloud Engineers and Architects, develop reports and dashboards in Excel/Power BI/Tableau, and contribute to ITSM/ITOM processes, governance, and disaster recovery planning. Strong knowledge of cloud cost and usage trends is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in business process analysis, cloud analysis, or IT operations analysis.
• Experience analyzing AWS and Azure environments with performance metrics.
• Experience developing reports/dashboards using Excel/Power BI/Tableau.
• Experience supporting ITSM/ITOM reporting and governance documentation.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Analyze AWS and Azure cloud environments for provisioning, operations, and performance monitoring.
• Evaluate cloud systems for architecture alignment and governance standards.
• Support operational analysis, including trends, incidents, and reliability metrics.
• Develop reports/dashboards to visualize cloud performance, cost, and consumption.
• Coordinate testing for production deployments and ensure readiness.
• Support ITSM/ITOM integration and service performance reporting.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and testing documentation.
• Analyze cloud cost/usage trends and assist FinOps reporting.
• Track SLA performance and support continuous service improvement.
• Document processes and governance artifacts with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Cloud analysis

IT operations analysis

Data visualization

Cost optimization

ITSM/ITOM processes

Disaster recovery planning

Governance artifacts

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/Business/Data Analytics/Engineering

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

MAXIMUS is seeking a Cloud Operations Analyst to analyze AWS and Azure environments, support provisioning, performance monitoring, and lifecycle management across enterprise platforms.

You will partner with Cloud Engineers and Architects, develop reports and dashboards in Excel/Power BI/Tableau, and contribute to ITSM/ITOM processes, governance, and disaster recovery planning. Strong knowledge of cloud cost and usage trends is required.