Cloud FinOps Analyst: Drive Cost Savings (Hybrid)

FinOps Weekly; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

2 weeks PTO

Paid holidays

Hybrid schedule

Independent contractor arrangement

Job summary

FinOps Weekly is seeking a Cloud FinOps Analyst to manage and optimize cloud and AI hosting spend across AWS, GCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The role sits between engineering, finance, and leadership to improve cost visibility, forecasting, and accountability as usage grows.

Hybrid work with a competitive USD salary and long-term contractor engagement. The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years in cloud cost management or FinOps, strong SQL and analytics, and experience turning data into actionable

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in cloud cost management, FinOps, or business/data analysis.
• Strong FinOps principles and cloud cost management knowledge.
• Strong SQL and analytical skills.
• Experience building AI agents or AI-assisted tooling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own visibility into spend across cloud and AI providers.
• Analyze usage and cost patterns to identify savings.
• Forecasting, budgeting, and variance-tracking for hosting spend.
• Collaborate with engineering on cost-efficiency measures.
• Prepare cost reporting and recommendations for leadership.
• Promote FinOps discipline and accountability across teams.

Skills

Cloud cost

FinOps

SQL

Data analysis

Stakeholder comms

Cost optimization

English

AI/LLM tools

Cloud platforms

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

BI tools

Job description

FinOps Weekly is seeking a Cloud FinOps Analyst to manage and optimize cloud and AI hosting spend across AWS, GCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The role sits between engineering, finance, and leadership to improve cost visibility, forecasting, and accountability as usage grows.

Hybrid work with a competitive USD salary and long-term contractor engagement. The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years in cloud cost management or FinOps, strong SQL and analytics, and experience turning data into actionable