Cloud FinOps Associate: Cost Analytics & Optimization

Dauch; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch is seeking an Associate IT Systems Engineer specializing in Cloud FinOps to optimize cloud financial management for AWS, Azure, and OCI. You will partner with Finance, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, and Applications to ensure cost-effective cloud resources, governance, and accurate allocation.

You will develop cost models, dashboards, and reporting to drive cloud cost transparency, forecasting, and savings opportunities, enabling scalable business growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in cloud platforms, cloud operations, financial analysis, infrastructure operations, or FinOps.
• Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or OCI cost management tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience developing reports and dashboards using Power BI or similar tools.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure services (compute, storage, networking, databases, backup, DR).
• Experience with IT service management platforms such as ServiceNow, Freshservice, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize cloud spending across AWS, Azure, OCI environments.
• Develop and maintain cost allocation, chargeback, and showback models.
• Prepare monthly cloud financial reports and executive dashboards.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities for cloud spend.
• Identify underutilized or oversized resources and implement optimization initiatives.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills

Cloud cost management

Communication skills

Power BI proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, finance, accounting, business analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

ServiceNow

Freshservice

AWS/Azure/OCI cost management tools

Job description

Dauch is seeking an Associate IT Systems Engineer specializing in Cloud FinOps to optimize cloud financial management for AWS, Azure, and OCI. You will partner with Finance, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, and Applications to ensure cost-effective cloud resources, governance, and accurate allocation.

You will develop cost models, dashboards, and reporting to drive cloud cost transparency, forecasting, and savings opportunities, enabling scalable business growth.