Cloud FinOps Data Engineer III

Pearson; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Cloud and Hosting Services Analyst to join the Infrastructure and Operations organization. You will collect and analyze data to provide cloud financial insights and support cost optimization across multi-cloud platforms.

Key duties include producing management-ready reports, partnering with global teams, and driving data-driven decisions using Agile practices. This role requires strong Excel skills and experience with cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or master's degree in computer science, management information systems, data analytics
• +5 years of experience in IT (Business Analytics, Project Management, IT Finance)
• Experience with advanced Excel functions is required

Responsibilities

• Produce insightful reports for multi-cloud platforms that can be shared with and actioned by Management.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams globally, assimilating requirements, driving results in the form of data insights and building strategic partnerships.
• Support the FinOps team with setting goals/KPIs, retrieving data and modeling
• Partner heavily with our Cloud Governance team to map data process flows, allowing FinOps to gather a single source of data source.
• Analyze and forecast cloud hosting costs.
• Provide cost optimization recommendations.
• Create and maintain month-end and quarter-end reports.
• Use Agile methodology for planning and execution.
• Use tools and technology to make data driven decisions.
• Collecting requirements for targeted automation projects; exploring potential solutions based on fit, up-skilling need, team skillsets, cost, and current and long-term strategies

Skills

Data analytics

Financial principles

Excel advanced

Cloud platforms

REST API

Automation with Python/Java

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CS / MIS / Data Analytics degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

IBM Cloud

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Cloud and Hosting Services Analyst to join the Infrastructure and Operations organization. You will collect and analyze data to provide cloud financial insights and support cost optimization across multi-cloud platforms.

Key duties include producing management-ready reports, partnering with global teams, and driving data-driven decisions using Agile practices. This role requires strong Excel skills and experience with cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).