Cloud FinOps Solution Architect

General Dynamics IT; Washington (District of Columbia, WA); In loco; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

General Dynamics IT seeks a Cloud FinOps Lead to drive cloud financial management across AWS, Azure, and GCP for a large government program. You will shape strategy, governance, and cost controls while coordinating with contracts and engineering teams.

The role requires extensive FinOps experience in multi-cloud environments, strong budgeting skills, and the ability to deliver executive-level reporting and actionable insights.

Competenze

• 8+ years in cloud/fin ops with 3+ years multi-cloud FinOps.
• Strong governance, budgeting and cost-optimization experience.
• Experience with ITSM, forecasting, and cost analytics.
• Ability to lead cross-functional workshops.

Mansioni

• Lead FinOps strategy, governance, and cost optimization across AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Develop forecasts, budgets, and monthly outlooks with variance analysis.
• Partner with contracts/procurement on cloud marketplace buys and commitments.
• Provide executive reporting and enablement materials.

Conoscenze

Cloud Economics

Cloud Financial Operations

Cost Management

Cost Monitoring

Technology Business Management

Multi-cloud FinOps

ITSM

Forecasting

Budgeting

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT/Engineering

Strumenti

AWS/Azure/GCP FinOps

Descrizione del lavoro

Type of Requisition: Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills: Cloud Economics, Cloud Financial Operations, Cost Management, Cost Monitoring, Technology Business Management Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional | Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Amazon Web Services (AWS), FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) | FinOps Foundation - FinOps Foundation, FinOps Certified Professional (FCP) | FinOps Foundation - FinOps Foundation, Google Professional Cloud Architect | Google - Google, ITIL 4 Foundation | PeopleCert - PeopleCert, ITIL Foundation (Version 5) | PeopleCert - PeopleCert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) | Microsoft - Microsoft Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description:

Cloud FinOps Solution Architect GDIT is seeking a Cloud FinOps Solution Architect for the Federal Civilian Division to join our team. In this role, you will support a large-scale, global Cloud and Data Center Services program for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT). You will lead the strategy, governance, and operations of cloud financial management (FinOps) across AWS, Azure, GCP, and local environments, driving cost optimization, forecasting accuracy, invoicing and charging, and unit-economics transparency. Responsibilities include consumption analysis, tagging governance, savings commitments (Savings Plans/reservations/commitments), anomaly detection, budget management, tooling, and executive reporting, and proactive healing.

HOW A CLOUD FINOPS LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

FinOps Strategy & Governance:

Establish and mature FinOps practices across DT, including policies, standards, and operating rhythms (cadence, KPIs, playbooks, RACI).

In collaboration with other program resources, define and enforce cloud tagging governance (cost centers, applications, environments, owners) to enable accurate allocation, invoicing and charging, and accountability.

Create unit-economics models (e.g., cost per user/transaction/app) to inform product and engineering decisions.

Have a growing awareness of emerging FinOps for AI practices, including cost governance for GPU consumption, model inference spend, and AI infrastructure economics, to support engagements as they arise

Forecasting, Budgeting & Financial Controls:

Build rolling forecasts, annual budgets, and monthly outlooks; reconcile actuals vs. forecast with variance analysis.

Partner with contracts/procurement on cloud marketplace buys, enterprise agreements, license true-ups, and multi-year commitments.

Support program financials (e.g., EVM where applicable), cost transparency to stakeholders, and funding alignment to mission priorities.

Tools, Automation & Observability:

Lead adoption and tuning of cloud cost tools such as AWS Cost Explorer/Budgets/Compute Optimizer, Azure Cost Management/Advisor/Reservations, GCP Billing/Recommender/Commitments, and third-party platforms (e.g., VMware Aria Cost (CloudHealth), Apptio Cloudability, Flexera, or equivalent).

Automate data pipelines for cost, usage, and KPIs; integrate with BI dashboards and CMDB/ITSM for service mapping.

Maintain standard reporting: executive scorecards, portfolio/model dashboards, optimization backlogs, proactive communication and healing, and monthly business reviews.

Security, Compliance & Risk Considerations:

Align FinOps data and processes with DT security policies, FedRAMP, and governance requirements; ensure least-privilege access to billing and finance systems.

Coordinate with cybersecurity and platform teams to balance Zero Trust (ZT) principles, operational needs, and financial guardrails (quotas, policies, budgets).

Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement:

Run cross-functional workshops with application owners, platform engineering, operations, finance, and contracts to embed cost-aware design.

Provide enablement materials, playbooks, training sessions, and office hours to improve budgeting discipline and optimization adoption.

Deliver concise, data-driven briefings to DT leadership; maintain transparent communications on savings progress and risks.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your initiative and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Cloud FinOps Lead must have: Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance/Accounting, or related technical discipline (Master's preferred).. Experience: 8+ years relevant experience supporting in cloud, platform, or financial operations with at least 3 years focused on FinOps across multi-cloud enterprise environments. Strong understanding of ITSM, cloud service delivery, financial analytics, forecasting, and governance framewo