Cloud FinOps Specialist: Cost Optimization & Dashboards

udrconsultingincorporated; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision, life, and 401

401(k) with company match and day-oneV

Job summary

UDR Consulting, INC is seeking a Cloud FinOps Specialist to optimize cloud costs and drive budgeting, forecasting, and governance across teams in Charleston, WV. You will partner with engineering and leadership to enforce tagging standards and deliver accurate cost reporting.

Candidates should have 3–7+ years in IT financial management or cloud operations, experience with AWS/Azure/GCP pricing models, and tools such as Apptio Cloudability, CloudZero, or Power BI.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business.
• Experience: 3 to 7+ years in IT financial management, financial analysis, or cloud operations.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in AWS, Azure, or GCP pricing models and related tools.
• Certifications: FinOps Certified Practitioner preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cost optimization: Analyze daily usage and drive right-sizing or waste reduction.
• Budgeting & forecasting: Build financial models and track budget variances.
• Governance & tagging: Enforce resource naming and tagging standards for cost allocation.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with engineering, finance, and leadership on financial accountability.
• Showback/chargeback: Manage cost-sharing models so business units see their cloud consumption.

Skills

Cloud cost management

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Accounting, or Business

Tools

Apptio Cloudability

CloudZero

Power BI

Job description

UDR Consulting, INC is seeking a Cloud FinOps Specialist to optimize cloud costs and drive budgeting, forecasting, and governance across teams in Charleston, WV. You will partner with engineering and leadership to enforce tagging standards and deliver accurate cost reporting.

Candidates should have 3–7+ years in IT financial management or cloud operations, experience with AWS/Azure/GCP pricing models, and tools such as Apptio Cloudability, CloudZero, or Power BI.