Cloud FinOps Specialist: Cost Optimization & Governance

Kforce Inc; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA/FSA options

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a FinOps Specialist in Memphis, TN to manage cloud financial operations and drive cost optimization across AWS, Azure, and SaaS. You will partner with technology, finance, and business teams to improve cost transparency and forecasting while identifying opportunities to maximize cloud value.

The role requires strong analytics, FinOps knowledge, and ability to work across functions in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or related experience in IT/Finance.
• 1+ year of cloud financial management or IT finance experience.
• Ability to analyze financial and cloud usage data for insights.
• Understanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization concepts.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support FinOps strategies and cloud cost optimization across AWS, Azure, and SaaS platforms.
• Assist with cost allocation models, showback reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Identify cost savings opportunities through rightsizing and capacity planning.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to promote cost-conscious cloud consumption.
• Support tagging governance, cost reporting, dashboards, and KPI development.
• Monitor cloud spend, cost anomalies, budget alerts, and governance processes.
• Track cloud provider commitments, including Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
• Collaborate with Finance and IT Governance to align cloud spending with budgeting and procurement.
• Stay current on FinOps best practices and industry trends.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Finance, or related

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

Power BI

Job description

Kforce Inc. is seeking a FinOps Specialist in Memphis, TN to manage cloud financial operations and drive cost optimization across AWS, Azure, and SaaS. You will partner with technology, finance, and business teams to improve cost transparency and forecasting while identifying opportunities to maximize cloud value.

The role requires strong analytics, FinOps knowledge, and ability to work across functions in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits apply.