Cloud Modernization Analyst & FinOps Advocate

Acuity, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 87,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. is a technology consulting firm supporting federal missions, seeking a Cloud Business Analyst to bridge business needs with cloud engineering and program leadership.

You will analyze requirements, support FinOps, develop operational metrics, and improve business processes to ensure secure, efficient cloud delivery aligned with mission objectives. Working with government stakeholders, finance, and acquisition teams, you will translate needs into cloud solutions, develop reports, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in cloud programs, cloud operations, or cloud modernization initiatives.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and analyzing business and technical requirements.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, KPIs, and executive presentations.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder meetings and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience with Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with government stakeholders, cloud engineering teams, and leadership to gather and validate requirements for cloud modernization.
• Analyze cloud utilization, trends, metrics, and financial data to support governance and optimization.
• Apply FinOps practices to improve cost allocation, forecasting, utilization, and optimization.
• Communicate cloud utilization and cost drivers to stakeholders and provide actionable recommendations.
• Review and reconcile CSP invoices, reports, and usage data across cloud environments.
• Develop monthly reports on cloud utilization, cost, performance, and operations for government stakeholders.
• Track funding, licensing, and periods of performance to support budgeting and resource management.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, pricing estimates, and acquisition activities using pricing tools and vendor data.
• Assist in preparing technical and management content for proposals and task orders.
• Collaborate with engineers, cybersecurity, architects, and project teams to translate requirements into cloud solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve cloud operations through automation and process improvements.
• Maintain governance documentation, MOAs, inventories, and related artifacts.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs measuring cloud adoption and service delivery.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops, document action items and decisions.
• Support Agile teams with backlog refinement and requirements tracking.
• Prepare reports, briefs, workflows, and recommendations to support cloud modernization.

Skills

Cloud programs experience

Requirements gathering

FinOps / cloud cost management

Dashboards & metrics

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Presentation to executives

Excel / Power BI / Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or related

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Azure Cost Management

AWS Cost Explorer

Job description

Acuity, Inc. is a technology consulting firm supporting federal missions, seeking a Cloud Business Analyst to bridge business needs with cloud engineering and program leadership.

You will analyze requirements, support FinOps, develop operational metrics, and improve business processes to ensure secure, efficient cloud delivery aligned with mission objectives. Working with government stakeholders, finance, and acquisition teams, you will translate needs into cloud solutions, develop reports, and