GCP Business Analyst

Koniag Services, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Job summary

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks an experienced GCP Business Analyst to support cloud service operations, billing analysis, and process improvement for government clients. Active Secret clearance is required to support federal customers.

Responsibilities include managing CSP invoices, creating monthly usage reports with Cloud Billing tools, tracking funding, and contributing to acquisition content.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration, information technology, or related field.
• Minimum five years in an IT-related role with strong analytical skills.
• At least three years writing technical documents and in a client-facing capacity (federal clients preferred).
• Active Secret clearance or higher is required.

Responsibilities

• Collect CSP invoices and detailed billing reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare monthly CSP usage reports for program offices and stakeholders using GCP billing tools.
• Track contract funding balances and billing periods to ensure compliance.
• Price customer requests using Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and available tools.
• Contribute to CSP and acquisition proposal content as needed.
• Manage MOA documentation creation, tracking, and updates.
• Help improve business processes, data collection methods, and performance metrics.
• Interface with clients to define requirements and communicate project status.
• Understand GCP capabilities and align them with client objectives.
• Assist in annual budget estimate preparations; support FedRAMP compliance considerations.

Skills

CSP billing

Stakeholder communication

Requirements gathering

Budget estimates

FedRAMP awareness

Clearance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Cloud Billing Reports

BigQuery billing exports

Google Cloud Cost Management

Job description

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Business Analyst to support cloud service operations, billing analysis, and business process improvement for our government customers. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and communication skills, capable of bridging the gap between technical cloud environments and business objectives. The ability to obtain or maintain an active Secret clearance is required to support our government customer.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

The GCP Business Analyst will play a key role in supporting cloud service operations by managing billing and invoicing activities, tracking contract funding, supporting acquisition efforts, and working closely with both internal teams and federal clients to define requirements, improve business processes, and ensure alignment between GCP cloud service capabilities and customer business objectives. Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Collect Cloud Service Provider (CSP) invoice documents and detailed billing reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare monthly CSP usage reports for program offices and stakeholders, leveraging GCP billing tools such as Cloud Billing Reports, BigQuery billing exports, and Google Cloud Cost Management tools.
• Track contract funding balances and billing periods of performance to ensure compliance and financial accountability.
• Price customer requests using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and other available tools and resources as needed.
• Participate in CSP and other acquisition proposal response content development as needed.
• Manage Program Office Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) documentation, including creation, tracking, and updates.
• Help build and improve business processes, workflow efficiencies, data collection methods, and metrics necessary for measuring business performance.
• Interface with clients to define user requirements and discuss issues, questions, and project status on an ongoing basis.
• Understand GCP cloud system capabilities and how those capabilities can meet the client's business objectives.
• Assess program initiatives and requirements to assist in the preparation of annual budget estimates.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements, delivering artifacts such as business requirements documents, process flows, and use cases as needed.
• Support GCP-specific compliance and governance requirements, including FedRAMP authorization considerations relevant to Google Cloud Government offerings.
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• At least five (5) years of experience in a related Information Technology field.
• At least three (3) years of experience writing technical documents.
• At least three (3) years of experience in a client-facing role; federal clients preferred.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Collect Cloud Service Provider (CSP) invoice documents and detailed billing reports, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare monthly CSP usage reports for program offices and stakeholders, leveraging GCP billing tools such as Cloud Billing Reports, BigQuery billing exports, and Google Cloud Cost Management tools.
• Track contract funding balances and billing periods of performance to ensure compliance and financial accountability.
• Price customer requests using the Google Cloud Pricing Calculator and other available tools and resources as needed.
• Participate in CSP and other acquisition proposal response content development as needed.
• Manage Program Office Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) documentation, including creation, tracking, and updates.
• Help build and improve business processes, workflow efficiencies, data collection methods, and metrics necessary for measuring business performance.
• Interface with clients to define user requirements and discuss issues, questions, and project status on an ongoing basis.
• Understand GCP cloud system capabilities and how those capabilities can meet the client's business objectives.
• Assess program initiatives and requirements to assist in the preparation of annual budget estimates.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements, delivering artifacts such as business requirements documents, process flows, and use cases as needed.
• Support GCP-specific compliance and governance requirements, including FedRAMP authorization considerations relevant to Google Cloud Government offerings.
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
• Google Cloud Digital Leader or Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification, or other related GCP certification.

Desired Skills and Competencies

• Familiarity with the State Department and the Managing State Projects (MSP) project cycle.
• Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with business process improvement or business process re-engineering.
• Previous experience working directly with Federal Government clients.
• Experience working with other major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Familiarity with Google Cloud for Government and FedRAMP compliance requirements.
• Experience with Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) in a government or enterprise environment.
• PMP Certification.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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