Multi-Cloud FinOps Architect: Cost Strategy & Governance

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Hybrid work location

Job summary

GDIT is seeking a Cloud FinOps Solution Architect for the Federal Civilian Division to lead strategy, governance and operations of cloud financial management across AWS, Azure, GCP and on‑prem environments for the U.S. Department of State’s DT program.

You will own cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and unit economics, deliver executive briefings, build dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) and partner with contracts, security and ITSM teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance/Accounting, or related technical discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 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 frameworks.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) required or FinOps Certified Professional (FCP‑Pro) preferred; cloud architect/admin certs (AWS/Azure/GCP) and ITIL Foundation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and mature FinOps practices across DT with policies, standards, and operating rhythms.
• Define and enforce cloud tagging governance for accurate allocation and invoicing.
• Create unit‑economics models to inform product and engineering decisions.
• Build rolling forecasts, budgets, and monthly outlooks; reconcile actuals vs forecast.
• Lead adoption of cost tools (AWS/Azure/GCP) and automate data pipelines for cost and KPIs.
• Maintain reporting with executive scorecards and dashboards; enable proactive cost management.

Skills

FinOps

Cost optimization

Data analytics

Executive reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

GCP Billing

CloudHealth

Cloudability

Flexera

Power BI

Tableau

Python/SQL

Job description

GDIT is seeking a Cloud FinOps Solution Architect for the Federal Civilian Division to lead strategy, governance and operations of cloud financial management across AWS, Azure, GCP and on‑prem environments for the U.S. Department of State’s DT program.

You will own cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and unit economics, deliver executive briefings, build dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) and partner with contracts, security and ITSM teams.