Senior Cloud FinOps Engineer — Cost & Forecasting

FinOps Weekly; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Health savings account

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid time off for vacation

Company-paid holidays

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cloud Finance Engineer to support the DOL ITOM program, focusing on translating cloud architecture reviews into accurate cost estimates and improving spending visibility. You will develop recurring financial reporting, chargeback models, and fiscal year projections, collaborating with finance, IT, and engineering to align cloud cost management with budget objectives.

This role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, or higher with related field.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• 5+ years of financial or business analysis experience.
• 3+ years of cloud cost management experience and cost estimation.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cloud architectural reviews and provide financial analysis.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates for cloud resources.
• Produce monthly cloud spend reports and usage trends.
• Design chargeback models for cost allocation by business unit.
• Develop fiscal year projections and burndown charts; monitor budget utilization.

Skills

Cloud cost management

Financial analysis

Cost estimation

Excel skills

Scripting (bash/python)

Public Trust clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 8+ years

Master’s degree + 6+ years

High school diploma/GED + 12+ years

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

Azure Cost Management

Google Cloud Billing

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior Cloud Finance Engineer to support the DOL ITOM program, focusing on translating cloud architecture reviews into accurate cost estimates and improving spending visibility. You will develop recurring financial reporting, chargeback models, and fiscal year projections, collaborating with finance, IT, and engineering to align cloud cost management with budget objectives.

This role requires U.S.