Senior FinOps Analyst: Cloud & AI Cost Optimizer (Remote/Flex)

AgileEngine, LLC.; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to advise engineering teams on cloud costs and optimization. This role requires coverage of APAC business hours, with overlap to PST and afternoon CST, and offers flexible remote/office options.

You will monitor spend, conduct root-cause analyses, forecast spend with R&D teams, and contribute to showback reporting, Jira tickets, and wiki updates. Strong communication and collaboration across teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work for any employer in the US.
• 4+ years of FinOps experience.
• Strong cloud cost management and optimization expertise.
• Proven ability to investigate spend anomalies and produce written root-cause analyses.
• Experience advising and consulting directly with R&D/engineering teams.
• Cloud cost forecasting experience with team-level alignment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for R&D teams seeking cloud cost guidance via Slack and other channels.
• Conduct proactive engagement with APAC-based colleagues to review monthly cloud spending and surface cost opportunities.
• Monitor cloud and AI/LLM spend for anomalies and perform structured investigations with written root-cause analyses.
• Participate in monthly forecasting to align central forecasts with team plans and document spend intentions.
• Contribute to showback reporting with AI/LLM cost drivers and top spending teams.
• Support Cost Awareness and Cost Education by updating the wiki space.
• Model team cost projections and respond to inquiries via Slack and email.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost optimization

Root-cause analysis

R&D collaboration

Forecasting

Jira

Slack

Tools

Jira

Slack

Wiki/Confluence

Job description

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to advise engineering teams on cloud costs and optimization. This role requires coverage of APAC business hours, with overlap to PST and afternoon CST, and offers flexible remote/office options.

You will monitor spend, conduct root-cause analyses, forecast spend with R&D teams, and contribute to showback reporting, Jira tickets, and wiki updates. Strong communication and collaboration across teams are essential.