Senior Systems Analyst

Global Sports Jobs Limited; South Dakota; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation time

Sabbatical every five years

401(K) matching up to 4%

Office & tech upgrades

Job summary

Hudl is seeking a FinOps leader to manage and scale cloud cost governance within the Platform Engineering team. You will own cost reporting, tooling, and optimisation, partnering with engineers to drive efficiency at scale.

You will develop dashboards, influence reservations and savings plans, and foster a culture of cost accountability across the tech org. Lincoln-based, with in-office collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience managing cloud infrastructure costs at scale, ideally in AWS.
• Understanding of cost levers: reserved instances, savings plans, right-sizing, architectural tradeoffs.
• Data fluency to build dashboards, write SQL and wrangle data for insights.
• Strong cross-functional communication to translate data into action.

Responsibilities

• Own FinOps strategy and execution across AWS infrastructure.
• Drive cloud cost transparency, optimisation, and governance.
• Build a culture of cost accountability with engineering teams.
• Design and own FinOps dashboards surfacing insights for leadership.
• Identify spend trends and opportunities for optimisation.
• Collaborate with engineers to implement right-sizing, reservations, and architectural improvements.
• Evaluate cloud cost tools and build internal automation to reduce waste.

Skills

Cloud cost optimisation

Dashboard building

SQL queries

Cross-functional communication

Proactive problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

CloudZero

Terraform/Spacelift

GitHub Actions

Python

Job description

About the Role

The role will help manage and scale Hudl's cloud infrastructure costs and governance practices. It sits within the Platform Engineering team and leads the FinOps practice, owning cost reporting, tooling, and optimisation work. The analyst will work with platform and application engineers to improve how software is built and run at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own FinOps strategy and execution across Hudl's AWS infrastructure.
• Drive cloud cost transparency, optimisation, and governance.
• Build a culture of cost accountability with engineering teams.
• Design and own FinOps dashboards that surface actionable insights for engineering leadership.
• Make it easy to understand spend trends and identify optimisation opportunities.
• Partner with platform and application engineers to identify and implement right-sizing, reserved instance strategies, commitment-based savings plans, and architectural improvements.
• Evaluate and manage cloud cost tools such as CloudZero.
• Build internal automation to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience managing cloud infrastructure costs at scale, ideally in AWS.
• Understanding of the levers available for cloud cost optimisation, including reserved instances, savings plans, right-sizing, and architectural tradeoffs.
• Data fluency, including the ability to build dashboards, write SQL queries, and wrangle data to surface insights that drive action.
• Cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex cost data into clear narratives for engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• A proactive problem-solving approach, identifying inefficiencies, proposing solutions, and driving them to completion.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with CloudZero, Terraform (via Spacelift), GitHub Actions or AWS Lambda, SQL, DBT, Python, and leveraging APIs for sourcing data and management.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP), or hands‑on experience applying FinOps best practices.
• Foundational software engineering experience that helps build solutions, not just analyse them.

Workplace

• Time spent collaborating with other Hudlies in‑office will be a regular part of how the role works.
• Hudl is currently prioritising applicants within commuting distance of Lincoln.
• The role is expected to work more days in‑office than remote, with the freedom to coordinate the specific in‑office schedule with the team.

Salary

• Starting salaries will typically fall near the middle of this range.
• Compensation decisions are based on an individual’s experience, skills, and education in line with internal pay equity practices.

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible vacation time, company‑wide holidays, and other flexibility to support work‑life harmony.
• A paid sabbatical every five years to unplug and recharge.
• An open, honest culture with trust from day one, team support, ownership of work, and agency to try new ideas.
• Professional development resources and opportunities for career growth.
• Investment in offices designed with employees in mind, plus the tech stack and hardware needed to do best work whether in the office or remote.
• Medical plans tailored for employees and families, including vision, dental, and fertility benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Employee Resource Groups.
• 401(K) contribution match up to 4% of the employee’s own contribution.

About the Company

The company describes itself as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have through lessons in teamwork and dedication, inspiring coaches, and opportunities to reach new heights.