Systems Specialist, FinOps Engineer

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY); New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (CECONY) seeks a Systems Specialist FinOps Engineer to establish and drive a new FinOps practice focused on data analytics.

You will create dashboards, analyze IT and cloud spending, and identify cost-saving opportunities while ensuring operational performance. The role requires strong analytical abilities, experience with dashboards (Power BI/Tableau), and familiarity with cloud pricing and vendor contracts.

Qualifications

• Dashboards and data visualization experience required.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations.
• Experience analyzing IT infrastructure, cloud consumption, and licensing costs.
• Familiarity with vendor contracts and IT asset management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive dashboards to monitor IT and cloud spend.
• Analyze current infrastructure spending and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Evaluate system configurations and contracts to optimize expenditures while maintaining performance.
• Provide data-driven insights to drive FinOps practices.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

We are seeking a highly analytical and motivated Systems Specialist FinOps Engineer to help establish and drive our new FinOps practice. Initially focused on data analytics, this role will be responsible for creating comprehensive dashboards, analyzing our current IT and cloud infrastructure spending, and identifying actionable cost-saving opportunities. The ideal candidate will evaluate system configurations and contract constraints to optimize expenditures while maintaining operational performance.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and three years of relevant experience required. or
• Associate's Degree and five years of relevant experience required. or
• High School Diploma/GED and seven years of relevant experience required.

Preferred Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Finance, Information Technology, Data Analytics, or a related discipline. and three years of relevant experience.

Relevant Work Experience

• Proven experience developing dashboards and utilizing data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations, required.
• Experience analyzing IT infrastructure, cloud consumption, and/or software licensing costs, required.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment, required.
• Understanding of cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and related pricing models, preferred
• Familiarity with vendor contract structures and IT asset management, preferred.
• Familiarity with on-premises infrastructure environments (such as virtual machines or hyperconverged infrastructure), preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required

Physical Demands

• Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday
• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
• Ability to read small print and symbols

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.
• Must be able to participate in the Companys emergency management processes and storm plans as required.