Cloud FinOps Analyst

EQPLUS TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Part time

Job summary

EQPLUS TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD in Cape Town is seeking a FinOps-focused Cloud Cost Analyst to support proactive AWS FinOps and cloud financial management. The role aims to improve cost visibility, forecasting, allocation, governance and accountability across accounts, workloads and environments.

You will partner with Infrastructure, Finance and Business teams to drive cost accountability, use AWS cost management tools, and deliver actionable insights for cost optimisations and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Qualified in IT, Finance, Business, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing or related field.
• Substantial experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, cloud operations, IT finance, TBM or related analytics.
• Practical AWS cloud and billing/cost management experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and report on AWS cloud spend, consumption, trends, variances, anomalies and cost drivers across accounts, workloads, applications and environments.
• Support cloud budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cost impact assessments, including migration, architecture and workload changes.
• Manage AWS cost allocation and tagging, improving attribution of spend to applications, owners, business units, projects and cost centres.
• Identify and support AWS cost optimisation, including rightsizing, underutilised resources, non-production scheduling, storage, networking, backup and managed services.
• Analyse Savings Plans, Reserved Instances and Spot usage, monitoring commitments and supporting commercial optimisation decisions.
• Support FinOps governance, including budgets, alerts, anomaly detection, cost exceptions, policies and cost-aware cloud operations.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Finance, Procurement, Architecture and Business/Application teams to drive cost accountability and informed decisions.
• Use AWS cost management and reporting tools for analysis and reporting.

Skills

FinOps

AWS

Cloud Financial Management

Cloud Cost Management

AWS Cost Explorer

AWS Budgets

Cost Allocation & Tagging

Cloud Cost Optimisation

Power BI

Cloud Governance

Education

Degree

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Cape Town | Hybrid | Contract

This role will support proactive AWS FinOps and cloud financial management, improving cost visibility, forecasting, allocation, governance, optimisation and accountability.

How You Will Contribute

• Analyse and report on AWS cloud spend, consumption, trends, variances, anomalies and cost drivers across accounts, workloads, applications and environments
• Support cloud budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cost impact assessments, including migration, architecture and workload changes
• Manage AWS cost allocation and tagging, improving attribution of spend to applications, owners, business units, projects and cost centres
• Identify and support AWS cost optimisation, including rightsizing, underutilised resources, non-production scheduling, storage, networking, backup and managed services
• Analyse Savings Plans, Reserved Instances and Spot usage, monitoring commitments and supporting commercial optimisation decisions
• Support FinOps governance, including budgets, alerts, anomaly detection, cost exceptions, policies and cost-aware cloud operations
• Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Finance, Procurement, Architecture and Business/Application teams to drive cost accountability and informed decisions
• Use AWS cost management and reporting tools for analysis and reporting

Key Requirements

• Relevant qualification in IT, Finance, Business, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing or related field
• Substantial experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, cloud operations, IT infrastructure, IT finance, TBM or related analytics
• Practical AWS cloud and billing/cost management experience
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing, cost allocation, tagging, budgeting, forecasting and optimisation
• Experience with AWS cost reporting and data analysis, including Power BI, Excel, SQL or similar
• Understanding of AWS cost drivers across compute, storage, databases, networking, backup and managed services
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
• FinOps/AWS certification advantageous

Desired Skills

• FinOps
• AWS
• Cloud Financial Management
• Cloud Cost Management
• AWS Cost Explorer
• AWS Budgets
• Cost Allocation & Tagging
• Cloud Cost Optimisation
• Power BI
• Cloud Governance

Desired Work Experience

• 5 to 10 years

Desired Qualification Level

• Degree