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Lightedge · 3 weeks ago

Cloud FinOps Specialist

Des Moines, IA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Lightedge is seeking an experienced Cloud FinOps Specialist to join their Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in FinOps and cloud cost optimization to enhance cost transparency and operational efficiency across managed environments.

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Responsibilities

Analyze and optimize AWS and Azure cloud, infrastructure, and platform costs using FinOps best practices, including forecasting, budgeting, and rightsizing to reduce waste while maintaining performance and availability

Develop and maintain reporting pipelines, dashboards, and automation for cost monitoring, allocation, and optimization across cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments

Perform advanced analysis on usage, performance, and cost trends to deliver actionable insights and recommendations to customers as well as internal engineering, operations, and finance teams

Partner with AWS/Azure engineers to design, implement, and refine solutions that improve cost efficiency, scalability, and system reliability

Stay current on FinOps frameworks, cloud economics, infrastructure tooling, and industry best practices to continuously improve Lightedge’s cost management strategy

Qualification

Cloud cost optimizationAWSAzureFinOps best practicesProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

5+ years of experience in a FinOps, cloud cost optimization, SRE, or infrastructure-focused role

Strong understanding of cloud cost and billing data on AWS and Azure, including detailed usage and cost reporting

Demonstrated analytics experience, including building dashboards and querying large datasets to derive operational and financial insights

Strong problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach and the ability to balance cost optimization with performance, reliability, and customer commitments

Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders