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Block · 3 weeks ago

Cloud FinOps Senior Analyst

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $203K/yr

5+ years exp

Block is a company built from many blocks, united by the purpose of economic empowerment. The Cloud FinOps Senior Analyst will join the Cloud Economics team to promote cloud cost efficiency and manage cloud costs across Block's multi-cloud environment through analysis, collaboration, and strategic recommendations.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform trend analysis, cost anomaly detection, and root cause investigation through analysis of cloud spend and usage across AWS, GCP and other cloud platforms (e.g. Snowflake)

Apply machine learning models and new AI tools to introduce predictive models for resource utilization, optimization opportunities, and anomaly detection

Create detailed financial models for forecasting and tracking cloud costs based on usage patterns and business growth

Identify underutilized resources and develop cost optimization strategies including rightsizing, reserved instances, and savings plans

Create and maintain tagging and cost allocation frameworks to support chargeback and forecasting models

Curiously and continuously explore new opportunities for applied AI in cloud cost optimization

Partner closely with both platform and product engineering teams to identify and address inefficient workloads, data pipelines, and usage patterns

Identify cross-team opportunities to improve pricing models and licensing arrangements

Collaborate with finance, procurement, and engineering teams on budgets, cloud vendor management, and contract negotiations

Communicate technical findings effectively to both financial and non-technical audiences

Develop and maintain executive-level dashboards and reports that provide insights into cloud efficiency and ROI

Create automated reporting solutions using tools such as Looker or similar platforms

Integrate AI/ML tools to automate actionable insights from complex cloud billing datasets

Build comprehensive KPI frameworks to measure FinOps maturity and cloud cost optimization success

Present findings and strategic recommendations to stakeholders across all organizational levels

Apply AI to automate routine analysis and reporting; reserve hands-on work for strategic and high-impact exercises

Qualification

Cloud Cost AnalysisAWSGCPFinancial ModelingSQL SkillsData VisualizationCloud Cost Management ToolsAI/ML ToolsFinOps CertificationProactive Problem SolverCommunicatorDetail-orientedCross-functional CollaborationContinuous LearnerResults-focused

Required

5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost analysis, financial analysis, or related roles

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and deep understanding of cloud billing models

Strong analytical and SQL skills

Experience with cloud cost management tools (e.g. AWS Cost Explorer, 3rd-party tooling)

Proficiency with data visualization tools (e.g. Looker) for dashboard creation and reporting

Familiarity with tagging strategies, cost attribution, and usage-based billing models

Preferred

AI-curious mindset: Natural inclination to explore how AI/ML can enhance FinOps processes, automation, and decision-making

Experience in ML modeling for spend and usage

FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent FinOps Foundation certification

Cloud platform certifications (e.g. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner)

Background in large-scale, multi-cloud environments and complex organizational structures

Experience with cloud migration projects and enterprise-level cost optimization initiatives

Programming and scripting experience beyond SQL (Python, PowerShell, etc.)

Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Experience in high-growth technology companies or financial services

Experience with AI/ML tools for data analysis (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Jupyter notebooks, scikit-learn)

Demonstrated curiosity in exploring emerging technologies and their applications to FinOps challenges

Experience applying generative AI for data analysis, report generation, or process automation

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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