DigiCert · 1 hour ago
Technical Cost Analyst
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expDigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust, helping organizations protect digital interactions. The Technology Cost Analyst will work with various stakeholders to promote cost accountability for cloud consumption and contractual expenses, focusing on financial modeling, budgeting, and capacity management.
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Responsibilities
Manage inventory and make recommendations for AWS Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
Drive the financial evaluation of Cloud related engineering investments, partnerships, and procurements
Engage in continuous learning of Amazon Cloud services, infrastructure, operations, go-to-market, and long-term cloud economics
Support stakeholders in understanding their cloud spend based on their business roadmap and budgeted forecast
Support annual budget and quarterly forecast process for enterprise-wide cloud spend, including planning for and managing commitment-based AWS savings and discount programs
Monitor cloud consumption at the account level to detect, investigate, and escalate anomalies and unplanned spikes
Manage vendor relationship with AWS and relevant 3rd party tools
Design, develop, and maintain reports and KPIs that provide detailed usage statistics of resources across the multi cloud and multi-consultancy landscape
Participate in business case development, cost modeling, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and trade-off exercises
Provide cost optimization recommendations
Create and maintain month-end and quarter-end reports
Facilitate IT Procurement process by maintaining an inventory and working with stakeholders for on-time renewals
Produce insightful reports that can be shared with and actioned by Management
Provide guidance to developers and application owners on best practices for reducing costs and optimizing consumption of cloud services
Manage and support cloud governance program (i.e., Cloud resource tagging policies and enforcement)
Own and drive improvement projects during planning and forecasting cycles
Drive creation of complex financial models and analytical tools to measure overall financial performance
Own and deliver on ad-hoc business support projects
Develop, track, and report relevant KPIs to shed financial and operational insights into the business
Prepare, in partnership with Finance, the annual budget - Hardware, Software, Labor
Create models and forecasts to help decide the impacts and implications of various expense scenarios (e.g. timing of purchases, adds/deducts, self-funds)
Self-starter who can also work with multiple internal teams to provide the best experience for our customers
Knowledge of financial principles and business analytics
Strong analytical background with an aptitude for understanding technology
Experience with advanced Excel functions required
Knowledge of the core Finance principles and basic understanding of the corporate accounting process (forecast, invoicing, chargeback, accruals, etc.)
Experience working closely with external IT vendors
Experience in cost management and optimization strategies such as enterprise-wide discount programs and commitment -based discount plans (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot, Sustained Use/Committed Use Discounts , AWS Enterprise Discount and Private Pricing program(s))
Experience with AWS 3rd party cloud cost transparency & optimization tools
Familiarity with AWS invoicing process, Accounts Payable process, etc
General understanding of AWS Organizations and Consolidated Billing functions and features
Familiarity with AWS Marketplace structure , offerings, and purpose
Qualification
Required
BS/BA degree required in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other technical discipline
5-7+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3+ years of relevant work experience at a large multi-million dollar cloud environment
Demonstrated experience proactively driving and delivering high value/high-impact project results through both individual and team efforts
Thorough and detail oriented, yet able to see the forest for the trees
Ability to deal with ambiguity across a continuously evolving, fast-paced business
High level of self-motivation and autonomy; ability to quickly identify what needs to be accomplished and resourcefulness to get things done
Demonstrated ability to influence decisions through effective verbal and written communication, logical reasoning and the presentation of alternatives
Strong track record of earning trust with business partners and driving cross-organization changes
Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload in an ambiguous environment
Knowledge of financial principles and business analytics
Strong analytical background with an aptitude for understanding technology
Experience with advanced Excel functions required
Knowledge of the core Finance principles and basic understanding of the corporate accounting process (forecast, invoicing, chargeback, accruals, etc.)
Experience working closely with external IT vendors
Experience in cost management and optimization strategies such as enterprise-wide discount programs and commitment -based discount plans (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot, Sustained Use/Committed Use Discounts , AWS Enterprise Discount and Private Pricing program(s))
Experience with AWS 3rd party cloud cost transparency & optimization tools
Familiarity with AWS invoicing process, Accounts Payable process, etc
General understanding of AWS Organizations and Consolidated Billing functions and features
Familiarity with AWS Marketplace structure , offerings, and purpose
Preferred
Experience with 3rd party cloud cost reporting and optimization tools (Cloudaware and Cloudability)
Understanding of database and big data management capabilities and constraints (RDBMS, NoSQL, Data lake, etc)
Possess an AWS Practitioner certification or ability to attain within 12 months
Has aptitude to learn and understand new concepts and technologies to become an expert in the field
Strong partnering capabilities, with the ability to influence others without direct authority
Executive level oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate complex analysis in a clear, simple way
Understanding of applications development environments, database, data management and infrastructure capabilities and constraints
Familiarity with cost structure of AWS, Azure, and Google products and services
Experience in IT Business Analytics, Project Management, IT Finance
Experience in cloud expense management using the FinOps /Cloud spend optimization discipline
Benefits
Generous time off policies
Top shelf benefits
Education, wellness and lifestyle support
Company
DigiCert
DigiCert is a technology company focused on digital security.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.3MKey Investors
Runway Growth CapitalCrosspoint Capital Partners
2025-10-09Debt Financing· $9.3M
2021-12-14Private Equity
2019-07-10Private Equity
Leadership Team
Amit Sinha
Chief Executive Officer
Jugnu Bhatia
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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2025-12-03
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