Cloud FinOps Analyst - #293

# Cloud FinOps Analyst

## Role Overview This Cloud FinOps Analyst role empowers you to shape how cloud financial governance comes to life across WSPs Azure environments. Your work will enable smarter spending, stronger forecasting, and meaningful cost accountability. Youll influence cloud strategy, guide leaders in optimizing investments, and help create a sustainable, future-ready cloud ecosystem.

## Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize financial operations within the Azure cloud environment, focusing on cost management, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Drive FinOps adoption and maturity by working with key stakeholders to embed financial/cost management (FinOps) practices into their day-to-day operations.
• Develop and enforce financial governance policies and procedures for Azure resources.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create and maintain financial dashboards and reports.
• Implement cost-saving strategies and identify opportunities to maximize return on investment (ROI) for Azure services.
• Conduct in-depth cost analysis to identify cost drivers and areas for improvement.
• Assist in the development of financial models and scenarios to support strategic decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies and regulatory requirements related to cloud spending.
• Provide training and support to team members on Azure cost management tools and best practices.
• Stay current with the latest Azure cost management tools, services, and industry trends.

## Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or experience in a related field.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Azure cost management tools.
• Strong understanding of cloud financial governance and best practices.
• Experience with public cloud financial components/concepts, e.g., cost & usage reports, reserved instances, savings plans, committed use discounts, enterprise discount programs, spot pricing, etc.
• Experience with financial reporting and dashboard tools, such as Power BI.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, services, and pricing models.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on cost efficiency and optimization.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Azure Data Explorer (Kusto), SQL, Power Query/DAX, PowerShell (Preferred).
• FinOps Certified Practitioner or relevant Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, Azure FinOps, Azure Cost Management).
• Love of technology, data, and automation.

## WSP Benefits WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employees career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

## Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $67,600 - $111,650

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicants education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicants sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

## About WSP WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the worlds leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employees career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals, and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

## Equal Opportunity Employer WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

## Notice to Third Party Agencies WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.