Cloud FinOps Solution Architect

Description

This is a pipeline requisition in the IT Infrastructure and Operations job family, with the Federal Civilian Division. The role supports a large, global cloud and data center services program for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.

You will set the direction for cloud financial management across AWS, Azure, GCP and local environments, with a focus on cost reduction, forecast accuracy, invoicing and charging, and clear unit costs.

The company is a global technology and professional services firm with 26,000 staff in more than 50 countries, serving federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies with work in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Responsibilities

• Analyse cloud consumption and flag anomalies.
• Set and enforce tagging rules for cost centers, applications, environments and owners so costs can be allocated, invoiced, charged back and assigned.
• Track savings commitments such as Savings Plans, reservations and other commitments.
• Manage budgets and produce executive reports and scorecards.
• Build unit-economics models, such as cost per user, transaction or application, to guide product and engineering choices.
• Build and mature FinOps practices across the division, including policies, standards, operating cadence, KPIs, playbooks and RACI.
• Produce rolling forecasts, annual budgets and monthly outlooks, and explain variances between actuals and forecast.
• Work with contracts and procurement on cloud marketplace purchases, enterprise agreements, license true-ups and multi-year commitments.
• Support program financials, including EVM where it applies, and align funding with mission priorities.
• Lead adoption and tuning of native cost tools and third-party platforms, and automate cost and usage data pipelines that feed BI dashboards and CMDB/ITSM service mapping.
• Align FinOps data and processes with DT security policy, FedRAMP and governance rules, keeping access to billing and finance systems to the least privilege needed.
• Work with cybersecurity and platform teams to balance Zero Trust principles, operations and financial guardrails such as quotas, policies and budgets.
• Run cross-functional workshops and provide playbooks, training and office hours to build cost-aware design and budgeting habits.
• Brief DT leadership with concise, data-driven material and report savings progress and risks openly.
• Drive monthly business reviews and proactive healing activities.
• Build a growing awareness of FinOps for AI, including GPU spend, model inference cost and AI infrastructure economics, and support engagements as they arise.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• US citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, computer science, engineering, finance/accounting or a related technical field. Master's preferred.
• 8+ years in cloud, platform or financial operations, including at least 3 years of FinOps across multi-cloud enterprise environments.
• A solid grasp of ITSM, cloud service delivery, financial analytics, forecasting and governance frameworks.
• Experience building financial performance plans, optimization dashboards, reporting packages, unit-economics models and corrective-action processes.
• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FCP) required. FinOps Certified Professional (FCP-Pro) preferred, where available through the FinOps Foundation track.
• One or more cloud architect or admin certifications preferred: AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• ITIL Foundation preferred for service management alignment.
• Technology Business Management (TBM) framework awareness or experience preferred; formal certification optional.
• Hands-on work with AWS, Azure and GCP cost tools, reservations, commitments, usage analytics and optimization levers.
• Experience with cost tagging and governance, showback and chargeback models, and unit economics.
• Experience with CloudHealth (VMware Aria Cost), Cloudability, Flexera or equivalent FinOps platforms, and with Power BI, Tableau or similar reporting tools.
• Strong Excel or Sheets skills, or Python or SQL, for data work and automation.
• Familiarity with CMDB and ITSM integrations, portfolio or product financials, and contract and procurement workflows.

Conditions

Based in Washington, DC, with additional sites in Newington, VA and Springfield, VA. Hybrid within the National Capital Region, with periodic travel to customer and data center sites, under 10% of the time.

Scheduled at 40 hours per week.

This is a contingent position, expected to start in Spring 2027.

The likely salary range is $162,037 to $219,227. This is not a guaranteed figure; pay is set by experience, geographic location and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range.

Biometric identity verification is part of hiring, and you must be on camera for virtual interviews.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Several medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with company match, with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS annual limits.
• Full-flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D cover, personal accident and critical illness cover, and insurance for business travel accidents, provided or available.
• An AI-powered career tool that suggests career steps and learning, and an internal mobility team to help you reach your goals.