In collaboration with other program resources, define and enforce cloud tagging governance (cost centers, applications, environments, owners) to enable accurate allocation, invoicing and charging, and accountability.
Create unit‑economics models (e.g., cost per user/transaction/app) to inform product and engineering decisions.
Have a growing awareness of emerging FinOps for AI practices, including cost governance for GPU consumption, model inference spend, and AI infrastructure economics, to support engagements as they arise
Forecasting, Budgeting & Financial Controls
Build rolling forecasts, annual budgets, and monthly outlooks; reconcile actuals vs. forecast with variance analysis.
Partner with contracts/procurement on cloud marketplace buys, enterprise agreements, license true‑ups, and multi‑year commitments.
Support program financials (e.g., EVM where applicable), cost transparency to stakeholders, and funding alignment to mission priorities.
Tools, Automation & Observability
Lead adoption and tuning of cloud cost tools such as AWS Cost Explorer/Budgets/Compute Optimizer, Azure Cost Management/Advisor/Reservations, GCP Billing/Recommender/Commitments, and third‑party platforms (e.g., VMware Aria Cost (CloudHealth), Apptio Cloudability, Flexera, or equivalent).
Automate data pipelines for cost, usage, and KPIs; integrate with BI dashboards and CMDB/ITSM for service mapping.
Maintain standard reporting: executive scorecards, portfolio/model dashboards, optimization backlogs, proactive communication and healing, and monthly business reviews.
Security, Compliance & Risk Considerations
Align FinOps data and processes with DT security policies, FedRAMP, and governance requirements; ensure least‑privilege access to billing and finance systems.
Coordinate with cybersecurity and platform teams to balance Zero Trust (ZT) principles, operational needs, and financial guardrails (quotas, policies, budgets).
Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement
Run cross‑functional workshops with application owners, platform engineering, operations, finance, and contracts to embed cost‑aware design.
Provide enablement materials, playbooks, training sessions, and office hours to improve budgeting discipline and optimization adoption.
