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Cloud FinOps Analyst

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Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Develop and implement cloud cost management strategies, tools and optimization models; serve as FinOps expert; analyze cost trends; and report insights to leadership.
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Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

  • Develop and maintain cloud cost management strategies, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation and optimization.
  • You will Evaluate, implement, and manage FinOps tools and platforms to enhance cloud cost visibility and management. Stay current with emerging FinOps technologies and trends.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for all things FinOps, driving cloud cost transparency and accountability across the organization.
  • Lead the design and implementation of cost allocation, budgeting, and forecasting models for cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure).
  • Define and enforce tagging, chargeback, and show back strategies in collaboration with Engineering and Finance teams.
  • Perform deep-dive analysis on usage and cost trends to identify waste, recommend optimizations (e.g., RI/SPs, autoscaling, instance right-sizing), and track realized savings.
  • Develop automated reporting pipelines, dashboards, and alerting systems using tools like AWS Cost Explorer, BigQuery, Looker, Power BI, CloudHealth, or custom scripts.
  • Lead FinOps governance meetings, providing insights to senior leadership on spend trends, variances, and strategic recommendations based on business roadmap and budget forecast
 
Qualifications
  • Experience in FinOps, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Technical Finance roles.
  • Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure), with strong familiarity in cloud pricing, services, and billing mechanisms.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud cost management platforms (Cloud Health, Apptio Cloudability, or native tools).
  • Proficiency in data analysis and automation: SQL, Python, Excel, BI tools.
  • Proven ability to influence engineering, finance, and executive stakeholders with clear communication and cost-impact modeling.
  • Experience implementing cross-functional cost governance processes and KPIs.
Preferred:
  • FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) or FinOps Certified Professional.
  • Experience with Kubernetes cost modeling is preferred.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as code is (Terraform, CloudFormation) good to have.
  • Background in SaaS, e-commerce, or highly scaled cloud-native environments.
  • Familiarity with chargeback/showback implementation in multi-tenant or business unit structures.

Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.

Top Skills

Apptio Cloudability
AWS
Aws Cost Explorer
Azure
Bi Tools
BigQuery
Cloud Health
CloudFormation
Excel
GCP
Looker
Power BI
Python
SQL
Terraform

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