Senior Cloud FinOps Analyst

You desire impactful work.
 

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

The principal duties of the Senior Cloud FinOps Analyst may vary day-to-day, but primarily the role will focus on the analysis of RGA internal customers cloud cost and usage data, cloud architecture, and business goals in support of cost optimization activities.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Developing analyses and delivering insights on cloud cost and usage

• Partner with Cloud Engineers and Architects to optimize cost via usage analytics

• Provide continuous feedback on Cloud cost trends and insights to business stakeholders and executive leadership

• Create and effectively present Cloud finance information to a wide audience for shared understanding

• Developing budget forecast and tracking spend against budget

• Working across the organization to understand technical and business models, data pipelines, and other dependencies

• Partner with corporate Finance in developing cost allocation methodologies

• Partner with Procurement and Global IT to realize procurement synergies and best leverage vendor partnerships

• Administration of Cloud Cost Management tool platform

• Managing various programs around cloud cost including onboarding, tagging, automation, and governance.

• Working with large volumes of data and conducting targeted analyses in multiple dimensions

• Evaluate new or enhanced solutions to determine potential issues and communicate how problems may impact business

• Developing new ideas and FinOps strategies for cloud optimization

• Mentor and coach teammates

• Performs other duties as assigned

EDUCATION:
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 5+ years IT-related experience, such as Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, Data Analyst, etc.

• Strong understanding of cloud economics, AWS services, and AWS pricing models. Experience with cloud management platforms and/or cloud billing systems. Experience with Cloud private pricing programs. Experience using AWS Cost Explorer and other Cloud Cost Management tools.

• Strong oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge

• Strong investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong data analysis skill

• Ability to be flexible when needed, take initiative, and demonstrate accountability

• Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions

• Ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously

• Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and participate in department/team projects

• Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives

• Ability to foster customer service as needed

• Ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions

• Intermediate negotiating and persuasion skills

• Familiarity with cloud cost models

• Experience with Amazon (AWS) Cloud

• Experience working with multidimensional data and deriving insights from large datasets

• Ability to work seamlessly across a large global organization

• Experience with at least one BI tool: Power BI, Tableau, Quicksight, or etc.

• Advanced/Expert Excel skills

• Strong SQL skills

• Comfortable presenting nuanced findings in data analytics to stakeholders and executive leadership

• Proactive approach to new technologies and tools

• Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines

• General business knowl