About the role
<p>As a Cloud FinOps Analyst, you will operate at the intersection of engineering, finance, and business strategy: a technical and cost management leader supporting a complex, multi-cloud and SaaS environment. This role goes beyond traditional cost management; you will help internal customers improve their cloud and SaaS consumption by applying FinOps best practices to drive efficiency, accountability, and business value.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <h3>Why Join Exadel</h3> <p>We’re an AI-first global tech company with 25+ years of engineering leadership, 2,000+ team members, and 500+ active projects powering Fortune 500 clients, including HBO, Microsoft, Google, and Starbucks.</p> <p>From AI platforms to digital transformation, we partner with enterprise leaders to build what’s next.</p> <p>What powers it all? Our people are ambitious, collaborative, and constantly evolving.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <h3>About the Client &nbsp;</h3> <p>The leading provider of vehicle lifecycle solutions, with headquarters in Chicago, enables the companies that build, insure, and replace vehicles to power the next generation of transportation. Its platform delivers advanced mobile, artificial intelligence, and car technologies. It connects a network of 350+ insurance companies, 24,000+ repair facilities, hundreds of parts suppliers, and dozens of third-party data and service providers. The customer's collective solutions enhance productivity and help clients deliver better experiences for end consumers.</p> <h3>What You'll Do</h3> <p></p> <ul> <li>Analyze multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS cost/usage data to identify trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities&nbsp;</li> <li>Investigate cost spikes and variances, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions</li> <li>Collaborate with engineering and product teams to influence cost-efficient architectural and design decisions&nbsp;</li> <li>Identify, prioritize, and track optimization opportunities through measurable outcomes&nbsp;</li> <li>Deploy and enhance FinOps tooling, including dashboards, allocation models, and automated reporting&nbsp;</li> <li>Improve data quality, tagging strategies, and cost visibility&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop and maintain cloud and SaaS spend forecasts&nbsp;</li> <li>Support month-end close and deliver reporting/executive summaries related to usage allocations and showback reporting</li> </ul> <p></p> <h3>What You Bring</h3> <p></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, MIS, Computer Science, Finance, or related field&nbsp;</li> <li>2-4 Years of cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)</li> <li>1-3 Years of FinOps o