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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud FinOps Analyst - **Company:** DISCO - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Cloud Computing, Data Visualization, Systems Analysis, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Data Storage Technologies, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Data Management - **Published:** June 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=04a7d5dd3507aa4e ## About the Role Do you have experience in Python?, * A minimum of 6-7 years of professional experience in cloud financial management, technology systems analysis, or engineering operations * Platform Knowledge: Understanding of Snowflake credit structures and LLM pricing metrics (input/output tokens, context windows). * AWS Infrastructure: Knowledge of core AWS services, pricing models, and native cost management tools. * Data Analysis: Proficiency in SQL and Python to extract and manipulate raw cloud billing data and API transaction logs. * Data Visualization: Experience building technical dashboards in QuickSight or equivalent BI utilities. * FinOps Practices: Experience applying FinOps principles to consumption-based cloud and software services. * Financial Modeling: Competency in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and ROI calculation. * Technical Communication: Ability to translate complex cloud billing data into clear, actionable technical tasks for software and data engineers. * Quantitative Analysis: Analytical skills focused on solving optimization problems and reducing waste through automated solutions. Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas, including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, or EAD, and we are not accepting visa transfers. ## Description This role manages and optimizes cloud expenses within the Engineering organization, focusing on AWS infrastructure, Snowflake data platforms, and OpenAI/Anthropic API utilization. The analyst tracks consumption data, creates financial models, and collaborates with engineering teams to build cost-efficient systems., * GenAI Cost Modeling: Build and manage cost models tracking spend across OpenAI and Anthropic, breaking down costs by application, prompt/response tokens, and model types. * Snowflake Resource Management: Audit Snowflake utilization to optimize virtual warehouse sizing, auto-suspend settings, and data storage lifecycles. * Vendor Contract Optimization: Track utilization trends to assist leadership in evaluating capacity purchases and pricing models for specialized vendors. * AWS Cost Optimization: Monitor AWS consumption and propose optimization strategies, including infrastructure rightsizing and managing Savings Plans and Reserved Instances. * Anomaly Detection: Build real-time alerting systems to identify spending spikes. * Tagging & Policy Enforcement: Develop and implement cloud governance guidelines and tagging policies to ensure accurate expense allocation across engineering teams. * Reporting & Dashboards: Create and maintain financial reports, variance analyses, and dashboards using QuickSight to communicate expense trends to stakeholders. * Budgeting & Forecasting: Develop data-driven forecasts and annual budgets for cloud and AI expenses based on engineering product roadmaps. * Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate with engineering, data, and finance teams to negotiate vendor pricing and align technical operations with budget guidelines. ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Move Fast, Break Budgets: FinOps in the Age of DevOps and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2016-move-fast-break-budgets-finops-in-the-age-of-devops-and-ai) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [The Innovation Formula: Fast Prototyping, Data Analysis, and Real User Insights](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1421-the-innovation-formula-fast-prototyping-data-analysis-and-real-user-insights) - [Beyond SQL Generation: How to Teach Agents What Your Database Actually Means](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100127-beyond-sql-generation-how-to-teach-agents-what-your-database-actually-means) ## Related Articles - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland)