FinOps Analyst

Zapcom is a global Product Engineering and Technology Services company, specializing in bespoke, customer-centric solutions across industries like BFSI, e-commerce, retail, travel, transportation, and hospitality. Headquartered in the US, with a presence in India, Europe, Canada, and MENA, we excel in transforming ideas into tangible outcomes using AI, ML, Cloud solutions, and full-stack development.

At Zapcom, we value accountability, ownership, and equality, empowering you to excel. We listen to your aspirations and provide the support needed to achieve them. Our diverse, collaborative culture ensures every voice is heard, driving innovation and business value. With global opportunities and expansion plans, now is the perfect time to join our team. Work on impactful projects that shape the future. Apply today and be part of something extraordinary!

• Cloud Cost Analysis and Optimization: Monitor and analyse cloud usage and spending across platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to identify inefficiencies, recommend optimizations, and implement strategies for cost savings tailored to research workloads, such as variable compute demands in data-intensive projects.
  
• Bridging Finance and Engineering: Collaborate organization-wide to align cloud strategies with financial goals, promote FinOps principles, guide teams to architect cost-effective cloud solutions, and ensure transparent budgeting.
  
• Reporting and Insights: Develop and maintain interactive reports and dashboards using tools like Power BI or similar analytics platforms to visualise spend patterns, track fund usage, and provide actionable insights on how resources are allocated across departments and research projects.
  
• Cost Allocation and Governance: Design and enforce tagging strategies, cost allocation models, and governance frameworks to accurately attribute expenses to specific research groups, grants, or departments, promoting accountability in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  
• Vendor and Pricing Strategy: Evaluate and advise on the use of cloud pricing models, including appropriate SKUs, Savings Plans (SPs), Reserved Instances (RIs), and Pay-As-You-Go options, guiding teams on when and how to leverage each for maximum efficiency in research and operational contexts.
  
• Training and Education: Create and deliver training programs for users, cloud resource consumers, and the broader research community on cloud cost management, best practices for resource utilization, understanding usage metrics, and strategies to enhance cost-effectiveness and productivity.
  
• Process Improvement and Function Development: Contribute to standing up and maturing the FinOps function by recommending automation, best practices, and cross-functional processes that integrate finance and engineering workflows in a bureaucratic, research-focused healthcare setting.
  
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with diverse teams, including IT, finance, research, and InfoSec, to foster a culture of cost awareness and drive initiatives that support efficient cloud adoption while addressing challenges like inconsistent reporting or rogue subscriptions.

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