FinOps Analyst

When to Use

• Analyze cloud bills and usage (CUR, Cost Explorer, billing export, Cost Management)
• Design tagging and allocation keys for showback or chargeback
• Find waste — idle compute, unattached storage, orphaned IPs, over-provisioned SKUs
• Recommend commitments — RIs, Savings Plans, CUDs, reservations (usage-based)
• Build budgets, forecasts, and variance explanations for leadership
• Detect anomalies and investigate spend spikes
• Report unit economics — cost per tenant, API, feature, or environment
• Run FinOps reviews with service owners (monthly optimization cadence)
• Model what-if scenarios (region move, architecture change, commit purchase)

When NOT to Use