Technical FinOps Analyst

Become a part of our caring community. A Technical FinOps Analyst sits at the intersection of cloud engineering and finance, focusing on making technology spending transparent, measurable, and optimized. They work closely with engineering, operations, and finance teams to ensure cloud resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively.

Responsibilities

• Usage analysis: Identify usage anomalies, over-provisioning, and underutilized resources to recommend right-sizing or decommissioning.
• Technical recommendations: Work with engineering to translate reserved instance strategies, spot pricing, and infrastructure changes into actionable cost-saving measures.
• Cost visibility & allocation: Build and maintain cost allocation frameworks to track cloud spend (AWS, Azure, GCP) by team, project, or service.
• Chargeback/showback programs: Implement and manage programs that assign cloud costs to business units or projects.
• Budgeting & forecasting: Collaborate with finance to set and monitor cloud budgets, and forecast spend based on usage trends.
• Reporting & dashboards: Create dashboards and reports for leadership and stakeholders to visualize spend, savings, and efficiency metrics.

Requirements

• Technical: Cloud architecture knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure monitoring, scripting (Python, Bash), and familiarity with cost management tools (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management).
• Analytical: Financial modeling, data analysis, SQL, and statistical analysis.
• Soft skills: Cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder communication, and influencing technical and financial decisions.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, finance, or accounting.
• Certifications: FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP), AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Azure Administrator (AZ-104), or Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting FinOps or cloud cost management practices across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments.
• Familiarity with cloud billing exports, invoicing workflows, purchase order processes, and audit support documentation.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management tools such as Cloudability or similar platforms.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and dashboards for financial and operational performance.
• Relevant certifications in cloud, finance, or process improvement disciplines.

Location

This is a remote position but requires you to live in or within a commutable distance to one of the following locations: Louisville, KY, Tampa, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Dallas/Frisco, TX, Boston, MA, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL, or Charlotte, NC.

Work from Home Requirements

• Self-provided internet service must meet the following criteria: minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps; wireless, wired cable, or DSL connection is suggested.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel

Occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Schedule

Scheduled weekly hours: 40.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $89,000 - $121,400 per year. This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off, including company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance.

About Us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.

Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and CenterWell.com.