Technical FinOps Analyst

Join our team as a Technical FinOps Analyst, where you’ll bridge cloud engineering and finance to drive transparent, measurable, and optimized technology spending. Collaborate with engineering, operations, and finance teams to ensure efficient and cost-effective cloud resource usage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct usage analysis to identify anomalies, over-provisioning, and underutilized resources, recommending right-sizing or decommissioning.
• Provide technical recommendations to engineering teams on reserved instance strategies, spot pricing, and infrastructure changes for cost savings.
• Build and maintain cost allocation frameworks to track cloud spend (AWS, Azure, GCP) by team, project, or service.
• Implement and manage chargeback/showback programs to assign cloud costs to business units or projects.
• Collaborate with finance to set and monitor cloud budgets, and forecast spend based on usage trends.
• 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 (or equivalent experience).
• 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 you must 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 Environment

• Work from a dedicated space free of ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information.
• Self-provided internet service must meet minimum requirements: download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps (wireless, wired cable, or DSL connection suggested).
• Occasional travel to Humana’s offices for training or meetings may be required.

Pay

The starting base pay range for this full-time (40 hours per week) position is $89,000 - $121,400 per year. Pay may vary based on geographic location and individual qualifications, including skills, knowledge, experience, education, and certifications. This role is also 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 insurance.
• Life insurance and additional wellness opportunities.

About Us

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