Your Job
The Koch Global Services Cloud & Applications team is hiring a Cloud FinOps Analyst. You will be key to building our FinOps capability and driving our enterprise to capture the most value that the cloud has to offer. In this role, you will be responsible for collaborating with internal & external partners to identify optimization opportunities, develop best practices for optimizing resource efficiency, and implement processes and automation to empower engineers to optimize their application infrastructure by making the right way the easy way.
An ideal candidate is someone who considers themselves a techie at heart who enjoys collaborating with a wide variety of individuals. A successful Cloud FinOps Analyst will be naturally curious, can balance digging into data to solve a problem while looking at the big picture, and is effective at taking an empathy-first approach to collaboration. If you're passionate about cloud technology and want to transform how Koch applies FinOps and increase our cloud efficiency, this is the role for you. Apply now and join us as we shape the future of FinOps at Koch!
Our Team
The Koch Global Services Cloud & Applications team delivers cloud platforms and enabling solutions that empower our Koch businesses to design, build, and deploy the technology necessary for transforming their businesses. We manage several enterprise platforms including public cloud, integrations, developer enablement, contact centers, data visualization, and enterprise knowledge. Our applications team also provides technical consulting, develops custom applications, and provides support for leveraged enterprise applications.
What You Will Do
- Collaborate with our FinOps Product Owner and Engineers to review optimization opportunities and develop a technical plan for working with application teams to validate and take action on the opportunities.
- You will create materials to help promote and educate developers on cost optimization best practices in AWS.
- Develop a deep understanding of services offered by cloud service providers and how to adjust configurations for price performance.
- Develop solutions (tools, processes, standards) to drive resource efficiency outcomes.
- Develop clear processes for actioning recommendations that empower our engineers effectively make optimization decisions for their applications.
- You will collaborate with business partners across Koch to review FinOps opportunities and co-develop plans for action.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Development experience in AWS
- Experience optimizing business processes and technical decisions
- Experience using large datasets such as financial, usage, tag metadata to tell a story and drive action.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams
What Will Put You Ahead
- Cloud Provider or FinOps Foundation Certification
- Prior experience in a FinOps specific role
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Koch Global Services (KGS) creates solutions spanning technology, human resources, finance, project management and anything else our businesses need. With locations in India, Mexico, Poland and the United States, our employees have the opportunity to make a global impact.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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