Financial Operations Engineer

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Koniag Government Services

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1975

🏛️ Government

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

Government • Defense • Consulting

Koniag Government Services is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) that provides technical, professional, and operational expertise to the U. S. public sector. KGS supports Defense & Intelligence, Federal Civilian, and Health customers with enterprise solutions, professional services, and operations management, and emphasizes mission-focused outcomes, contracting speed (ANC direct awards), and strategic/technology partnerships. The company positions itself as a mission partner delivering people, technology, and program management to government customers.

📋 Description

• Analyze and monitor AWS usage and cost using Cost Explorer, Cost and Usage Reports, Cost Optimization Hub, Budgets, Trusted Advisor, and third-party platforms • Identify idle, orphaned, and overprovisioned resources and quantify savings opportunities • Recommend and manage Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Spot usage • Build dashboards, executive summaries, and showback/chargeback reporting for engineering, finance, and leadership • Deliver forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis with Finance • Configure cost anomaly detection and alerting and lead investigation and remediation of unexpected spend • Design and enforce tagging standards and AWS account structures for cost allocation • Automate rightsizing, scheduling, tag compliance, budget guardrails, and CI/CD cost checks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, and Bash • Advise engineering teams on cost-efficient AWS architecture, including Kubernetes/EKS, containers, and serverless • Define FinOps KPIs, conduct stakeholder reviews, and deliver training and documentation • Support Koniag IT Systems and its federal government customer through mission-critical cloud cost optimization

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience with machine learning and statistical modeling • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience • 5+ years of experience in cloud cost optimization, FinOps, or cloud engineering, with a strong focus on AWS • Deep understanding of AWS pricing and billing models and the cost drivers of core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, data transfer) • Hands-on experience with AWS cost tooling (Cost Explorer, CUR, Budgets) and at least one FinOps platform or BI tool • Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and scripting for automation (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) • Proven ability to translate technical usage into financial insight and communicate with engineers and finance leaders • Working knowledge of FinOps principles and the Inform, Optimize, Operate lifecycle • FinOps Certified Practitioner (or higher) and/or AWS certifications such as Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer • Familiarity with the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) • Experience with Kubernetes cost allocation and optimization (EKS, Kubecost), serverless, and container architectures • Experience with multi-account governance at scale and multi-cloud cost management (Azure, GCP) • SQL and data-analysis skills, including tools such as Athena over CUR data, and experience building financial or forecasting models • Experience building cost awareness into DevOps or CI/CD workflows and working in Agile/Scrum teams • Background establishing or maturing a FinOps practice, including executive reporting and unit-economics metrics • Strong analytical and financial modeling skills • Clear written and verbal communication skills • Ability to balance cost efficiency with reliability, performance, and delivery speed • Curiosity, self-direction, and comfort operating in ambiguity

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Paid time off • Paid parental leave • Life and disability insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Commuter benefits • Tuition reimbursement