#985 - Cloud FinOps Analyst

Job Opportunity only available for professionals located in São Paulo, Brazil.

We are seeking a Cloud FinOps Analyst to lead cost management and optimization across our cloud and AI hosting footprint. You will bring financial discipline and data-driven insight to our infrastructure investments, ensuring spend across providers such as AWS, GCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic is transparent, well-governed, and aligned with business value.

Working at the intersection of engineering, finance, and leadership, you will build the visibility, forecasting, and accountability practices that keep our hosting costs efficient as the business scales.

Requirements:

• Advanced English level (B2/C1) to ensure fluent communication.
• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in Cloud Cost management, FinOps, or Business/Data Analysis.
• Proven, verifiable results in cloud cost optimization - e.g., delivered quantifiable savings, improved forecast accuracy, or established FinOps practices that were adopted across an organization.
• Solid grounding in Cloud FinOps principles, including cloud cost management and business operations.
• Strong SQL and analytical skills, with experience in a data or business analyst capacity.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, services, and pricing models.
• Ability to translate complex cost data into clear narratives and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Experience building and/or leveraging AI agents (e.g., agentic workflows, LLM-based automation, AI-assisted engineering tools) to improve productivity and outcomes.

Tech Stack:

• Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP; AI providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
• SQL for data and business analysis.
• Cloud cost management and billing tooling (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, billing dashboards).
• BI and reporting tools for executive dashboards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent certification.
• Experience managing spend on AI/LLM platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end visibility into spend across cloud and AI providers (AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.).
• Analyze usage and cost trends, identify optimization opportunities, and quantify realized savings.
• Establish and maintain forecasting, budgeting, and variance-tracking processes for hosting spend.
• Partner with engineering teams to implement cost-efficiency measures and validate the business impact of infrastructure decisions.
• Deliver clear, actionable cost reporting and recommendations to leadership.
• Champion FinOps best practices and a culture of cost accountability across the organization.

What do we offer?

• Hybrid work: 2-3 times per week in the office / remote work.
• Competitive salary in USD.
• Type of contract: Independent Contractor with Venon Solutions LLC.
• Contract duration: Long-term.
• 2 weeks of PTO (paid time off).
  
• Paid Holidays: from the Client's calendar (USA)
• Working hours: Full-time office working hours, fully committed.