Data & Cloud FinOps Consultant

Position: Data & Cloud FinOps Consultant
Location: Houston, TX

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data & Cloud FinOps Consultant to support a large enterprise Data organization and its broader FinOps initiatives. The resource will work closely with the Data Center of Excellence (Data CoE), Data Platform teams, and Global FinOps organization , initially supporting a strategic DataMart decommissioning initiative and associated cloud financial-management activities.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience across Cloud FinOps and Data Platform FinOps , particularly within Google Cloud Platform and AWS , and be comfortable independently driving financial analysis, governance, optimization discussions, and executive-level reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud and Data Platform FinOps activities across Google Cloud Platform and AWS environments.
• Support financial management and optimization associated with enterprise data-platform initiatives, including the DataMart decommissioning program .
• Analyze cloud consumption, billing and usage trends to identify cost drivers, anomalies, risks, and optimization opportunities .
• Develop and maintain cloud cost forecasts, budgets, financial models, and variance analysis .
• Support chargeback/showback and cost-allocation models across business and technology organizations.
• Assess the cost and consumption characteristics of data-platform services, particularly:
  • Google BigQuery
  • Dataflow
  • Cloud Composer
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Relevant AWS data and cloud services
• Partner with Data CoE, engineering, architecture, finance, and Global FinOps teams to drive financial accountability and cloud-cost governance .
• Independently facilitate FinOps reviews, governance forums and stakeholder discussions .
• Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations that clearly communicate financial performance, forecasts, risks, optimization opportunities, and business outcomes .
• Track optimization initiatives and help translate technical recommendations into measurable financial benefits.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Cloud FinOps / Cloud Financial Management within a mid-to-large enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience with both Google Cloud Platform and AWS cost management .
• Strong understanding of cloud:
  • Cost and consumption management
  • Billing analytics
  • Forecasting and budgeting
  • Chargeback/showback
  • Cost allocation/tagging
  • Optimization and financial governance
• Experience supporting the financial management of data platforms and data workloads .
• Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform data services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer and Cloud Storage , including their consumption and cost drivers.
• Proven ability to analyze large cloud environments and identify opportunities for cost optimization and financial governance improvement .
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate technical consumption data into meaningful financial and business insights.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead meetings, governance reviews and executive discussions .
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• FinOps Foundation certification or equivalent Cloud FinOps experience.
• Experience supporting data-platform modernization, rationalization or decommissioning initiatives .
• Experience working within a centralized Data CoE or enterprise FinOps organization .
• Familiarity with cloud cost-management / FinOps tooling and BI/reporting platforms.
• Experience developing dashboards or executive reporting around cloud consumption, unit economics and optimization.