Financial Operations

About the Role -

LUMIQ is seeking an

AWS FinOps Analyst

to lead cloud financial management and cost optimization initiatives across

LUMIQs internal AWS environments

and

client AWS accounts

. The role is critical in enabling

cost transparency, governance, and value realization

while ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with

AWS billing, pricing, and cost optimization services

, and will work closely with engineering, DevOps, platform, and client teams to embed

FinOps best practices into AWS architectures and delivery models

.

Key Responsibilities :-

AWS Cost Management & Optimization -

• Own end-to-end AWS cost monitoring and optimization for

LUMIQ and client AWS accounts

.

• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives using:

• EC2 rightsizing and Graviton adoption

• Savings Plans and Reserved Instances optimization

• Spot Instances for fault-tolerant workloads

• S3 storage class optimization and lifecycle policies

• RDS, Redshift, and DynamoDB cost tuning

• Optimize costs across data, analytics, and AI/ML workloads running on AWS.

AWS FinOps Governance & Reporting -

• Define and enforce

AWS tagging strategies

, cost allocation models, and account structures.

• Build and manage

chargeback / showback

models for internal teams and clients.

• Prepare

monthly AWS cost reports, forecasts, and variance analysis

for leadership and client stakeholders.

• Set up and manage

AWS Budgets, Cost Anomaly Detection, and alerts

.

Stakeholder & Client Collaboration -

• Partner with

engineering, DevOps, and platform teams

to influence cost-efficient AWS architecture decisions.

• Support

client-facing discussions

by providing AWS cost insights, optimization roadmaps, and ROI-driven recommendations.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients on

AWS pricing models and FinOps best practices

.

Tooling, Automation & Accelerators -

• Leverage AWS-native tools:

• AWS Cost Explorer

• AWS Budgets

• AWS Cost & Usage Reports (CUR)

• AWS Compute Optimizer

• Contribute to automation of cost controls using

AWS Lambda, CloudWatch, and IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

.

• Help build reusable

AWS FinOps playbooks, dashboards, and optimization frameworks

for LUMIQ offerings.

Continuous Improvement & Enablement -

• Stay current with

AWS pricing changes, new services, and optimization features

.

• Enable teams through best practices, documentation, and training on cost-efficient AWS usage.

• Support LUMIQs

AWS Competency, Well-Architected, and FinOps practice maturity

 initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications :-

2–5 years

of hands-on experience in

AWS FinOps / AWS Cost Optimization / Cloud Financial Management

• Strong expertise in

AWS pricing and billing models

• Practical experience with:

• EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, Redshift

• Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Spot Instances

• Experience creating

executive-level AWS cost dashboards and reports

• Strong analytical, financial, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications -

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

FinOps Certified Practitioner

• Exposure to

data engineering, analytics, or AI/ML workloads on AWS

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

FinOps Certified Practitioner

• Exposure to

data engineering, analytics, or AI/ML workloads on AWS