FinOps Data Analyst & Consultant (m/w/d)

Are you ready to make a tangible impact on the future of cloud finance and DevOps? At Cortex Reply, we’re looking for passionate FinOps Data Analysts capable of transforming complex cloud data into actionable insights by setting up data models to create transparency in the large amounts of cloud provider’s data, combining technical metrics with business metrics to define KPIs, and continuously analyzing cloud spend and usage to identify optimization potential to help our clients implement a scalable and efficient FinOps practice.

FinOps bridges the gap between DevOps and Finance. Together with our clients, we implement the FinOps Framework, beginning with a central FinOps Team that drives engagement across the organization. Together with other stakeholders, such as DevOps Teams, IT Controlling, or Product Owners, we identify and implement measures to reduce cloud costs and maximize the usage of cloud resources, which enhances the business value of the cloud and measures success through various metrics.

Your tasks

• Collaborate on FinOps projects together with your colleagues to make our customers' cloud usage more efficient and sustainable.

• Analyze the client’s cloud environments to highlight optimization potential for all involved cloud services in IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS.

• Create transparency using cloud-native or 3rd party tools for cost allocation or optimization potential.

• Develop FinOps blueprints and share your knowledge with colleagues.

• Use your communication skills to interact with various stakeholders from the platform, product, and application teams.

• Design and deliver FinOps trainings, give conference talks, and create blog posts.

• Drive FinOps topic development and innovation within Reply and the FinOps Foundation.

• Expand our offering with new opportunities, such as FinOps for sustainability or Technology Business Management.

Your benefits

In addition to an attractive salary, we support your professional development during your daily work as well as through unique training opportunities. As an inventive, diverse, and international team, we share our knowledge continuously and work together. This will help you to develop yourself, build new knowledge and skills, grow your network, and position yourself as an expert. If you share our passion for personal growth, continuous learning, and a warm and supportive team, become part of Cortex Reply!!

• Successfully completed university studies in Data Analytics, Finance, Business Administration, IT Management, or similar.

• Proficiency (min. B2) in English and German with a willingness to travel occasionally.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on financial data interpretation and insight generation.

• First experience with data analysis and data visualization tools (e.g., BigQuery, PowerBI, Tableau).

• Experience working in agile teams and familiarity with Scrum or Kanban frameworks.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey complex financial concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong customer orientation, communication skills, and self-initiative.

• Cloud certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure) or FinOps Practitioner desirable.

• Familiarity with cloud cost management tools (e.g., Cloudability, infracost, kubecost) is a plus.

• Intrinsic motivation to drive sustainable and efficient cloud solutions.

• Current residence in Germany, with eligibility to work within the country.

Here you can find more information about Cortex Reply and how we process your data.