FinOps Lead

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ222306

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Budgeting, Cost Optimization, Forecasting
Certifications:
None
Experience:
7 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

We are seeking a Financial Operations (FinOps) Lead to manage cloud financial governance, cloud credit procurement alignment, chargeback/showback, cost optimization, anomaly detection, forecasting, and compliance across the VA Enterprise Cloud Brokerage Service. This role ensures alignment with Veteran Affairs (VA) fiscal policy and FinOps best practices while supporting a largescale federal cloud environment.

PLEASE NOTE:

• This position is primarily remote, however, the employee MUST live within 60 miles from either the Washington, DC or Falls Church, Virginia office.
• This position will be required to travel to Veteran Affairs facilities nationwide 4x/year.
• This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in November 2026.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

Driving cloud financial governance and chargeback/show back models
Leading reconciliation, variance analysis, and forecasting
Managing optimization strategies including RI/SP modeling
Overseeing anomaly detection and consumption trend analysis
Supporting procurement strategies for credits and financial commitments
Developing executive level dashboards and optimization reports

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Citizenship : US Citizen or Green Card Holder

Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust
Certifications (one of each) :

---- FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP)

---- Cloud cost management certification from at least one CSP-specific cloud financial: AWS Cloud Financial Management, Azure etc.
Education : Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, IT, or related field

Experience :

---- 7+ years of IT financial management

---- 4+ years in cloud FinOps

Technical Skills :

---- Experience with federal finance, budgeting, and oversight

---- Experience managing $30M+ annual cloud spend within financial operations.
---- Strong dashboarding and data visualization experience

---- Proficiency with financial analysis tools

Skills & Abilities :

---- Highly analytical and detail-oriented

---- Strong modeling and forecasting abilities

---- Effective communicator with technical and business teams

Location: This position is primarily remote, however, the employee MUST live within 60 miles from either the Washington, DC or Falls Church, Virginia office.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

---- Experience with VA

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues that share your desire to drive operations forward.

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The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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We are seeking a Financial Operations (FinOps) Lead to manage cloud financial governance, cloud credit procurement alignment, chargeback/showback, cost optimization, anomaly detection, forecasting, and compliance across the VA Enterprise Cloud Brokerage Service. This role ensures alignment with Veteran Affairs (VA) fiscal policy and FinOps best practices while supporting a largescale federal cloud environment.







PLEASE NOTE:

• This position is primarily remote, however, the employee MUST live within 60 miles from either the Washington, DC or Falls Church, Virginia office.
• This position will be required to travel to Veteran Affairs facilities nationwide 4x/year.
• This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in November 2026.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT




Driving cloud financial governance and chargeback/show back models
Leading reconciliation, variance analysis, and forecasting
Managing optimization strategies including RI/SP modeling
Overseeing anomaly detection and consumption trend analysis
Supporting procurement strategies for credits and financial commitments
Developing executive level dashboards and optimization reports







WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED



Citizenship : US Citizen or Green Card Holder







Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust



Certifications (one of each) :




---- FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP)




---- Cloud cost management certification from at least one CSP-specific cloud financial: AWS Cloud Financial Management, Azure etc.



Education : Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, IT, or related field







Experience :




---- 7+ years of IT financial management




---- 4+ years in cloud FinOps







Technical Skills :




---- Experience with federal finance, budgeting, and oversight




---- Experience managing $30M+ annual cloud spend within financial operations.
---- Strong dashboarding and data visualization experience




---- Proficiency with financial analysis tools







Skills & Abilities :




---- Highly analytical and detail-oriented




---- Strong modeling and forecasting abilities




---- Effective communicator with technical and business teams







Location: This position is primarily remote, however, the employee MUST live within 60 miles from either the Washington, DC or Falls Church, Virginia office.







DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:




---- Experience with VA







GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace







OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues that share your desire to drive operations forward.