Job Description

About Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) 

Upsun is the cloud application platform humans and robots love. It is built for today’s hybrid teams, where AI agents write and test code and humans focus on solving the problems that really matter. Developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams use Upsun to build, ship, and scale confidently without wrestling with backend infrastructure. We give you your time back. You get:

  • Predictable performance, even at scale

  • Secure, compliant environments by default 

  • Real-time observability and profiling built in

  • Cloning, configuration, and provisioning in seconds 

  • AI-ready features that plug directly into your stack

    • The name says it all. "Up" means uptime, reliability, and acceleration. "Sun" reflects our follow-the-sun-support, a 24x7, globally distributed support team keeping the lights on while you rest. Our core belief is that software should power brighter solutions and greater innovation.


    Upsunners are a remote, global workforce, and we thrive in a multicultural team. We are committed to open source and an open, welcoming environment. Our team spans the globe and the experience spectrum.


    What's our commonality, our cultural fabric? A curious spirit and a thirst for knowledge; an eagerness for innovative ideas and cultures. We believe we can build anything together in an environment that frees you to do your best work.


    Our values: 


    🌿 We make a positive impact.


    ✨ We aim for the stars.


    💚 We care for each other. 


    Impact of a FinOps Analyst


    As a FinOps Analyst, you apply technical and financial expertise to ensure our cloud infrastructure remains efficient and scalable. You serve as a core contributor to our FinOps practice, translating cloud consumption data into actionable insights that drive measurable cost improvements. By managing the day-to-day unit economics of our cloud environment, you help the organization maintain a healthy balance between innovation and fiscal responsibility.


    In this role, you ensure the outcomes for cloud cost management within your domain. You act as a technical bridge between Engineering and Finance, helping teams adopt best practices for resource tagging, commitment utilization, and waste reduction. Your work ensures that our cloud investments are transparent, predictable, and optimized for maximum business value.


    What to expect

  • Operational Execution & Roadmap: Contribute to and execute the FinOps roadmap, ensuring all initiatives align with established business objectives and cloud adoption goals.

  • Reporting & Metrics: Maintain key FinOps metrics and analyze cloud billing data to provide other teams with clear reports on cost drivers and spend variances.

  • Partnership: Partner with our Engineering & Product teams to integrate FinOps principles and cost-efficiency best practices directly into their deployment cycles and decision-making processes.

  • Stakeholder Enablement: Deliver FinOps awareness programs and documentation, acting as the primary point of contact to ensure transparency between technical execution and financial expectations.

  • Financial Controllership: Support Finance teams with accurate usage data for budget forecasting and ensure cloud operations adhere to established financial controls and compliance requirements.

  • Commitment Monitoring: Actively monitor and optimize the utilization of Reserved Instances (RIs), Savings Plans, and Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) across our multi-cloud environment.

  • CSP & Vendor Analysis: Track changes in Cloud Service Provider (CSP) pricing and service offerings to assess potential impacts on our infrastructure and recommend proactive adjustments.

  • Optimization Initiatives: Lead the execution of specific cost-saving projects, using data analysis and experimentation to drive continuous improvement in cloud resource efficiency.

    • What you bring

  • Data Manipulation: Advanced proficiency in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets is mandatory. You are comfortable building models with large datasets and using BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI) to visualize complex trends.

  • Experience: 4+ years of experience in FinOps or cloud cost management, with a strong grasp of how cloud architectural choices impact the bottom line.

  • Cloud Domain Knowledge: Proven experience managing billing and discount mechanisms (RIs, CUDs) across at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

  • Analytical Rigor: The ability to prioritize based on cost fluctuations and break down complex billing data into clear, actionable insights for both technical and financial stakeholders 

  • Collaborative Mindset: Great communication skills, resilience and a track record of working effectively within cross-functional teams to improve processes and drive cost-efficiency outcomes.

    • Nice to have

  • An active FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) certification.

  • An understanding of FOCUS(FinOps Open Cost & Usage Specification) as the emerging standard for cloud billing data.

  • Familiarity with ESG reporting and the ability to correlate cloud efficiency with carbon footprint metrics.

    • Where we hire


    At Upsun, remote work isn't just a trend - it's our foundation. The freedom of remote work with the support of a diverse, global team has been our successful model for over a decade. Our culture celebrates flexibility and collaboration, and while we have team members in over 30 countries around the globe, we are currently focused on hiring for this role in Canada or Spain. Although we’re unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are legally authorized to work in these countries. 

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