Cloud FinOps Analyst

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Manage cloud cost optimization and financial governance while collaborating with teams to ensure efficient resource use in a fast-growing gaming company.

We are looking for a FinOps Specialist to join our Technology department. This role will focus on managing Cloud cost optimization (AWS mainly, GCP, internal cloud), financial governance, and reporting, ensuring that cloud resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively. The FinOps Specialist will collaborate with the account owners, the cloud team, and the finance team to balance performance, cost, and business priorities.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Cloud Accounts management: create and categorize new cloud accounts in alignment with product lines and organizational standards. Ensure that the new accounts are properly allocated into categories/product lines and streamline the onboarding process (e.g., improve Jira request forms).
  • Monitoring & Anomaly Detection: monitor daily usage vs. budget to detect anomalies in spend and volume. Alert account owners and infrastructure team when budgets are close to limits or unusual spikes occur.
  • Cost Optimization:
    • Review Cloud reports periodically and share rightsizing opportunities with teams (e.g. AWS Trusted Advisor, savings plans, reservations, etc.).
    • Propose, renew and manage Savings Plans and Reserved Instances.
  • Reporting & Communication:
    • Maintain central documentation with Savings Plan and Reservation commitments, including renewal information.
    • Conduct Cost Allocation analysis, verify automation results against cloud billing, and drive automation improvements.
    • Deliver bi-weekly cost optimization reports highlighting unused or underutilized resources, and work with teams to decommission them.
    • Ability to work in close collaboration with other team members to produce Cost Reporting on time.
    • Share regular updates and recommendations on all our automated Cost Reports from our different cloud providers (including Marketplace charges).
    • Facilitate discussions with account/product owners, cloud team, and leadership for major commitments requiring strategic planning.

Required Skills:

  • Solid understanding of Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and public cloud pricing models.
  • Experience with budget monitoring, anomaly detection, and cost reporting.
  • Ability to interpret and communicate financial insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with cloud account structures (AWS and GCP), tagging strategies, and cost allocation best practices (for example, experience with AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, Billing/Cost Management tool, etc.).
  • Proficiency with collaboration tools such as Confluence and Jira.
  • Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and proactive communication skills.
  • Proficiency in English.

Assets:

  • Familiarity with FinOps Framework and best practices (AWS and GCP).
  • Knowledge of automation for cost and reporting processes (e.g., Python, Lambda, AWS SDK, or other scripting).
  • Exposure to multi-cloud cost management tools or third-party FinOps platforms.
  • Prior experience in financial planning, procurement, or contract/vendor management.
  • AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, or AWS Billing & Cost Management Specialty).
  • French is an additional asset.

Why Join the World of Gameloft?

  • Because you want to be part of an exceptional experience within a company that is constantly growing!
  • Because you want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers!
  • Because you want to be part of an international environment with daily contact with other countries & cultures!
  • Because you want to work in an inclusive equal opportunity workplace!
  • Or, just because you’re looking for a great place to work!

Benefits:

  • Permanent contract, full-time job with excellent Social Benefits.
  • 25 vacation days per year
  • Private medical health insurance
  • Flexible compensation with Ticket Restaurant Card
  • Free language courses
  • Birthday day off + option to work a shortened schedule on three days.
  • Flexible work-from-home hybrid model 
  • Merit based salary progression system and a competitive initial salary package.
  • Career-development opportunities.
  • Excellent local working conditions (quality of offices, geographical location of office in the centre of Barcelona).
  • ... and Thursday afterwork beers!

We can’t wait to find our next great talent!

Join our team, recently recognized in Forbes' top 100 companies to work for! We're gamers from all walks of life, united in creating a culture of inclusivity. Partnering with organizations like COGAM, we ensure a safe workplace for everyone, regardless of background or gaming preference. Whether you're a casual or hardcore gamer on any platform (we're cross-platform now!), we want you to feel like you belong. Be part of shaping the gaming industry with us!

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted and your CV will be saved in our files for a period of 6 months.

Want to know more? Please visit our Website: www.gameloft.com

If the offer interests you, Join the Game!

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work-from-home hybrid model
  • Health Insurance: Private medical health insurance
  • Thursday afterwork beers: ... and Thursday afterwork beers!
  • Paid Time Off: 25 vacation days per year

Leader in the development and publishing of games, Gameloft® has established itself as a pioneer in the industry, creating innovative gaming experiences for over 20 years. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, from mobile to cross-platform titles for PC and consoles. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Dragon Mania Legends, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including LEGO®, Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Lamborghini®, and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 3,600 people worldwide. Every month, 70 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft for brands, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies. Gameloft is a Vivendi company.  All trademarks referenced above are owned by their respective trademark owners.

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