Job title: Internship: Cloud Cost Efficiency Analyst
Company: Hennepin County
Job description: Description
The Hennepin County Information Technology (IT) Department is seeking a student to participate in a part-time IT internship as a cloud cost efficiency analyst intern. The intern will gain exposure to public cloud technology such as Microsoft Azure, as well as an introduction to Financial Operations (FinOps) methodologies and processes. FinOps, also called Cloud Cost Efficiency, is the oversight and management of the county’s public cloud expenditures. This includes guidance, standards, processes, modeling, estimation, and communication for cloud cost. The intern will actively engage and see how Hennepin County IT accelerates the maturation of FinOps processes, leading to enhanced cost efficiency over the county’s cloud expenditure in the long term. This position requires a level 3 security check as a requirement for employment.
Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit .
Location and hours:
This position is remote. Remote workers may be required to come on-site an average of 0 to 12 days a year for work meetings, trainings, or for any other reasons that their supervisor may deem necessary (may include additional days for onboarding and new employee training). Supervisors will provide as much advance notice as practicable. Work hours are Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. This internship will start on June 2024, and will last one year in duration with the potential to extend on a case-by-case basis. This intern will work approximately 20 hours/week.
While this position is designated as remote, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota.
New employees who are hired into remote or hybrid positions between January 2, 2022 to December 31, 2024, will receive $500 toward the cost of establishing consistent internet connectivity, payable upon completion of 6 months of employment.
About this position type:
This position is a part-time non-benefit earning internship.
This position is internally classified as an Intern II.
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Note: You must attach a resume and cover letter with your application materials in order to be considered for this position.
In this position, you will:
- Participate in Project Planning, Communication and Lines of Business (LoBs) Coordination.
- Work with cross-functional teams in Engineering, Finance, IT Operations, and Architecture.
- Perform Cloud Tags Update, Cloud Tags Validation, and Tagging Compliance.
- Maintain Cloud Workloads and SaaS Inventory.
- Complete requests for Cloud Workload Cost Estimations.
- Identify cloud resources for Cost Optimization (Reservations, Rightsizing, Savings Plan, etc.).
- Monitor Cloud Cost Anomaly and Identify Cloud Orphans.
- Perform Data Analysis.
Need to have:
- Current enrollment or recently graduated (within 6-months) in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in IT, Finance, or a related field.
- Access to reliable internet connection and self-support remote office space.
Nice to have:
- Experience with:
- IT and/or financial analysis.
- Cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, and other cloud platforms.
- Microsoft Office or equivalent Google products.
- Server administration.
- Software development.
- Ability to:
- Talk in front of small groups.
- Be responsible, detail orientated, and self-directed.
- Meet deadlines.
- Interface with a variety of personnel (IT Engineers, IT Architects, IT Management, Lines of Business managers)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
About the department:
Technology is the foundation of our work – and the work of every county employee. The Information Technology department is here to help our employees work smarter, faster and better. It is made up of 6 divisions: business solutions, enterprise architecture, enterprise development, finance and support services, operations, and special projects.
About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents, and communities. All of our jobs align to one or more of our overarching goals — that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
Your future. Made here.
Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience.
Final candidates will be required to pass a background check post interview.
Hennepin County values employee retention and engagement through a culture of individual development. If you are a current employee looking for an internship you are responsible for communicating and seeking approval from your supervisor/manager on an arrangement on schedule and workload prior to accepting the paid internship position. The compensation for the internship will be paid at the amount advertised in this posting.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Brooke Haaf
internship2000
Paid/Unpaid Internships and student “work experiences” are non-permanent positions with no benefits.
Expected salary: $22 – 22.5 per hour
Location: Minnesota
Job date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:58:35 GMT
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