Federal Cloud Intake Analyst in North Metro, Georgia at Hill Asc Inc

Position: Federal Cloud Intake Analyst

Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Type: Full Time

Work Setting: Hybrid, Remote

Timing: Immediate / Open until Filled

Do you have experience supporting business operations in the federal government? Do you enjoy turning complex business and technical requirements into tangible actions to address the needs of your clients? Are you looking to take that next step up in your career and become a key member of a team supporting a large Federal Government agency? Then we want to hear from you!

Hill Associates is searching for an experienced Federal Cloud Analyst to support Cloud Intake Operations for a large federal agency. We seek an energetic and talented professional with deep knowledge of Cloud technologies and who understands federal business systems and processes.

The position will support the Cloud program intake activities for internal customers and shall coordinate with other programs, service providers, budget personnel and other stakeholders to ensure success across the agency. The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting federal agencies, with a baseline understanding of Cloud technologies in the federal workspace.

This position requires U.S. citizenship. The candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a public trust suitability clearance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Agency bureau and program office customers requesting cloud and AI services, guiding them from initial inquiry through onboarding.
• Run the end-to-end cloud intake process: capture business and technical requirements, assess readiness, and turn requests into actionable project packages.
• Develop detailed cost estimates and budget documentation for cloud infrastructure, managed services, and AI consumption.
• Manage Interagency Agreements (IAAs) and funding documents to keep project funding accurately tracked against scope and fiscal year.
• Coordinate with budget, finance, and acquisition personnel on fiscal-year collection planning, funding obligations, and reconciliation of customer accounts.
• Present and defend new cloud project requests at governance and portfolio review meetings with senior Agency IT leadership.
• Work with cloud service providers, resellers, and vendors to validate service offerings, pricing, quotes, and delivery timelines.
• Support procurement of cloud and AI services, including requirements definition, quote analysis, and coordination of acquisition packages.
• Apply FinOps principles to help customers understand, forecast, and optimize cloud and AI spend, and flag cost risks and savings opportunities.
• Translate complex technical cloud concepts into clear, business-focused communications for customers and leadership.
• Coordinate with engineering, security, and operations teams to hand off approved requests and keep implementation aligned with customer expectations.
• Maintain intake tracking, status reporting, and portfolio documentation that give leadership visibility into the project pipeline, funding, and milestones.
• Identify and implement improvements to intake workflows, templates, and cost estimation tools to increase speed, accuracy, and consistency.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through regular check-ins, issue resolution, and proactive communication about service changes and funding needs.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in a field related to information technology, communications, data management, or a related field.
• At least 15 years’ professional work experience related to federal business operations, budget, acquisition, IT systems, or infrastructure support.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively manage and build consensus among stakeholders.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft office and O365 tools.
• Must be a self-motivator with the ability to work independently with little supervision or direction to deliver all required tasks.
• Able to remain focused on critical tasks, produce quality work on time, and occasionally deliver under short deadlines.
• Attentive listener and quick learner.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled in data entry, and data/documentation tracking and storage.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active foundational cloud certification(s) such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Google Cloud Digital Leader, or FinOps Certified Practitioner.
• Working knowledge of AI technologies, including large language model (LLM) services offered by cloud providers, common use cases, and consumption-based pricing models.
• Experience supporting federal procurement processes.
• Strong literacy in IT concepts including but not limited to infrastructure, cloud services, software development, and cybersecurity

Why Work for Hill Associates?

We are a small award winning government contracting firm with demonstrated success delivering and supporting mission critical networking solutions.

Hill Associates is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $140,000 per year, based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, education, and location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits: From the first day of employment, Hill Associates offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), as well as a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time employees.

Hill Associates Recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes without regard to race, religion, creed, color, citizenship, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence.

Hill Associates uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities as an applicant, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify

Applications can be submitted electronically or by submitting a paper resume to Hill Associates Attention: HR 1 Research Ct Suite 450 Rockville MD 20850.

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description/posting shall constitute an offer or promise of employment.