FinOps Specialist

We are seeking a FinOps Specialist to join our growing team — you would help manage and optimise the use of IT services for our clients. Engaging with IT operations, cloud engineering, DevOps, and finance teams, the focus of this role is on implementing budgeting and cost tracking best practices. This includes generating and implementing suggestions to optimise the usage of cloud services like AWS and Azure, as well as SaaS services like Microsoft 365, along with establishing proper processes and setting up the required tools for cost optimisation, and collaborating with external vendors.

The company: leading provider of IT infrastructure and cybersecurity services for investment firms and hedge funds.

If you value ownership, growth, and can put the customer first, join our distributed team of experts.

Responsibilities

• Drive cloud cost optimisation strategies as a subject matter expert (SME) for Financial Operations (FinOps)
• Educate clients on FinOps principles and best practices for cloud cost optimisation
• Collaborate with engineering, finance, and business teams to manage IT spending efficiently and ensure the long-term success of adopting cloud services
• Develop and implement cost management strategies, such as rightsizing, optimising storage solutions, and eliminating inefficiencies in managed services
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure financial compliance, particularly regarding cloud infrastructure usage
• Develop tools and processes for tracking, reporting, and optimising cloud infrastructure costs, ensuring scalability, and automating where possible for maximum efficiency
• Analyst clients’ cloud usage and spending to identify optimisation opportunities, guide the creation of cloud cost forecasting models for proactive planning and budgeting
• Establish cloud cost allocation and chargeback mechanisms to drive accountability and transparency
• Establish, communicate, and measure KPIs to track the progress and success of implementing FinOps processes
   

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written English (B2+)
• 3+ years of experience in cloud financial management, cost optimisation, or FinOps
• Strong understanding of cloud billing and cost optimisation best practices for AWS and Azure, familiarity with cloud architecture patterns and their cost implications
• Proficiency in cloud cost management tools and services like AWS Cost Explorer or Azure Cost Management
• Deep understanding of large-scale systems and financial impacts, cost-benefit analysis
• Customer-facing communication skills and ability to manage multiple clients/projects concurrently
• Up-to-date knowledge of latest cloud technologies and cost management tools
• Bonus: experience working with large data sets and managing cloud services within large organisations
• Bonus: FinOps certifications (e.g., FinOps Certified Practitioner)