FinOps Specialist – Cloud Cost Optimization

About the role

We are looking for an experienced FinOps Specialist to lead cloud cost efficiency and financial accountability across a fast‑paced, regulated payments environment. You will own the cost optimisation strategy, reporting, budgeting and governance to ensure transparent technology spend.

Key responsibilities

• Manage cloud cost visibility, allocation, forecasting and optimisation across products, platforms and environments.
• Monitor consumption trends, detect anomalies and identify optimisation opportunities for compute, storage, networking, databases and managed services.
• Define and enforce tagging standards, cost allocation models and budget visibility controls.
• Partner with Engineering, DevOps, Architecture and Finance teams to improve cloud efficiency while maintaining performance and reliability.
• Execute initiatives such as rightsizing, reserved capacity planning, storage lifecycle improvements and cleanup of under‑utilised resources.
• Prepare regular reports on spend, forecast trends, realised savings and financial risks.
• Support budgeting cycles with usage analysis, spend projections and variance insights.
• Contribute to automation of reporting and enhancement of FinOps processes, controls and governance.
• Promote cost‑aware engineering practices through clear reporting and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Maintain documentation for financial controls, allocation logic and reporting methodologies.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, infrastructure operations or technology finance.
• Proven track record of managing and optimising cloud spend in AWS, Azure or GCP environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing models and cost drivers across compute, storage, networking, databases and container platforms.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cloud cost reporting.
• Excellent analytical ability to identify inefficiencies and drive cost‑saving initiatives.
• Effective communication skills to translate technical consumption into clear financial insight.

Required skills

• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Cloud cost management tools (e.g., CloudHealth, Cloudability)
• Tagging and cost allocation strategies
• Budgeting and forecasting techniques
• Variance analysis
• Reporting dashboard creation
• Understanding of cloud architecture and DevOps practices