FinOps Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a FinOps Engineer with deep expertise in Azure and AWS environments to lead cloud cost optimisation, financial governance and usage efficiency. The role works closely with engineering, finance and business teams to align cloud spending with organisational objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, analyse and optimise cloud spend across Azure and AWS platforms.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities such as rightsizing, reserved instances and savings plans.
• Implement cost allocation strategies using tagging and hierarchical cost models.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and financial reports for cloud costs.
• Establish budgets, forecasts and variance analysis for cloud consumption.
• Promote FinOps best practices and embed cost‑aware architecture principles.
• Design and automate cost‑tracking solutions using tools like Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, Finout and scripting languages.
• Collaborate with finance, procurement and engineering stakeholders to support cost planning and accountability.

Required profile

• Strong experience with Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
• Deep understanding of cloud pricing models (on‑demand, reserved, savings plans, spot).
• Practical experience in FinOps, cloud financial management or cloud governance.
• Proven analytical skills using Power BI, Tableau or Excel for large cost datasets.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence cross‑functional teams.

Required skills

• Azure
• AWS
• Azure Cost Management
• AWS Cost Explorer
• Terraform
• ARM templates
• CloudFormation
• Python
• PowerShell
• Bash
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Excel