The successful candidate will combine financial operations (FinOps) expertise with deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deep understanding of Azure Cloud Services and architectures, pricing models, and billing structures
• Ensure that the appropriate Azure Services are used in each environment to avoid overspending
• Establish and track KPIs for Azure Cloud Financial Performance
• Collaborate with the platform teams to ensure that the Cost Financial Management tooling is configured accurately across all environments
• Construct dashboards to analyse costs trends and anomalies
• Automate the configuration and management of Cloud Financial Management tooling via APIs
• Configure pipelines that run daily/nightly/weekly for automatic updates of these configurations and automatic reports generation
• Ensure that the tagging standards are respected and new guidelines are implemented
• Collaborate with application teams to understand their approaches and designs to optimise performance and costs
• Keep up to date with industry trends to advise business collaborators and customers on using the latest services to improve cost/performance ratios

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years working experience with Azure Cloud Services and performing optimisations via rightsizing/modernisation
• Experience working with REST APIs and crafting automation based on REST APIs
• Experience with object-oriented programming in at least one language: Python preferred
• At least 5+ years experience in a large-scale organisation in a similar role
• Experience with bash scripting or PowerShell scripting
• Excellent debugging skills and a proactive attitude when performing deep dive analysis
• Fluent English language verbal and written communication skills are required

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with the FinOps Foundation framework
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
• Knowledge of roles and permissions at cloud level, having experience with RBAC management and least privileged access
• Working experience with a public Cloud Financial Cost Management product
• Understanding of common financial terms, key drivers, and concepts used by Technology, Finance, Procurement, Accounts Payable and Receivable teams

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