(Senior) Consultant FinOps & IT Cost Management (Financial Services) (w/m/d)

FinOps Weekly; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Training and development opportunities

Career growth and learning curve

Job summary

EY’s Digital Engineering & Emerging Technologies team advises financial institutions on FinOps strategy and cloud cost management across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including OpenShift and Databricks. The role supports banks, insurers, and asset managers to mature cloud cost governance and operating models, delivering optimization frameworks and AI-driven use cases.

Candidates should have a degree in CS, informatics, industrial engineering, business, or math, with strong FinOps knowledge and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost management.
• Familiarity with hyperscaler platforms AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong German (C1) and English communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct FinOps maturity assessments.
• Analyse cloud spend and governance gaps.
• Develop cloud optimisation frameworks.
• Contribute to Agentic AI-based FinOps use cases.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud Cost Mgmt

ITSM

Stakeholder comms

Data analysis

Hyperscaler knowledge

OpenShift

Databricks

Apptio

ServiceNow

Education

Computer Science

Business Informatics

Industrial Engineering

Business Administration

Mathematics

Tools

IBM/Apptio

ServiceNow

Flexera

Job description

## Job Description## About the RoleThis role sits within EY’s Digital Engineering & Emerging Technologies team and focuses on advising financial institutions on FinOps strategy and cloud cost management. The work covers hyperscale cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, and Azure, as well as platforms including OpenShift and Databricks.The position supports banks, insurers, and asset managers in improving cloud cost maturity, strengthening governance, and building operating models for cloud financial management. It also contributes to the development of optimization frameworks and tools that help identify and visualise savings opportunities.## Key Responsibilities– Support FinOps maturity assessments, including analysis of cloud cost maturity, gap analysis across processes, governance, and team capabilities, and review of FinOps tooling landscapes – Help develop cloud optimisation frameworks, FinOps-as-Code roadmaps, and ITSM-driven governance models – Contribute to target operating model implementation, including automated, policy-driven optimisation execution and deployment of agentic AI-based FinOps use cases – Create and use EY assets such as rapid assessment tools, cloud cost optimisation frameworks, lever books, and operating model blueprints – Analyse and structure cloud spend data – Develop shared cost allocation models based on usage – Visualise savings potential for financial services clients## Required Skills– Completed degree in one of the following, or a comparable field: – Computer Science – Business Informatics – Industrial Engineering – Business Administration – Mathematics – Initial knowledge of cloud cost management, FinOps, or IT controlling – Basic understanding of hyperscaler platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure – Ideally, familiarity with FinOps tooling solutions such as IBM/Apptio, ServiceNow, or Flexera – Very good communication skills in German, at least C1 level – Very good communication skills in English## Cloud Platforms & Technologies### Cloud Providers – AWS – GCP – Azure### Platforms – OpenShift – Databricks### FinOps Platforms – IBM/Apptio – ServiceNow – Flexera### Concepts and Approaches – FinOps – FinOps-as-Code – ITSM – Agentic AI## FinOps Responsibilities– Conduct FinOps maturity assessments – Analyse cloud cost maturity and identify gaps in processes, governance, and team capabilities – Review and assess FinOps tooling landscapes – Develop cloud optimisation frameworks – Design FinOps-as-Code roadmaps – Build ITSM-driven governance models – Support automated, policy-based optimisation execution – Contribute to Agentic AI-based FinOps use cases – Analyse cloud spend and develop usage-based shared cost allocation models – Identify and visualise savings potential## Benefits– Work in high-performing, cross-functional teams using innovative technologies – Flexible and inclusive working environment – Support for different life situations – Training and development opportunities, both on and off the job – Opportunity for strong professional growth and a steep learning curve## Useful Links– Careers Page: https://www.ey.com/en\\_gl/careers – Financial Services: https://www.ey.com/en\\_gl/financial-services – Kununu: https://www.kununu.com/ – Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/## Why You Might Be InterestedThis role offers the chance to work on FinOps strategy and cloud cost management for major financial services clients across banking, insurance, and asset management. It combines advisory work with practical implementation across cloud platforms and governance models. The position also provides exposure to modern FinOps tooling, operating model design, and AI-supported optimisation use cases. For candidates looking to build expertise in cloud financial management in a professional services environment, it offers a strong learning and development setting.