Cloud FinOps Analyst

FinOps Weekly; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly in the United Kingdom seeks a Cloud FinOps Analyst to drive financial accountability, cost transparency, and optimisation across Azure and Snowflake environments. You will partner with Engineering, Data, Cloud Operations, and Finance to shape governance and support value realisation.

The role combines financial modelling with technical insight, leading cost-saving initiatives, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, including tagging, guardrails, and chargeback/showback models, with

Qualifications

• Strong financial analysis including spend modelling, forecasting, and communicating insights.
• Knowledge of cloud pricing models and platform fundamentals (Azure, Snowflake).
• Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost management tools.
• Experience using cloud-native cost portals.
• Ability to collaborate with Finance and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Persistent and proactive approach to cost improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead FinOps optimisation across Azure, Snowflake, and related data platforms.
• Analyse cloud and Snowflake spend, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• Implement and monitor cost-saving measures (rightsizing, scheduling, warehouse optimisation, waste reduction).
• Develop and enforce cost governance (tagging, budgeting, guardrails, accountability).
• Oversee cost observability through Kubecost, Snowflake dashboards, and cloud cost portals.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and financial reporting for cloud and Snowflake.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cloud pricing models

FinOps practices

Cloud cost management tools

Cloud cost portals

Collaborate with finance/tech teams

Communication skills

Proactiveness

Tools

Kubecost

Snowflake dashboards

Power BI

KQL

AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)

Job description

Cloud FinOps Analyst

About the Role

The Cloud FinOps Analyst will drive financial accountability, cost transparency, and optimisation across Azure and Snowflake environments. The role will help shape and govern cloud financial management practices, supporting efficient consumption and value realisation across cloud and data platforms. Working with Engineering, Data, Cloud Operations, and Finance, the analyst will lead FinOps optimisation initiatives, establish governance frameworks, and oversee AKS cost observability. The role combines financial analysis with technical insight to improve visibility, planning, and cost ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead FinOps optimisation across Azure, Snowflake, and related data platforms.
• Analyse cloud and Snowflake spend, identify trends, and recommend financial and technical improvements.
• Implement and monitor cost-saving measures, including rightsizing, workload scheduling, warehouse optimisation, and waste reduction.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce cost governance frameworks covering tagging, budgeting, guardrails, and accountability.
• Oversee cost observability through Kubecost, Snowflake dashboards, and cloud cost portals.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and financial reporting for cloud and Snowflake platforms.
• Support chargeback and showback models.
• Partner with Finance, Engineering, Cloud Operations, and Data teams to embed cost awareness and shared ownership of optimisation outcomes.
• Support planning cycles and communicate cost insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Skills

• Strong financial analysis skills, including spend modelling, forecasting, and communicating insights.
• Knowledge of cloud pricing models and platform fundamentals, including Azure and Snowflake.
• Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost management tools.
• Experience using cloud-native cost portals.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Finance and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Persistent and proactive approach, with the ability to navigate organisational complexity and deliver cost improvements.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Kubecost.
• Knowledge of KQL.

Cloud Platforms & Technologies

Cloud Providers: Azure

Data Platforms: Snowflake

Containers & Kubernetes: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

FinOps & Cost Management: Kubecost, cloud-native cost portals, Snowflake dashboards

Reporting & BI: Power BI

Query Languages: KQL

FinOps Responsibilities

• Analyse Azure and Snowflake consumption and spend.
• Identify and implement rightsizing, scheduling, warehouse optimisation, and waste-reduction opportunities.
• Establish cost visibility through Kubecost, Snowflake dashboards, and cloud cost portals.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and financial reporting.
• Develop chargeback and showback models.
• Implement tagging, guardrails, and accountability processes.
• Track budget performance and optimisation outcomes.
• Promote cost-aware decision-making across Finance, Engineering, Cloud Operations, and Data teams.

Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to lead FinOps optimisation across Azure, Snowflake, and AKS environments. It combines financial modelling, cloud cost governance, and technical analysis. You will work cross-functionally with Finance and technology teams to improve cost visibility and support measurable optimisation outcomes.