FinOps Analyst

Softcat PLC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in the UK seeks a Cloud Intelligence Analyst to support clients in managing their cloud estate. Responsibilities include forming client relationships, optimizing cloud usage with CloudHealth, and onboarding clients. Ideal candidates will have cloud knowledge, AWS and Azure familiarity, and strong communication skills. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Extra holiday on birthday and Christmas

Opportunity for incentive trips

Technology vouchers and discounts

Access to perks and flexible benefits portal

Support for maternity, paternity, and adoption

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and terminology.
• Previous experience in presenting or excellent communication skills.
• Confident using Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Form relationships with key CIS clients.
• Utilize CloudHealth for cloud optimisation.
• Onboard clients to CloudHealth platform.

Skills

Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure

Knowledge of AWS and Azure technology

Communication skills

Use of Microsoft applications

Industry certifications in AWS and/or Azure

Education

CloudHealth vendor certification (or working towards it)

Job description

Overview

Do you want to join the UK's largest and fastest growing Technology Solutions Provider? Do you love FinOps and want to join a hugely successful, incredible team? Join our Asset Intelligence team. The Asset Intelligence team provides a range of proactive services to assist clients with managing their estate and software procurement. Softcat is a £1billion+ technology solutions business and trusted partner to names like Apple, Microsoft and Adobe. We offer a growing portfolio of services including software licensing, cyber security and IT infrastructure, and we give our technical teams the tools and support to make exciting things happen. This is where to achieve more for your career. Do you want to make change happen by joining a team that never stands still?

As a Cloud Intelligence Analyst, you will be expected to proactively support clients within the Cloud Intelligence Service (CIS) to analyse, optimise and manage their Cloud estate.

Responsibilities

• Forming trusted advisor relationships with key CIS clients
• Utilising industry leading cloud optimisation solution (CloudHealth) to proactively manage clients Cloud estate
• Performing end to end technical onboarding of clients Cloud estate into the CloudHealth platform
• Providing detailed reporting as part of a scheduled service
• Identifying cost savings and infrastructure optimisation opportunities in clients public cloud environments
• Providing ad hoc support to all clients. Resolve all service requests that are logged by CIS clients

What we need from you

• Ideally, you will have knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure and terminology
• Knowledge of AWS and Azure technology
• You will also be expected to have, or work towards the CloudHealth vendor certification
• Previous experience either in presenting or hold excellent communication skills
• Confident using Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc
• Industry certifications in AWS and/or Azure

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are real and can get in the way of meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply - we would love to hear from you!

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Flexible working

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Locations

Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Marlow, Newcastle, South Coast

Benefits

• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday - two days extra holiday on top of your usual entitlement on your birthday and at Christmas
• Trips - opportunity to qualify for Director hosted lunches and annual incentive trips
• Vouchers - technology vouchers, activity passes, restaurant discount card
• Partner/family Benefits - option to add your partner/family to some benefits
• Perklife - access to our perks and flexible benefits portal
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support - two extra holidays on top of usual entitlement on birthday and Christmas

Disability or neurodiversity? We provide support or adjustments during recruitment. Any information you share will be treated in confidence. You can learn more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion.

We do not prohibit AI in our application process and encourage authenticity in your submission.

Locations available: Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Marlow, Newcastle, South Coast.