FinOps Leader: Cloud Cost Optimisation & Advisory (Hybrid)

FinOps Weekly; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Disability or neurodiversity related'‑

Job summary

Softcat is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to help enterprise clients manage cloud spend within the FinOps framework. You will act as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance, and shaping long-term customer strategies across multiple clients.

You will mentor junior team members and run one-to-one meetings to develop the next generation of FinOps Analysts. You will work in a hybrid environment with flexible hours to accommodate client needs and internal development.

Qualifications

• Extensive FinOps knowledge.
• FinOps Practitioner Certification.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Certifications in AZ900 and AWS Certified Practitioner.
• Extensive experience in multi-cloud cost optimisation.
• Experience with cloud cost management tools such as CloudHealth, Cloudability, Flexera, and native tools.
• Ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders in enterprise customer environments.
• Willingness to use your own skills and the team’s expertise to solve problems and support more junior colleagues.
• Ownership of your own learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted advisor relationships with enterprise-scale clients.
• Serve as the FinOps subject matter expert within Softcat.
• Define long-term customer goals and lead initiatives that support FinOps adoption.
• Use cloud management and native tooling to analyse and act on FinOps data.
• Produce reporting on cost visibility and optimisation for relevant client stakeholders.
• Provide break/fix support for cloud management solutions through ServiceNow.
• Improve FinOps processes and practices, including identifying opportunities and applying best practice.
• Help drive service improvements and identify efficiency gains within the team.
• Conduct one-to-one meetings with team members.
• Mentor junior colleagues.

Skills

FinOps knowledge

FinOps Practitioner Certification

AWS/Azure/GCP

AZ900 AWS Practitioner Certifications

Multi-cloud cost optimisation

Cloud cost management tools

Stakeholder management

Mentoring juniors

Continuous learning

Tools

CloudHealth

Cloudability

Flexera

Native cloud tools

Job description

Softcat is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to help enterprise clients manage cloud spend within the FinOps framework. You will act as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance, and shaping long-term customer strategies across multiple clients.

You will mentor junior team members and run one-to-one meetings to develop the next generation of FinOps Analysts. You will work in a hybrid environment with flexible hours to accommodate client needs and internal development.