Senior Cloud FinOps Lead: Multi-Cloud Cost & Governance

Cloudera; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO policy

Flexible WFH policy

Wellness programs

Expense reimbursement for phone/intr-

Job summary

Cloudera in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Cloud FinOps Lead to maximise the value of our cloud investments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will partner with Finance, Procurement and Product Engineering to drive cost governance, smarter decision making and automation across global cloud estates.

This senior, hands-on role delivers measurable savings, strengthens governance, and grows a mature FinOps practice while mentoring cost owners across departments and enabling cost-aware

Qualifications

• Significant FinOps experience in a large multi-cloud enterprise.
• Strong understanding of cloud pricing and billing models across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Hands-on experience with FinOps platforms (e.g., CloudZero) and cost visibility tools.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud financial operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP, aligning usage and spend with business goals.
• Build and evolve cost governance frameworks for tagging, budgets, and commitment management (RIs, Savings Plans).
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to embed cost efficiency into architectures, CI/CD, and lifecycle management.
• Lead analysis and reporting using CloudZero, providing dashboards and monthly reviews.
• Work with Finance on forecasting, variance analysis, and cost allocation to ensure budgets are accurate.
• Develop business cases for optimisation, automation, and migration initiatives.
• Drive the FinOps Champion Programme and mentor cost owners across departments.
• Collaborate with Procurement on cloud contracts, renewals, and negotiations.

Skills

FinOps

Cost optimization

Cloud architecture

Pricing models

Stakeholder comms

Data analysis

CloudZero

Tools

CloudZero

Job description

Cloudera in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Cloud FinOps Lead to maximise the value of our cloud investments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will partner with Finance, Procurement and Product Engineering to drive cost governance, smarter decision making and automation across global cloud estates.

This senior, hands-on role delivers measurable savings, strengthens governance, and grows a mature FinOps practice while mentoring cost owners across departments and enabling cost-aware