Senior FinOps Analyst: Cloud Cost Optimisation & Strategy

Softcat; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Softcat is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to lead cloud cost optimisation across AWS, Azure and GCP for enterprise clients. You will form trusted advisor relationships, set long-term goals, and drive FinOps adoption using leading tooling.

You will also mentor junior staff, report on cost visibility, and work to maximise the value customers obtain from the cloud in a hybrid, customer-facing environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive FinOps knowledge and practices across multi-cloud environments.
• FinOps Practitioner Certification required; Engineer certification desired.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure and GCP cost management.
• Proven ability to optimise cloud spend and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Experience with CloudHealth, Cloudability, Flexera or equivalent tooling.
• Ability to build relationships with enterprise customers and mentor juniors.

Responsibilities

• Form trusted advisor relationships with enterprise scale clients.
• Act as a FinOps SME within Softcat.
• Set long-term goals with customers and drive FinOps adoption.
• Utilise cloud management tooling to leverage FinOps data.
• Provide detailed reporting on cost visibility and optimisation.
• Provide break/fix support for cloud management solutions via ServiceNow.
• Continuously improve FinOps processes and practices.
• Develop and drive the service forward with efficiency opportunities.
• Run 1-to-1s with team members and mentor junior staff.

Skills

FinOps knowledge

FinOps Certification

AWS

Azure

GCP

Cost optimisation

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Learning ownership

Tools

CloudHealth

Cloudability

Flexera

Native cloud tools

Job description

Softcat is seeking a Senior FinOps Analyst to lead cloud cost optimisation across AWS, Azure and GCP for enterprise clients. You will form trusted advisor relationships, set long-term goals, and drive FinOps adoption using leading tooling.

You will also mentor junior staff, report on cost visibility, and work to maximise the value customers obtain from the cloud in a hybrid, customer-facing environment.