Azure FinOps Lead: Cloud Cost & Governance

FinOps Weekly; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on NEXT products

Company bonuses

Sharesave scheme

On-site nursery (OFSTED)

Job summary

NEXT is seeking a Senior Cloud FinOps Analyst to enhance the FinOps practice with a focus on Microsoft Azure. You will design financial governance policies, drive cost optimization, and collaborate with engineering, DevOps, finance and procurement to manage cloud investments.

You will build dashboards in Power BI to visualize spending and support budgeting and forecasting. The role emphasizes training teams to improve financial governance and evaluating FinOps maturity for continuous improvement

Qualifications

• FinOps Certification and understanding of core FinOps principles.
• Azure Cost Management and Infracost experience with cloud cost controls.
• Data modeling and reporting with Power BI and Google Sheets.
• Automation and scripting for cost monitoring (PowerShell).
• Strong collaboration across engineering, DevOps, finance and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop FinOps frameworks and cost governance policies across teams.
• Drive cost optimization in Azure services and usage tracking.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed FinOps into workflows.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards for spending visibility.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting and Azure spend forecasts with finance.

Skills

FinOps Certification

Azure & FinOps Tooling

Data Analysis

Automation & Scripting

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Analytical Mindset

Tools

Azure Cost Management

Infracost

Power BI

Google Sheets

PowerShell

Job description

NEXT is seeking a Senior Cloud FinOps Analyst to enhance the FinOps practice with a focus on Microsoft Azure. You will design financial governance policies, drive cost optimization, and collaborate with engineering, DevOps, finance and procurement to manage cloud investments.

You will build dashboards in Power BI to visualize spending and support budgeting and forecasting. The role emphasizes training teams to improve financial governance and evaluating FinOps maturity for continuous improvement