FinOps Cloud Engineering Lead

FinOps Cloud Engineering Lead

Do you have experience working in the FinOps domain ?

Are you interested to help a business optimize their cloud financial operations ?
 

About our Team

As a Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps) Lead Engineer, you will help optimize our cloud financial operations by working closely with Engineering Leadership, Finance, and individual Engineering teams to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance.
 

About the Role

This multifaceted position requires a good blend of technical understanding, financial acumen, and strategic thinking. You will be an advocate for FinOps cloud best practices and will be a subject matter expert in cloud financials.
 

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with engineering teams to analyse cloud usage patterns, identify cost drivers, and implement strategies to optimize expenses.
• Developing and enforce financial governance policies and procedures to maintain budget adherence and cost control.
• Mentoring and coach engineering teams to help foster a culture of cost awareness and accountability.
• Assisting in the development of accurate and comprehensive financial forecasts and budgets for engineering projects.
• Providing regular updates on actual spending versus budgeted amounts, offering insights into any discrepancies.
• Evaluating & manage FinOps tools (ex CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer/CID) to automate cost management processes, streamline reporting, and enhance visibility

Requirements

• Have prior experience with Cloud cost management and can demonstrate analytical and quantitative skills with hands-on experience
• Have experience with on cloud demand forecasting, cost optimization, capacity planning, cloud utilization, spend modelling and cost savings strategy development.
• Able to show a proficient working understanding of AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud computing platform and its pricing dynamics.
• Have a good understanding of application development environments, database, data management and infrastructure capabilities and constraints.
• Have working experience with AWS tagging benefits and limitations.
• Show experience with Python or similar automation/scripting languages knowledge.
• Possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and outstanding customer service abilities

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
 

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
• Wellbeing programs
• Life assurance
• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
• Save As You Earn share option scheme
• Travel Season ticket loan
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Optional Dental Insurance
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
• Access to extensive learning and development resources
• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.