FinOps Engineer

This is a true Lead FinOps role - not a junior cost-optimisation analyst. They're looking for someone who has been there, seen it, done it across FinOps process maturity, cloud cost governance, cross-team collaboration, and cloud financial management.

The person will take ownership of:

• FinOps practices, guardrails, policies & controls
• Working across engineering, infrastructure, product, and finance teams
• Leading cloud cost optimisation across Azure and ideally AWS
• Driving accountability, transparency, and reporting
• Ensuring cloud cost models support upcoming major AI investment

This role sits in Infrastructure today but is expected to grow into a larger FinOps function later.

• Deep experience in FinOps, ideally working in a mature FinOps culture
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft licensing, Azure cost structures, EA agreements, reservations, savings plans
• Broad understanding of Azure architectures
• Bonus: exposure to AWS cost management
• Strong processes/control mindset: tagging standards, budgets, governance

Soft Skills

• Exceptional communication & stakeholder management
• Must be comfortable working across Product, DevOps, Infra & Finance
• Able to challenge teams respectfully and influence spend behaviour
• Senior enough to talk to directors, CTO, product leadership