Cloud FinOps Practitioner

  • Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
  • Oct 30, 2025
Contractor Telecommunications

Job Description

Cloud FinOps Practitioner - Azure / GCP, Cost Management

Up to £800 per day (Inside IR35 - Umbrella)

London / Manchester - Hybrid (Must be UK Based)

6 Months initial contract

My client is an instantly recognisable brand who urgently require a Cloud FinOps Practitioner with excellent understanding of public Cloud Platforms (Azure or GCP) and proven experience in Cloud Cost Management, Operations and / or Financial Analysis, with experience of translating data into insights that drive action.

Key Requirements:

  • Proven expertise in Cloud FinOps (Azure / GCP) with previous experience in a large, complex Enterprise scale organisation
  • proven experience in Cloud Cost Management, Operations and / or Financial Analysis
  • Good understanding of public Cloud Platforms (Azure or GCP) and their billing models
  • Ability to build and maintain dashboards and reports that give actionable insight into usage and costs
  • Previous experience of facilitating conversations between Finance, Product, Leadership and Engineering teams to align decisions with budget and business priorities
  • Capability to embed and promote tagging, allocation and cost accountability models
  • Ability to identify cost saving opportunities and guide teams on how to implement
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have:

  • FinOps Foundation certification (Practitioner / Professional)
  • Demonstrable experience of working in organisations undergoing complex Cloud migrations
  • Familiarity with FinOps frameworks, tooling and maturity models
  • Expertise in running workshops / training sessions
  • Immediate availability

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