ROLE OVERVIEW
The Senior Executive, Cloud FinOps supports the management and
optimization of cloud and technology-related expenditures across the
organization. This role is responsible for assisting in cloud cost monitoring,
billing analysis, forecasting, reporting, vendor administration, and financial
governance activities across AWS, Microsoft, VMware, software subscriptions,
and other technology services.
The
ideal candidate possesses a combination of cloud operations knowledge,
analytical skills, and financial awareness to support cost optimization
initiatives and maintain cloud financial transparency. The role works closely
with engineering, finance, procurement, and vendor partners to ensure accurate
cost allocation, reporting, and governance.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Cloud Financial Operations &
Governance
- Assist in monitoring and managing cloud services
across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and marketplace consumption models
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Support cloud cost optimization activities such as
shutting down unused resources, optimizing storage, rightsizing services, and
removing unused resources.
- Drive savings opportunities to engineering teams,
technology leads, and executive stakeholders
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Maintain accurate tagging compliance and cost allocation
records across business units and environments.
- Monitor and reconcile monthly usage, cost centre
allocations, and service tagging across environments (Dev, Test, Prod)
- Build and maintain billing dashboards and reports
using Power BI, Microsoft Excel, or equivalent tools
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Prepare regular cloud financial reports, dashboards, and
management summaries.
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Assist in identifying spending anomalies, unexpected
cost increases, and optimization opportunities.
Infrastructure & Technical Foundation
- Apply foundational knowledge in infrastructure
domains including server farms, networking, databases, and storage systems
- Participate in cloud scaling strategies such as
scheduled shutdowns, rightsizing, instance consolidation, and auto-scaling
policies
- Collaborate with
Cloud Engineering, Architecture, and Software Engineering teams to
optimize cloud deployments for cost efficiency, reliability, and
operational effectiveness.
- Analyze
cloud consumption trends and prepare recommendations for management
review.
Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Engagement
- Assist in sourcing
and procurement exercises, including RFI, RFQ, and RFP in close
collaboration with finance and procurement teams to ensure optimal value
and compliance.
- Support the lifecycle of enterprise agreements
such as AWS EDP, VMWare ELA, Microsoft EA, etc
Cost Optimization & Commercial
Strategy
- Assist in commercial opportunities including underutilized
resources, rightsizing of compute and storage, and consolidation of software
licenses and subscriptions.
- Assist in cloud spend efficiency and avoid
unnecessary commitments through predictive modelling and usage analysis.
- Support cost management, automation, and cross
department collaboration to deliver measurable savings.
WHAT
DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
Qualifications
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A Bachelor’s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, or
Professional Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information
Technology, or a related field.
Work
Experience
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3–5 years of relevant experience in Cloud FinOps, Cloud
Operation and software licenses & digital subscriptions (M365, Jira,
Grafana, etc), with a focus on financial governance, cost optimization, and
vendor management
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3-5 years of experience in cloud operations and
engineering, with a strong focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Experience with financial services industry or
regulated environments is highly advantageous
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Exposure to budgeting, cost analysis, procurement, or
vendor management activities is advantageous.
Skills
& Competencies
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Good understanding of cloud service models and
pricing structures with strong focus on AWS.
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Exposure to Reserved
Instances, Savings Plans, and cloud cost management practices.
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Hands-on experience with Power BI, Excel pivot modeling,
or equivalent financial visualization
tools
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with
attention to detail.
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Good understanding to
sourcing/tender processes such as RFP/RFQ/RFI
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Experience with cloud engineering and
automation and DevOps-related activities is an added advantage
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Knowledge of audit, compliance, and security
requirements, with experience implementing controls and preventive measures to
meet organizational standards.
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Good communication and stakeholder management skills.