Cloud Cost Optimization Specialist

2 weeks ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Allen & Overy Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Cost Optimization Specialist to join our Technology Services department at Allen & Overy. As a key member of our IT Service Management team, you will be responsible for defining, implementing, and evolving our FinOps function, ensuring the cost-effectiveness of our cloud operating model.

Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the development of our FinOps strategy and governance processes, ensuring process efficiencies and minimizing commercial risk and exposure.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud services and resources, maximizing the value of our investment in cloud technologies.
  • Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with key FinOps processes, including optimization, tagging, and cost management.
  • Apply knowledge of cloud contracting, commitment, and economics to negotiate cloud contracts with Procurement and In-House Legal teams.
  • Monitor cloud usage, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with financial policies and cloud best practices.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage reserved instances, savings plans, and other cost-saving mechanisms.
  • Conduct reconciliations of cloud provider invoicing to ensure accurate billing and financial reporting.
  • Collaborate with Finance and IT teams to establish cloud budgets and develop accurate forecasts based on usage patterns.
  • Optimize cloud costs by identifying opportunities to reduce costs, optimize usage, and negotiate contracts with cloud providers.
  • Work closely with engineering and development teams to align infrastructure with our cloud cost goals.
  • Develop and enforce FinOps policies and best practices to ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
  • Develop effective financial reporting and conduct detailed data analysis to provide insights into cloud usage, costs, and performance for Executives, Senior Management, Product Owners, and Cloud Engineers.
Requirements
  • Practical experience in a dedicated FinOps role, ideally within the professional services sector.
  • Proven experience of managing cloud cost consumption for one of the big three public cloud providers (Microsoft, AWS, GCP).
  • Proven experience of delivering FinOps projects and initiatives.
  • Good understanding of cloud cost management, optimization techniques, and billing for cloud platforms.
  • Knowledge of cloud contracting, commitment, licensing models, and cloud strategies.
  • Proven experience of financial modeling and data analysis principles, collating information from various sources.
  • Experience with cloud cost management tools.
  • Highly motivated, self-starter, who will undertake all activities to the highest professional standards.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both orally and written.
  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities working across functions or projects as required.
  • High level of personal credibility, impact, and influence with a proven ability to work effectively and persuasively at all levels of the business.
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships at all levels across the firm.
  • Experience of working in a global environment across international locations with an appreciation of multiple cultures.

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