FinOps Consultant

5 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Robertson Sumner Full time

AWS FinOps Consultant (Contract)

Location:
UK (remote / hybrid options)

Duration:
6 months initially

IR35:
Outside

Overview

Our client is embarking on a major on-premises to AWS migration and requires an experienced
AWS FinOps Consultant
to establish the financial operations framework that will guide and control this transformation.

This role will be responsible for building the FinOps capability from the ground up - defining processes, implementing tooling, and embedding best practices to ensure cloud adoption is cost-effective, transparent, and aligned to business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a
    FinOps operating model
    for AWS, including governance, reporting, and cultural adoption.
  • Define and enforce
    cost allocation, tagging, and chargeback/showback frameworks
    across multi-account AWS environments.
  • Collaborate with
    Cloud Architecture, Finance, and Procurement
    teams to integrate AWS cost management into existing business processes.
  • Establish
    guardrails, budgets, and alerts
    to prevent cost overruns and ensure accountability.
  • Select, configure, or advise on
    FinOps tooling
    (e.g., CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, AWS Cost Explorer, native AWS Budgets).
  • Develop
    dashboards and KPI reporting
    to drive cost visibility and optimisation.
  • Lead the
    education and enablement
    of engineering and finance stakeholders on FinOps principles.
  • Support
    business case development, TCO modelling, and forecasting
    for the migration programme.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Demonstrable experience in
    building or maturing FinOps practices
    within AWS environments.
  • Deep understanding of
    AWS cost management, billing structures, and tagging strategies
    .
  • Experience defining and delivering
    cost optimisation and governance frameworks
    .
  • Familiarity with
    FinOps tooling
    such as CloudHealth, Apptio Cloudability, CloudZero, nOps, or similar.
  • Ability to work across
    technical and commercial teams
    , translating cost data into actionable insights.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills at both technical and executive levels.
  • FinOps Certified Practitioner or equivalent experience desirable.

Desirable

  • Experience in
    cloud migration or transformation programmes
    .
  • Exposure to
    multi-cloud or hybrid cost management
    .
  • Knowledge of
    governance, compliance, and automation
    in cloud cost management.

Engagement Details

  • Start date:
    ASAP
  • Contract length:
    6 months
  • IR35:
    Outside
  • Rate:
    Negotiable day rate

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