Cloud FinOps Tech Specialist

About The Business
Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation.

Quilter oversees £126.3 billion in customer investments (as of August It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues.

Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it's the perfect time to join us

About The Role
Level: 4

Department: Technology

Location: Southampton or London

Contract type: Permanent

Reporting into Head of Technology Delivery the
Cloud FinOps Tech Specialist
, is a new, integral role working with technologists across the organisation to drive cloud cost efficiency.

Working at the intersection of finance, engineering and DevOps – you will be responsible for leading on all FinOps practices, advising on cost optimisation and supporting with cloud service adoption.

This role plays a critical part in managing cloud spend, forecasting usage, and driving financial accountability across Quilter's technology and business teams. Partnering with the Technology Commercial & Strategic Resourcing Lead to develop a FinOps framework to maximise the business value of cloud.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the financial operations of cloud services across the organisation, ensuring that they are cost-effective and aligned with business priorities
• Collaborating with the Technology Commercial & Strategic Resourcing Lead to launch a FinOps Champions Programme that fosters a cultural shift towards proactive and accountable cloud cost management
• Deliver expert technical guidance on cloud governance, cost optimisation, and best practice implementation
• Define and implement tagging and usage policies to support effective cloud governance and cost transparency
• Promote financial accountability for cloud spend through collaboration between engineering, finance and business teams
• Partnering with engineering, security, infrastructure, and finance teams to align cloud usage with financial and strategic goals
• Identify and drive cost-saving opportunities (e.g., rightsizing, scheduling, tooling)
• Ensure consistent application of tagging and cost allocation standards to maintain transparency and control across cloud environments
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on cloud financial performance
• Collaborate with procurement, finance, and compliance teams to ensure alignment and regulatory adherence
• Educate users, engineering, and product teams on designing and operating cost-aware architectures to promote responsible cloud usage
• Support audits and internal reviews related to cloud spend and financial controls

About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have the following skills/experience:

• Strong technical understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their pricing models
• Expertise in Azure services, networking and security principles
• Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices
• Proven experience in cloud financial management (FinOps) within a financial services or regulated environment
• Ability to research, analyse and present data-driven insights to technical leaders
• Experience with cloud cost management tools
• Analytical mindset, with strong commercial and financial acumen
• Ability to think and act strategically
• Strong technical problem-solving abilities to address complex cloud-related issues
• Influence and stakeholder management skills across all levels and disciplines
• Demonstrates credibility, professionalism and strong personal integrity and acts as a role model for the Quilter values – Pioneering, Dependable, Stronger Together.

*Inclusion & Diversity*
We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

*Values
Do the right thing:*
We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.

Always curious:
We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we're one step ahead of our clients' needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.

Embrace challenge:
We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.

Stronger together:
Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

*Core Benefits
Holiday:*
182 hours (26 days)

Quilter Incentive Scheme:
All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.

Pension Scheme:
A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.

Private Medical Insurance:
Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.

Life Assurance:
4x your salary.

Income Protection:
75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.

Healthcare Cash Plan:
Jersey employees only

In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.