Job Vacancy Cloud FinOps Administrator

Responsible for providing technical expertise in managing and optimising cloud resources, focusing on cloud waste reduction and enabling internal teams. This role involves implementing cloud cost-saving measures, collaborating with the FinOps Specialist, documenting processes, supporting training, and ensuring a smooth handover to the internal FinOps team. The Cloud FinOps Administrator is a newly created position within Capita and will be responsible for providing technical expertise in managing and optimising cloud resources, focusing on cloud waste reduction and enabling internal teams. This role involves implementing cloud cost-saving measures, collaborating with the FinOps Specialist, documenting processes, supporting training, and ensuring a smooth handover to the internal FinOps team.

What you'll be doing:

-Technical Implementation and Optimisation: Identify and document cloud workload usage patterns and resource allocations, and collaborate with subscription owners to implement optimisation levers such as right-sizing VMs. Use cloud portals and CLI tools to quickly optimise resource consumption, focusing on quick wins that are achievable within the engagement timeframe.

-Work closely with the FinOps Specialist to implement their recommendations, ensuring that optimisation strategies are executed efficiently and effectively across all cloud resources.

-Cloud Waste Reduction: Offer guidance and technical support on reducing cloud waste by identifying inefficiencies and applying best practices across Azure and AWS platforms.

-Execution of FinOps Recommendations: Take ownership of executing the cost optimisation strategies and recommendations provided by the FinOps Specialist, focusing on tangible results in reducing cloud waste and optimising resource usage. Support and Training: Provide guidance on cloud waste reduction to subscription owners and support training and upskilling sessions for internal teams, ensuring they are equipped to manage cloud resources efficiently.

-Develop and Document Processes: Create comprehensive documentation of processes, policies, and optimisation strategies, including identifying further opportunities for using cloud-native services and third-party tools.

-Support Handover Process: Collaborate with the Project Manager and the FinOps Specialist to prepare and execute the handover plan to the newly hired internal FinOps team, ensuring all processes and policies are effectively communicated. Conduct upskilling sessions to ensure a smooth transition.

-Leverage FinOps Tools: Utilise various FinOps tools to monitor and optimise cloud resource usage, ensuring alignment with cost-saving objectives.

What we're looking for:

-Extensive Experience: Extensive experience with cloud administration on Azure and AWS, ideally holding certifications such as Azure Administrator or AWS SysOps.

-Technical Proficiency: Strong technical skills in cloud resource management and optimisation, with expertise in using tools like Azure Portal and CLI.

-Proficiency with FinOps Tools: Experience using FinOps tools, to manage and optimise cloud costs.

-Documentation Skills: Ability to effectively document technical processes, changes, and optimisation strategies, ensuring clear communication and future reference.

-Leadership and Coordination: Ability to lead technical initiatives, coordinating with subscription owners, the FinOps team, and other stakeholders to implement cost-saving measures.

-Outstanding Communication: Strong communication skills to guide and support internal teams through training and upskilling sessions.

-Results-Driven: Focused on delivering results quickly and efficiently, with an emphasis on identifying and implementing cost-out measures during the engagement.

-Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills to identify optimisation opportunities and implement them effectively, ensuring long-term cloud cost efficiency.

-Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage with stakeholders across the organisation, ensuring alignment with cloud cost-saving goals and effective handover to the internal FinOps team.

-Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated with the latest cloud administration and FinOps practices, ensuring ongoing optimisation of cloud resources.

What's in it for you?

-A competitive basic salary

-23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

-The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

-Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and