Role Overview
Global Technology is seeking a support specialist with expertise in public cloud platforms and cost management. This role is crucial in helping TP ICAP optimise cloud usage, implement cost management strategies, and maintain clear visibility of our cloud consumption.
As a key support function, you will work closely with Engineering teams to guide cloud resource management, implement cost-saving strategies, and ensure cloud expenditures align with the organisation's growth objectives. You will also collaborate with engineering and procurement teams, acting as a bridge between finance and technology to support efficient cloud operations.
Role Responsibilities
·Extract and analyse large-scale, complex data from cloud billing and usage platforms.
·Create and maintain automated dashboards and reporting tools that provide real-time visibility into costs for both technical and financial stakeholders.
·Support continuous improvement of self-service spend analytics by presenting data with meaningful metrics, patterns, and forecasts.
·Monitor and analyse cost controls for cloud expenditures, investigating anomalies and providing optimisation recommendations.
·Manage commitments such as reserved instances, savings plans, and spot instances in coordination with infrastructure and cloud vendors
·Provide technical assistance to internal teams on cost transparency, usage optimisation approaches, and cost estimation for new projects.
·Evaluate and share knowledge of market developments and new products & services in the cloud optimisation domain.
·Fulfil additional/ad hoc duties as required to support business needs.
Experience / Competences
Essential
·Proficient in data analysis and data science practices.
·Expertise in public clouds, preferably AWS, with a focus on understanding and optimising costs using cloud financial management principles.
·Strong financial planning skills, capable of preparing dashboards and reports.
·Technical proficiency, including scripting skills in any language for task automation.
·Understanding of the Financial Services industry and how public cloud solutions address challenges and opportunities.
·Knowledge of cost levers available to public cloud consumers.
·Prior experience with cloud dashboards, reservation management, and cloud FinOps tooling.
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