FinOps Expert

Contract :
Freelance/ B2B ( 6-12 Months)

Work Mode :
Onsite

The Fin Ops Expert is responsible for driving cloud financial management practices across the organization. This role ensures optimal cloud cost visibility, control, and optimization while enabling engineering, finance, and business teams to make data-driven spending decisions. The individual will lead Fin Ops governance, cost optimization initiatives, forecasting, budgeting, and chargeback/showback models.

• Establish and mature Fin Ops practices (Inform, Optimize, Operate) across cloud platforms.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spend across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
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• Identify cost-saving opportunities through rightsizing, reservations/savings plans, storage optimization, and architectural improvements.
• Implement and maintain cost allocation, tagging, and charging models
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• Define cloud financial governance frameworks, policies, and guardrails.
• Enable budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for cloud consumption.
• Develop showback / chargeback models to promote accountability.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and audit requirements.

• Partner with Engineering, Architecture, Finance, Procurement, and Business teams
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• Act as a financial advisor to cloud engineering teams.
• Translate technical usage into financial insights for leadership.

• Create and automate dashboards and reports using tools like Cloud Health, Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, Power BI, or Fin Ops tools.
• Provide executive-level insights on cloud spend trends, anomalies, and ROI.
• Track KPIs such as unit economics, cost per service, and efficiency metrics.

• Work with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD teams to embed cost controls.
• Enable automation for alerts, cost anomaly detection, and budgets.
• Evaluate and onboard Fin Ops tools as required.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS / Azure / GCP cost management
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• Deep understanding of cloud pricing models (compute, storage, networking).
• Experience with container, Kubernetes, and serverless cost optimization
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• Familiarity with Terraform, ARM, Cloud Formation (desirable).

• Strong background in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
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• Ability to interpret usage data and convert it into financial insights.
• Experience in IT financial management (ITFM) or technology cost modeling.

• Fin Ops tools:
  Cloud Health, Apptio, Finout, Kubecost, Harness, or similar
• Reporting tools:
  Power BI, Tableau, Excel (advanced)

• Fin Ops Certified Practitioner or Professional
• AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Certifications
• Cloud Financial Management or ITFM certifications
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence without authority
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Presentation skills for senior leadership
• Continuous improvement and cost-optimization mindset

• Reduction in cloud waste and idle resources
• Improved forecast accuracy
• Adoption of chargeback/showback
• Increased cost transparency and accountability
• Measurable cloud efficiency gains

• Cloud Engineering + Finance exposure
• Fin Tech, BFSI, SaaS, or large-scale enterprise environment
• Experience working in large, multi-account / multi-subscription cloud setups

8–15 years overall IT / Technology experience
, with at least:

• 5–8 years in Cloud & Financial Management–related roles
• 3–5 years specifically focused on Fin Ops / Cloud Cost Optimization
• 2–3 years operating at senior / lead / advisory level