Cloud FinOps Analyst (AWS & Azure)
Start: Mid‑June 2026Locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, AdelaideContract: 12 months +Security Clearance Requirement: Must hold an active AGSVA Baseline, NV1, or NV2 clearance.
About the ConsultancyOur client is a leading professional services and consulting organisation, delivering innovative solutions across strategy, technology, systems integration, and operations. They partner with high-profile clients across Government, Financial Services, Utilities, and other complex enterprise environments.
A new project in one of their Federal Government clients requires an experienced Cloud FinOps Analyst to drive cloud cost transparency, forecasting, and optimisation across AWS and Azure environments.
You will analyse cloud usage and expenditure, forecast future spend, and work closely with engineering, operations, and finance teams to embed effective FinOps practices. The role plays a key part in improving financial governance while ensuring cloud platforms continue to support performance and scalability requirements.
Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyse cloud usage and expenditure, identifying trends, anomalies, and opportunities for cost reduction.Forecast future cloud spend based on usage patterns, growth trends, and business objectives.Optimise cloud resources by recommending actions such as rightsizing, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances.Monitor usage trends and proactively identify changes that may impact cost or performance.Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and finance teams to align cloud usage with financial goals.Develop clear, concise financial and usage reports to support decision‑making.Generate insights and recommendations to improve cost efficiency without impacting service quality.Support and mature FinOps processes, including cost allocation, chargeback/showback, and governance frameworks.
Required Skills & ExperienceStrong hands‑on experience using AWS and/or Azure Cost Management, Budgets, and Usage Reports.Deep understanding of AWS and/or Azure pricing models, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances.Experience working with AWS & Azure services such as: Cost ExplorerTrusted AdvisorCloudWatchS3, DynamoDB, Glue, Lambda, KinesisProficiency in scripting or coding to retrieve, manipulate, and analyse cloud cost and usage capability in cloud cost monitoring, reporting, and optimisation using FinOps best practices.Proven experience designing and implementing cost allocation and tagging frameworks, dashboards, and forecasting models.Experience working with cross‑functional teams to align cloud financials with business objectives.Understanding of ITIL processes (incident, change, problem, configuration management).
Experience Profile3–10 years’ experience managing AWS and/or Azure financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost experience delivering actionable cost‑saving and efficiency recommendations.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Please note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role.
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Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.