FinOps Lead (Cloud Cost Optimization & Strategy)

Step into the role of FinOps Lead (Cloud Cost Optimization & Strategy). You will be driving financial accountability and cost optimization across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). This role bridges engineering, finance, and business teams to ensure cloud investments deliver maximum business value. You will play pivotal role in enabling data-driven decisions, forecasting cloud spend, and embedding FinOps principles into the organization's cloud strategy.

Key Skills Required For This Role Include

• Lead FinOps strategy and execution across cloud platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Own monthly cloud billing reviews and cost allocation across business units.
• Develop and maintain cost models and forecasts for cloud Opex by service and business area.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives with product and engineering teams through regular reviews.
• Automate reporting and dashboards using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or native cloud analytics.
• Track Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and decommissioning benefits over multi-year periods.
• Implement tagging, guardrails, and usage policies to prevent cost overruns.
• Collaborate with finance to refresh allocation rules and improve transparency.
• Utilize strategic insights to drive transformation initiatives that align with the organization's objectives.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their billing models.
• Proven experience in cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices.
• Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and cost attribution.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Familiarity with CI / CD, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with native cloud services eg : - Lambda, S3.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in our Chennai office.

Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

Vice President Expectations

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Skills Required

S3, Forecasting, Power Bi, Infrastructure Migration, Cost Optimization, Financial Modeling, Tableau, Lambda, Gcp, Docker, snowflake , Data Visualization, Databricks, Azure, Kubernetes, Aws