(Senior) FinOps Specialist d/m/f

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH,

To start as soon as possible, full time / part time, permanent

Your future plans
Would you like to be part of the RWE IT Infrastructure department supporting the delivery of change and technical innovation for the group? 
Reporting to the Lead of FinOps Practioner within the Cloud & Datacentre team (C&DC), this role will help build the knowledge, team and policies that will help our organisation understand and control costs in the Cloud. Working closely with colleagues in Cloud Engineering, Cloud Platform, Finance and Commercial you will develop and operate a robust program for Cloud Financial Management that includes but is not limited to tagging frameworks and governance model, budgets, cost optimisation lifecycle, chargebacks and finance integration.

• Utilising Cloud native and third-party cost management toolsets to drive commercial and cost avoidance optimisations across our Cloud estate based on Azure
• Provide expert knowledge on cloud cost optimization strategies (e.g. rightsizing, reserved instances/savings plans, scheduling, processor/instance types)
• Building, maintaining, and improving custom reports and dashboards to deliver weekly/monthly cost reporting based on Power BI platform
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering and Cloud Platform teams to implement cost optimization recommendations and best practices
• Defining and implementing a new FinOps governance framework and roadmap of FinOps activity to maximise and optimise our Cloud spend
   

Your powerful skills 

• Strong experience of Cloud cost optimisation and the Cloud FinOps sector
• A strong understanding of Azure compute technologies
• Knowledge and understanding of Public Cloud pricing schemes
• Moderate FinOps meetings with DevOps engineers, documenting collaborative agreed approach and setting the objectives for the evolving dashboard reporting 
• Demonstrable experience of managing and executing commitment-based savings plans for Azure, Cloud cost management tooling and building dashboards
• Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Clear, effective written and oral communication
• Cultural awareness and willingness to travel (largely between UK and Germany)

Advantageous, but not a must

• Ideally certified at foundation level for respective platform (Azure compute technologies)
   

Benefits you can rely on
At RWE, you will find all the advantages of a large technoogy group. And some merits that are even more crucial: openness and real team work. For we are open to the future and are building on the strenghts of each and every individual. We value his/her work and opinion; we listen, pursue active ideas management and engage in direct exchanges. Rspect, appreciation and mutual trust are the hallmarks of cooperation within the international RWE Team.
 

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RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we invest heavily in the expansion of our renewables´ capacities. Our broad portfolio includes flexible, conventional energies and helps us provide clean, reliable and affordable electricity. 120 years of experience in the energy world and our four operative segments – renewable energies, lignite and nuclear power, European electricity generation from gas, coal, hydropower and biomass as well as global energy trading – are the foundation for the innovations of tomorrow. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

About RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

RWE Supply & Trading is the interface between RWE and the energy markets around the world. Around 2,000 employees from over 70 different countries trade electricity, gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. The trading entity also ensures the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant dispatch and markets electricity from RWE.