# Job Description: FinOps Specialist

## About the Role
We are seeking an experienced FinOps Specialist to join our newly formed Cloud Team at UNIQA, one of Poland’s leading insurance groups. This role is vital to enhancing our cloud technologies and streamlining our migration to public cloud services. You will collaborate closely with IT, DevOps, and finance teams, leveraging your expertise to influence cloud service usage and assist teams in making informed technological decisions.

The primary objective of this position is to develop and maintain cloud cost management processes while optimizing financial resources associated with our cloud infrastructure. You will play a key role in the evolution of our services, as well as monitor service quality and stability to ensure alignment with business needs.

## Key Responsibilities
– Analyze cloud service costs and identify areas for optimization.
– Develop and maintain FinOps processes and tools.
– Create dashboards and reports for technical and business teams.
– Collaborate with IT, DevOps, and Financial Governance teams.
– Establish standards for cloud cost management, tagging, and cost allocation.
– Support the development of FinOps capabilities within the organization.
– Co-develop the cloud service roadmap and participate in platform direction.
– Coordinate with infrastructure teams and external vendors.
– Monitor service quality, SLAs, and the stability of critical business environments.

## Required Skills
– Minimum of 3 years of experience in FinOps or cloud cost management.
– Knowledge of Azure and/or AWS environments.
– Strong analytical skills for financial and technical data.
– Familiarity with chargeback, showback, resource tagging, and cost allocation.
– Proficient in Power BI and Excel.
– Effective collaboration with technical and business teams.
– English language proficiency for daily communication with UNIQA Group.
– Understanding of Agile methodologies; ITIL knowledge is a plus.
– Ability to translate complex technical issues into business benefits.

## Benefits
– Opportunity to co-create the Cloud Center of Excellence and impact cloud services.
– Independent role integrating technology, analytics, finance, and service management.
– Significant influence over cost decisions, quality, and the use of Microsoft Azure.
– Stable employment with a long-term approach via an employment contract.
– Flexible work arrangements with hybrid office presence.
– Annual bonus to recognize your performance and engagement.
– Access to well-being platforms, online training, and language courses.
– Cafeteria benefits system offering choices such as sports, health care, prepaid cards, and shopping vouchers tailored to your lifestyle.

## Useful Links
– [Company Website](https://www.uniqa.pl)
– [Careers Page](https://www.uniqa.pl/kariera)
– [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/uniqa-polska)

## Why You Might Be Interested
This position offers a unique opportunity to significantly impact the cloud strategy of a major insurance organization in Poland. If you enjoy working at the intersection of technology, finance, and data analysis, this role allows you to shape an innovative environment while contributing to the broader objectives of cloud transformation within the company.