## About the Role

The Capacity & Cost Management Specialist is responsible for driving cost optimization, financial accountability, capacity planning, and operational efficiency across cloud and technology platforms. The role focuses on keeping services reliable and scalable while supporting business objectives.

This position works across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private cloud environments, partnering closely with Engineering, Operations, Architecture, Finance, Procurement, and vendors. It plays a central role in cloud financial management by improving visibility into spend, supporting governance standards, and translating technical consumption into financial insight.

The role also contributes to budgeting, forecasting, lifecycle management planning, and investment decisions. It is intended to strengthen FinOps practices and improve cost awareness across technology teams.

## Key Responsibilities

– Establish and maintain cloud cost management practices across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private cloud environments
– Monitor cloud and technology spend to identify optimization and savings opportunities
– Define and enforce tagging and cost allocation standards to improve financial visibility and accountability
– Implement and manage chargeback and showback models across business and technology domains
– Ensure compliance with Vodafone Group cloud governance, security, and financial management standards
– Track actual spend against approved budgets and forecasts, and highlight risks and variances
– Produce executive-level dashboards and reports covering cloud consumption, capacity utilization, financial performance, and realized savings
– Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Architecture teams on capacity planning and resource optimization
– Analyze infrastructure utilization trends and recommend scaling, consolidation, or optimization actions
– Support business case development for cloud investments and transformation initiatives
– Identify and manage financial risks related to cloud consumption and technology services
– Work with vendors and procurement teams to optimize licensing, contracts, and cloud commitments
– Promote FinOps best practices and increase cost awareness across technology teams
– Support Lifecycle Management planning by aligning infrastructure investment decisions with business and operational priorities
– Act as the main liaison between Finance, Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Procurement, and Operations

## Required Skills

– 4+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering
– Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI
– Strong knowledge of FinOps principles, methodologies, and cost optimization frameworks
– Experience with cloud cost management tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer
– Understanding of capacity management, forecasting, and infrastructure utilization analysis
– Experience working within governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
– Strong analytical skills and reporting capability
– Ability to translate technical consumption metrics into financial insights and business recommendations
– Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
– Experience working with cross-functional teams including Finance, Engineering, Architecture, and Operations

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– AWS
– Azure
– GCP
– OCI
– Private cloud

### FinOps Platforms
– Azure Cost Management
– AWS Cost Explorer

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Drive cloud cost optimization and operational efficiency
– Monitor spend and identify cost-saving opportunities
– Develop and enforce tagging and cost allocation standards
– Implement chargeback and showback models
– Track spending against budgets and forecasts
– Produce reporting on cloud consumption, capacity utilization, financial performance, and savings
– Support capacity planning and resource optimization
– Analyze utilization trends and recommend scaling or consolidation actions
– Support business case development for cloud investments
– Manage financial risks related to cloud services
– Optimize licensing, contracts, and cloud commitments with vendors and procurement
– Promote FinOps best practices and cost awareness
– Support Lifecycle Management planning for infrastructure investment decisions

## Benefits

– Competitive pay, bonus, and remuneration package
– Private health and medical insurance
– Unlimited connectivity with Vodafone mobile, landline, and Vodafone TV services
– Unlimited access to learning resources and training
– 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all employees, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or length of service
– Dedicated Spirit of Vodafone days for learning, connection, and development
– Extra days off, including Vodafone Day, Family Day, and Volunteering Day
– Special employee offers and discounts

## Useful Links

– Application adjustments: https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/
– Job Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4477398541
– Application Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4477398541

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to work across cloud cost management, capacity planning, and financial governance in a multi-cloud environment. It brings together technical, operational, and financial stakeholders, making it well suited to someone who enjoys cross-functional work and data-driven decision-making. The position also includes ownership of reporting, budgeting support, and optimization initiatives with clear business impact. In addition, the benefits package includes health coverage, learning resources, paid parental leave, and additional time off.