## About the Role

Arup is seeking a Cloud FinOps Engineer to join its Cloud Compute Services team. The role supports the operation of Arup’s cloud compute services within a global team responsible for delivering and managing organisation-wide cloud infrastructure.

This position focuses on the financial operations of cloud economics across a multi-cloud environment. It sits between business and IT, helping to define and embed FinOps practices while maintaining strong financial governance.

The role is designed to support cloud investment decisions, improve cost visibility, and enable cloud initiatives that are both effective and financially controlled.

## Key Responsibilities

– Define, establish, and manage financial management practices across a multi-cloud environment.
– Design, implement, and carry out FinOps activities aligned to the domain.
– Drive adoption of FinOps principles and embed cost management into day-to-day operations.
– Lead and own initiatives and projects, including cross-functional work.
– Track and manage operational and project costs, including annual budget planning.
– Monitor cloud spend through billing, invoicing, chargeback/showback, and utilisation tracking.
– Produce progress reporting on cloud financial management initiatives.
– Work with technology teams to prioritise cost optimisation and FinOps initiatives.
– Identify and remove blockers that limit value from cloud platforms.
– Engage in technical discussions with senior stakeholders and influence decisions.

## Required Skills

– Demonstrable experience with public cloud platforms, specifically AWS and Azure.
– Experience with cloud financial components such as cost and usage reports, reserved instances, savings plans, committed use discounts, enterprise discount programs, and spot pricing.
– Proven experience delivering cost optimisation initiatives across complex platform and cloud environments.
– Experience implementing cloud chargeback and/or showback for business units or projects.
– Strong ability to analyse billing and usage data to create cost insights, reports, and dashboards.
– Experience working across cloud, licence, partner, and operational budgets.
– Advanced data analysis and financial reporting skills.
– Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
– Ability to work with senior executives and drive outcomes with a can-do attitude.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

### Cloud Providers
– AWS
– Azure

### FinOps / Cloud Cost Management
– Cost and usage reports
– Reserved instances
– Savings plans
– Committed use discounts
– Enterprise discount programs
– Spot pricing
– Billing management
– Invoice management
– Chargeback
– Showback
– Utilisation tracking

### Reporting & Analytics
– Cost insights
– Reports
– Dashboards
– Billing data
– Usage data

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Define and manage financial management practices across cloud platforms.
– Promote and embed FinOps adoption across the organisation.
– Monitor and optimise cloud costs.
– Support billing and invoice management.
– Implement chargeback/showback mechanisms.
– Track cloud utilisation and spend.
– Manage operational and project costs, including annual budget planning.
– Report on cloud financial management progress.
– Influence prioritisation of cost optimisation work.

## Benefits

– Competitive, fair, and equitable pay
– Global profit share scheme, subject to firm financial performance
– Private medical insurance
– Life assurance
– Accident insurance
– Income protection cover
– Flexible benefits
– Health and wellbeing support
– Learning opportunities

## Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to shape financial management practices across a multi-cloud environment and influence Arup’s cloud investment strategy. You will work closely with both business and IT teams, helping to embed FinOps into everyday operations. The position also provides scope to lead cross-functional initiatives and strengthen your expertise in cloud financial management, reporting, and stakeholder influence.