FinOps Analyst and Cost Optimization

At Sourcing Trust, we are committed to providing innovative, reliable, and tailored technological solutions that enable businesses to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital environment. With a focus on excellence, integrity, and collaboration, we build lasting partnerships by understanding the unique needs of each client and offering specialized support at every stage. Our team is dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace where every employee's contribution is valued, encouraging continuous growth, learning, and shared success. Join us and be part of an organization passionate about innovation and excellence.

We are looking for a FinOps Analyst and Cost Optimization to improve visibility, governance, and cost optimization in the cloud, software licenses, and SaaS. The role focuses on usage analysis, identifying savings opportunities, assisting in negotiations with suppliers, and transitioning validated savings into governance and PMO processes.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate the complete inventory of IT licenses across all business units, including M365, SAP, security tools, SaaS, and subscriptions.
• Align with Product Owners, CISO, and ISMS stakeholders to ensure proper governance of licenses and assets.
• Ensure end-to-end visibility of Azure and AWS costs.
• Categorize costs by business unit, environment, and workload.
• Analyze actual usage against licensed capacity to identify overutilization, redundancies, unused assets, and excesses.
• Prioritize optimization opportunities based on business impact.
• Develop business cases for renegotiation, consolidation, and termination of contracts.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers in collaboration with the legal team.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure through rightsizing, including idle resources, excessive instances, and reserve gaps.
• Coordinate execution with Infrastructure and Cloud teams.
• Monitor, validate, and demonstrate savings, ensuring their transition to PMO and Governance.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in FinOps, Software Asset Management (SAM/ITAM), IT Procurement, or IT Cost Management.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, Apptio, or equivalent tools.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft licensing, including M365, Azure EA/MCA, and True-Up processes.
• Experience in SaaS contract negotiations.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Fluency in English.
• German language skills are valued.

Send us your CV to: recrutamento@sourcing-trust.com with Ref: "IT_FinOpsC" in the subject.

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