VP -FinOps (Principal Infrastructure Operations & Services) at N Consulting Ltd

Job Title: Principal Infrastructure Operations & Services 

Level : VP

Location Mumbai

Job Description:

1. Cloud Cost Management & Optimisation

Own and drive cloud cost visibility, forecasting, and optimisation strategies.

Analyse AWS cost and usage reports, Cloudability insights, and Apptio BI dashboards to identify cost-saving opportunities. ▪ Implement and track AWS Savings Plans, Reserved Instances (RIs), Convertible RIs, and cost effective purchasing strategies. ▪ Collaborate with Cloud Engineering to define best practices for resource utilisation, rightsizing, and autoscaling.

Establish a governance model for cloud cost management, ensuring teams take accountability for their cloud spend.

2. Chargeback/Showback & Financial Transparency

Develop and implement a robust chargeback model that aligns cloud spend with business units, applications, and cost centres.

Work with Finance, Procurement, and Application Owners to ensure accurate financial allocations and cost recovery.

Address complexities such as shared costs, cross-application Savings Plans, and AWS credits reconciliation.

Provide standardised reporting for key personas including Finance, Procurement, and Business Unit leads.

3. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

Act as the primary point of contact for cloud financial management across multiple stakeholders.

Build strong relationships with Finance, Procurement, and Business Units to align cloud financial strategies with business objectives.

Lead monthly FinOps forums to discuss cost trends, financial accountability, and optimisation initiatives.

Support stakeholder requests via a structured intake process, ensuring requests are prioritised and actioned effectively.

4. FinOps Governance, Automation & Reporting

Establish FinOps best practices and governance frameworks for cloud budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Leverage automation and FinOps tools to enhance cost tracking, anomaly detection, and reporting accuracy.

Continuously refine dashboards and reports in Cloudability and Apptio BI to support real time decision-making.

Provide quarterly executive summaries on cloud financial performance, key savings initiatives, and future outlooks.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Strong background in FinOps, Cloud Cost Management, or Cloud Financial Governance.

Hands-on experience with AWS Cost Explorer, Cloudability, Apptio BI, and related FinOps tooling.

Deep understanding of AWS pricing models, including Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Enterprise Discount Programs.

Experience designing and implementing chargeback/showback models in a corporate environment.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience collaborating across Finance, Procurement, and Cloud Engineering teams.

Excellent data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and present actionable insights.

Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in handling exceptions such as mid-month migrations, cross-application Savings Plans usage, and AWS credits misallocations.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience

5+ years of experience with one/more public/private cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure etc.).

AWS FinOps certification or equivalent cloud cost management qualifications.

Experience in large-scale cloud migrations and financial planning for cloud adoption.

Knowledge of multi-cloud FinOps strategies, although AWS is the primary focus.

Experience working within a large corporate, regulated industry, or multi-business unit