Location: Canberra, ACT
Engagement: Full-time, long-term contract
Contract Duration: ASAP to 30 June 2026, with extension options
Security Clearance: NV1 required

About the Role

We’re seeking a Technical FinOps Practitioner to help optimise cloud expenditure, improve cost visibility and strengthen cloud financial management across enterprise cloud environments.

You’ll combine cloud engineering knowledge with financial and data analysis to monitor cloud usage, identify cost-saving opportunities and provide actionable insights to technical teams and business stakeholders.

Working with platforms such as Azure and AWS, you’ll manage and optimise cloud cost reporting through IBM Cloudability or a similar FinOps platform, helping improve financial accountability and the overall efficiency of cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage and optimise cloud cost monitoring, reporting and analysis using IBM Cloudability or a similar FinOps platform.

- Analyse cloud usage and expenditure across Azure and AWS, identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve resource utilisation.

- Configure dashboards, reports, budgets, alerts, anomaly detection and cost allocation views.

- Manage data ingestion, invoice uploads, API integrations, tagging and reporting configurations.

- Analyse reserved instances, savings plans and enterprise cloud discount arrangements.

- Support cloud budgeting, forecasting and ongoing cost optimisation initiatives.

- Investigate cost anomalies and track the outcomes of optimisation activities.

- Develop and maintain FinOps processes, reporting tools and supporting documentation.

- Provide advice and guidance to technical teams, finance stakeholders and business users on cloud cost management.

- Share FinOps knowledge and help build capability across the organisation.

About You

You’re a technically capable FinOps practitioner who understands how cloud infrastructure decisions affect cost, performance and operational efficiency.



You’re comfortable working with data, identifying trends and translating complex financial and technical information into practical recommendations.

You’ll bring a proactive approach to problem-solving, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams.

Technical Skills & Experience

- Experience managing IBM Cloudability, Apptio Cloudability or a comparable FinOps / cloud financial management platform.

- Strong understanding of cloud cost management across Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.

- Experience configuring cost dashboards, reports, budgets, alerts and data ingestion.

- Strong analytical skills, including cloud expenditure analysis, forecasting, cost allocation and optimisation reporting.

- Understanding of cloud pricing models, resource utilisation, reserved instances and savings plans.

- Experience with APIs, tagging strategies, invoice data and cloud cost reporting integrations.

- Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to technical, financial and business stakeholders.

- Strong documentation, process improvement and knowledge-sharing skills.

Qualifications

- FinOps certification.

- A qualification in IT, cloud technologies, financial management or a related discipline would be advantageous.

- Relevant Azure and/or AWS certifications would also be beneficial.

Why Apply?

- Take ownership of cloud cost optimisation and FinOps capability across an enterprise environment.

- Work at the intersection of cloud technology, financial analysis and operational improvement.

- Influence cloud spending decisions and help deliver measurable cost efficiencies.

- Secure a long-term contract in Canberra, with the opportunity to apply your expertise to complex cloud environments.

Security Requirement

Applicants must hold an active NV1 security clearance.

Apply Now

If you have a strong background in cloud cost management, FinOps and technical analysis, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch via email (••••@data3.com.au) to discuss the chance.

📌 Cloud FinOps Specialist (Canberra)
🏢 Data#3 People Solutions
📍 Canberra