FinOps Lead

Make an impact with NTT DATA Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive. Your day at NTT DATA FinOps Engineer responsible for continuous cloud cost optimisation and operational FinOps execution across Azure environments.  The role focuses on day-to-day FinOps operations, implementing cost optimisation actions, maintaining governance controls, and ensuring adherence to NTT continuous FinOps service standards. Key responsibilities: Execute daily/weekly Azure cost monitoring and optimisation activities Track consumption trends, anomalies, and budget thresholds Perform cost hygiene activities. Maintain cost allocation tagging compliance (Azure Policy driven) Support monthly billing reconciliation and variance analysis Creating various required dashboards and experience billing data modelling Implement: Azure Reservations (RI) lifecycle management Azure Savings Plans Azure Hybrid Benefit Rightsizing recommendations (VMs, App Services, AKS) Storage tiering and lifecycle optimisation Work with engineering teams to remediate inefficiencies identified in FinOps reviews Operate and support: Azure Cost Management + Billing Azure Advisor recommendations Develop basic automation using: PowerShell / Azure CLI IaC (Bicep / Terraform – implementation level) Maintain cost dashboards and reporting pipelines Enforce FinOps guardrails: Tagging standards Budget alerts Azure Policy compliance Support implementation of standard FinOps playbooks defined by NTT Generate: Weekly cost reports Optimisation tracking reports Support FinOps review meetings with: Engineering teams Project managers Required Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure cost management Experience using Azure Advisor recommendations Azure budget, alert, tagging, and policy compliance experience Experience implementing optimisation actions (not just recommendations) Basic scripting (PowerShell / Python/Terraform/Bicep) Power BI / Excel / dashboard reporting experience Knowledge of Azure services (Compute, Storage, Networking) FinOps Skills Cost monitoring, optimisation execution Budget tracking and variance analysis Tagging and cost allocation basics Certifications FinOps Certified Engineer preferred Azure certifications (Fundamentals) preferred Workplace type : Hybrid Working About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in…