Cloud FinOps Champion

Job Description

End Date Monday 20 November 2023 Salary Range £57,078 - £63,420 We support agile working – click here for more information on agile working options.Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary Cloud FinOps Champion within the Economic Crime Prevention PlatformHybrid working – the role will require some office working in office Job DescriptionJOB TITLE: Cloud FinOps ChampionSALARY: £61,641.00 - £75,290.00 GBPLOCATION(S): EdinburghHOURS: Full timeWORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office siteAbout this opportunityThe Data Labis one of four Labs that make up the ECP Platform. Our mission is to "Maximise the potential of data in the fight against Economic Crime."This will be a voyage of discovery for the whole ECP platform, driven by the work of 4 key areas in the Data Lab:

• "The Destination": Data Management and Strategy
• "The Journey": Data Engineering
• "The Discoverers": Data Science and Analytics
• "The Guides": Data Direction and Design

With the move to cloud as part of our Tech and Data Strategy, we have a requirement for a key member of the team to support design, use, and monitoring for the ongoing BAU costs associated with the use of our platform. As a FinOps champion, you will be involvedin our GCP migration, and will be needed to support our use of OCP and ICP.Here’s where you’ll make a difference:What follows is what you might find yourself doing as a Cloud FinOps Champion on a day-to-day basis, but your role can be flexible depending on the teams needs, and your own aspirations. Our goal is to help you develop in a way that fulfils you and createan environment where you can do what you enjoy.

• Youll design and lead the ECP platforms approach to Cloud FinOps on all our cloud platforms.
• Youll work with the platforms Solution and Data Architects to optimise our designs to optimise ongoing cost and maximise the sustainability outcomes of our cloud implementations.
• Youll work with the teams to ensure that the design and labelling of our cloud implementations underpin a strategic cost model for the platforms cloud-based activities.
• Youll take ownership of the monitoring of ongoing cloud operational expenditure against budget and ensure that alerting is in place to warn when things are going wrong.
• Youll work with the platforms central business support team to ensure that Cloud expenditure reports are created in an accessible, informative, and timely manner, and that forecasts are created, and adjusted when required.
• Youll feed back to the teams driving the operational costs to optimise their usage of the cloud platforms.

About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…What you’ll need – We believe that people dont fit neatly into roles, and we value everyones individual skills, experience, and knowledge — its what makes you amazing!As a minimum to be considered, we would like to see demonstrated experience of:

• You’ll have a Cloud Engineering background with commercial experience in the implementation of cost-effective solutions.
• Ability to translate technical concepts and roadmaps to financial implications and decisioning.
• You will have a good understanding of how to optimise and organise costs for cloud platforms.
• You will have experience in the design and delivery of visualisation and reporting.

• You’ll have excellent communication & teamwork skills and be able to bring multiple stakeholders on a journey.

About working for usOur focus is to ensure were inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares!
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of peopleJoin our journey. At Lloyds Banking Group, were driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us youll have a key role to play in shaping the financialservices of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means youll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.We keep your data safe. So, well only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. Well alwaysexplain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.Were focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunityto make a real difference.