FinOps Data Engineer

At a glance Flexible working - This is a hybrid working role therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and the London / Bracknell Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises Contract type - Permanent About the Role As the FinOps Data Engineer, through collaboration with Product Teams, you will ensure the right data is made available in an easy to use format, with the level of quality and integrity required to support the FinOps Analyst and FinOpsLead in their reporting needs. You will be accountable for the following: Establishing reporting dashboards, The tooling strategy for FinOps reporting & data storage / ingestion The effective implementation of the Tagging Policy (with input from Engineering / Product teams) You will have a key input into decisions on cost optimisation opportunities in delivering savings on our IT spend by providing cost analysis that provides the insight needed to make the best business decisions. You will have working knowledge of lean and agile techniques and will utilise new and innovative tools, methods and techniques to optimise delivery of Value to the Partnership. Your role is crucial to the delivery of the Partnership’s Business and Technology Strategies. What you will do Work closely with Enterprise and Cloud Architecture teams to assist with the evaluation of our cloud engineering and management tools Efficiently and accurately extract large sets of data from multiple sources and generate required reporting packs (both for Cost Optimisation and Cost Opportunities) In addition to cloud costs, utilise and adopt FinOps processes and best practice to better understand non Cloud costs Be excited about data accuracy and quality, ensure the data is valid, credible and meaningful Present complex data sets in a simplistic self service way to multiple stakeholder groups Design and develop FinOps dashboard using Tableau Support the FinOps Lead by inputting and contributing to the technical development of a FinOps tooling strategy Develop and embed FinOps Data processes in line with the FinOps strategy Establish and uphold processes to ensure compliance with the FinOps tagging Strategy and Policy Develop / report on KPI controls around Tagging and Cost optimisation (Waste removal) Support future business forecasting of costs for Portfolio investments utilising cloud services Influence product team, engineering community on adoption of FinOps Data Management (in a matrix fashion through scrums) Establish the Data modelling architecture (e.g. blueprint) for all data sources required for effective FinOps reporting (in collaboration with Architecture) Be active in our communities of practice across engineering and development to continually enhance our collective knowledge Ensure our cost data is available, complete, accurate, and enables teams to make high quality data driven decisions promoting business and customer value Ingest Data from multiple sources (Alfabet, Service Now, Cloud Platforms, etc) to enhance the self service capability including the generation of visualisation dashboards Handle large data sets for activities including establishing reporting dashboards (self service) for different stakeholder groups Deliver insights through high quality reporting and support FinOps analyst and FinOps Lead with insights and recommendations Work with Partners and 3rd parties to build strong relationships and collaborative Ways of Working An engaged collaborator with the Product teams, supporting scrums and deliverables of cost data Collaborate with Engineers within Product Teams to embed FinOps culture, processes and capabilities Build a feedback loop that reinforces positive results, provides transparency and motivates actions on more optimisations. Essential Skills Demonstrable experience in developing and operating infrastructure in public cloud environments (GCP or AWS) Able to research, architect and drive complex technical solutions, consisting of multiple technologies and cloud services Proficient cost management knowledge including trending and variance analysis and forecasting Experience of ingesting large data sets from multiple source and generating simple to use, self service visualisation dashboards (via Tableau, Data Studio, Alfabet) Effective communication skills that go beyond “tech talk” – the ability to translate complex IT matters to those without an IT background Embrace a commitment to high-quality practices, benchmark standards thorough reporting Be a self-starter, keen to learn and comfortable with peer feedback Awareness of coding and development lifecycles, containerisation, virtualisation and physical compute and its lifecycles Able to gather, process and understand complicated financial data Experience of preparing reports for a variety of audiences. Desirable Skills Background in FinOps or a formal FinOps Practitioner certification (e.g. Certified FinOps Practitioner or Professional) Desirable to have knowledge of Service Now, JIRA, Planview, Apptio Proficient in Google Suite applications particularly Google Sheets and Slides Committed to cost reduction. Additional Information The application form consists of a CV upload, followed by application questions. Please visit - (Link->https://www.jlpjobs.com/how-to-apply/journey/) to understand more about application and hiring process. Internal applicants please copy paste this link on to the browser for job outline - (Link->https://bit.ly/FinOpsEngr) We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible. Benefits: 💻 - Hybrid Working. ⚖ - Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market leading Equal Parenthood Leave Policy 🏖️ - Depending on your Partnership job level, if you work full time you’ll get between 22 and 30 days holiday a year, plus bank holiday entitlement 🐷 - The Partnership has a Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions, up to an agreed level, will be matched by the Partnership. In addition, after a qualifying period of service you may receive an additional Partnership contribution. 🤑 - You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete Probation. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount 🚴 - Simple cycle to work support scheme 🏰 - We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them 🌱 - Learn more about our Benefits structure, visit - (Link->https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/) #LI-HEADOFFICE #LI-LS1