At Uni Systems, we are working towards turning digital visions into reality. We are continuously growing and we are looking for a FinOps Specialist to join our UniQue team!
This role emphasizes strategic FinOps leadership and DevOps understanding, offering an opportunity to influence operational and financial efficiencies in a cloud-centric environment.
What will you be bringing to the team?
- FinOps Focused Activities:
- Drive cloud cost management initiatives across Azure and AWS platforms.
- Develop and maintain FinOps reporting dashboards and frameworks.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to optimize licensing, reservations, and cost utilization.
- Educate teams on FinOps best practices and cost-saving strategies.
- Present cost analysis and optimization opportunities to management and stakeholders.
- DevOps-Related Oversight:
- Provide high-level guidance on infrastructure automation, monitoring, and security.
- Review and validate CI/CD processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Ensure containerization strategies align with business and operational efficiency needs.
- Oversee incident resolution processes and liaise with technical teams for issue resolution.
- Strategic Contributions:
- Recommend innovative solutions for system and process optimization.
- Ensure alignment of IT strategies with financial and operational objectives.
- Build and maintain documentation for processes and procedures, focusing on cost efficiency
What do you need to succeed in this position?
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 3 years of experience in FinOps or System Administration, or a non-degree professional with 5 years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience in troubleshooting, diagnostic procedures, and process optimization.
- FinOps Expertise:
- Demonstrated experience in Azure cost management, billing, and invoicing.
- Deep understanding of global reservation scopes, shared reservations, and blended rates.
- Proficiency in identifying and communicating cost optimization strategies to stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience in cloud license management and Azure cost APIs.
- Advanced skills in FinOps reporting using Power BI or equivalent tools.
- Proven ability to build and present business cases for cloud cost management initiatives.
- Ability to recommend innovative solutions for system and process optimization focusing on cost planning, monitoring and controlling.
- DevOps Understanding:
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and containerized environments.
- Strong conceptual knowledge of container orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Awareness of cloud-native solutions, hybrid architectures, and their cost implications.
- Broad understanding of system monitoring, backup/recovery strategies, and disaster recovery planning
- Proficiency in Information Technologies:
- Comprehensive understanding of ITIL principles and processes.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Linux operating systems.
- Familiarity with container orchestration platforms and cloud computing environments.
- General awareness of Active Directory (AD) and Azure Active Directory (AAD) administration
.- General Competencies and Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration across teams.
- Proficiency in both business and technical communication.
- A results-driven mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Good knowledge of English
Desirable:
- Certifications:
- ITIL Foundation Certification.
- FinOps Certified Practitioner.
- Microsoft Azure Administrator/FinOps certifications.
At Uni Systems, we are providing equal employment opportunities and banning any form of discrimination on grounds of gender, religion, race, color, nationality, disability, social class, political beliefs, age, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristics. Take a look at our for more information.
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What We Do
Uni Systems, a member of Quest Group, has been a reliable ICT partner to companies and organizations in the European market for over 60 years. We are the first IT company founded in Greece, in 1964, and we have been supporting our clients ever since. Trusting customers, extensive solutions offering, strong partnerships and experienced people, those are the main grounds for Uni Systems’ rapid expansion of operations across geographies and industries.
With more than 1450 specialized ICT professionals, established presence in more than 20 countries, and branches and subsidiaries in the heart of the European Union (Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Bucharest, Luxembourg and Milan), we are effectively addressing the needs of European and International organizations and institutions and delivering value-added integrated solutions to our customers.
Through our strong industrial vertical expertise, supported by the range of our horizontal solutions, we hold a substantial and successful track record in the delivery and implementation of large-scale, mission-critical projects in the sectors of Banking & Finance, Enterprise & Utilities, Government, and Telecommunications, as well as in EU Institutions and Agencies.
Participations in real commercial implementations of best practices (i.e. ITIL, RUP, PRINCE2, PMI), has provided our people with significant experience, unique know-how and proven capability in designing, implementing and successfully supporting complex ICT projects, through a range of solutions and business areas.
At Uni Systems, we support innovation, and we have been investing in the European and National research ecosystem. Our Research and Innovation (RDI) department has been successfully bidding and winning a series of research programs in promising technological areas, such as 5G, AI in Health, and Blockchain in Governance.
Enabling our clients' digital transformation journey is our passion and we remain strongly committed to it.
