How will I help?
This is the Cloud FinOps Specialist role is critical to achieving and maintaining acceptable levels of public cloud service productivity. The role will provide technical control over public cloud costs across Azure and AWS at the Bank. It is positioned in the Public Cloud Services Operation and Optimisation team. As new cloud applications are onboarding to cloud platforms, the cloud costs must be continuously assessed and optimised.
What will you do?
Model, estimate and track fully loaded costs - forecast/project/trending analysis and assessing actuals.
Estimate and re/validate solution costs and charge back working with the application project and support teams, validate supplier invoices.
Identify Cost optimisation opportunities, work with customers, vendors and PCS team to create the right sizing opportunities; Create and maintain the cost optimisation dashboards; Technically implement cost right-sizing.
Define budget alerts and limits, create/optimise financial reports, assess new/updated cloud offerings for cost optimisation of existing solutions.
Accountable for cost-effectiveness of the platform consumption model.
What’s in it for me?
You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is of creating better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements.
What do I need?
Demonstrable ability and knowledge in Azure and AWS technologies.
Public cloud infrastructure operations
Financial reporting using tools such as Excel, PowerBI, Apptio
Azure and AWS cost calculators
Experience with defining and implementing public cloud controls
Experience with Reserved Instance purchasing
AWS or Azure Certification desired
FinOps Certification Desired
What is it like to work there?
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will have access to banking, wealth and insurance benefits. With us you'll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility and one where everyone belongs.
How do I apply?
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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email
[email protected].
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email
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