1 to 25 of 26 Cost Optimisation Jobs in the South East

just managing relationships Ownership or visibility of large-scale IT spend (£50m+ minimum, ideally £100m+) A track record of driving cost optimisation, financial transparency, and performance improvement If your experience does not include the above, this role will not be a match The Role: Hays … other Tier 1 partners. Define and enforce robust SLA/KPI frameworks, drive accountability, and lead performance improvement. Commercial Oversight & Cost Optimisation: Bring visibility to a complex cost base. Identify inefficiencies, reduce leakage, and drive ongoing optimisation across infrastructure, cloud, telecoms, and licencing. Service ...

providers and over 100 smaller suppliers. Oversee the full market data budget, identifying and delivering cost savings through usage optimisation, contract consolidation, and improved governance. Establish a centralised market data distribution model, ensuring consistent, timely access to data across the business. Perform detailed feed-level analysis across … reference, index, and analytics data. Use SQL and data analytics to interrogate market data usage, lineage, and consumption patterns within Snowflake/EDP, identifying optimisation opportunities and unused or overlapping entitlements. Identify synergies and rationalisation opportunities between market data feeds, platforms, and downstream consumers, driving simplification of the market ...

access control and compliance standards for Azure and Databricks in collaboration with platform and security teams. Support monitoring, logging and basic cost optimisation for the team’s data products. Support the development of DevOps practices within the team, including reducing technical debt and improving automation over time. ...

pilots Cloud, Platform Engineering & Confidential Compute Design cloud-native trusted data platforms across major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), including network topology, security, and cost optimization Architect solutions for regulated, sovereign, and hybrid cloud environments Apply Confidential Compute and privacy enhancing-enhancing technologies to protect sensitive data ...

practices Applies secure-by-design principles across infrastructure, identity, and networking, producing high quality architecture documentation and diagrams Knowledgeable in cost analysis, optimisation, ROI modelling, and experienced working within agile delivery environments Knowledge and Experience (advantageous) Cloud certifications such as Azure/AWS/GCP Solutions Architect ...

pipelines, and testing frameworks. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and DevOps practices. Knowledge of security, governance, and cost optimisation in cloud data platforms. Leadership Experience Proven experience leading engineering teams or coordinating multiple squads. Experience aligning engineering work with strategic project objectives. Ability ...

/CD, version control, and DevOps practices. Strong problem-solving, debugging, and technical leadership skills. Awareness of security, governance, and cost optimisation practices. Desirable: Degree in IT or related business discipline. Why Join This is your chance to work at the forefront of data innovation ...

will help drive our goals by: Leads the creation and execution of global cloud, database, and data center strategies aligned to transformation and cost-optimization goals. Drives continuous improvement using options analysis to prioritize work based on value, relevance, and future-fit across the estate. Maintains a capability ...

Modelling: Develop and maintain capacity models to ensure scalability, performance, and resilience across services.Consumption & Performance Insights: Analyse usage patterns and identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimisation opportunities.Capacity Risk Management: Identify saturation risks and ensure mitigation plans are defined and executed.Financial & Investment Alignment: Align capacity planning with financial forecasting, budgeting … cost optimisation initiatives.Stakeholder Engagement Work: closely with engineering, operations, finance, PMO, and vendors to ensure capacity readiness.Vendor & MSP Alignment: Validate vendor capacity commitments and ensure delivery models can scale with demand.Governance & Reporting: Own capacity governance processes including monthly and quarterly reviews, reporting, and executive insights. What ...

designed, developed, integrated, tested, deployed, and handed over in a controlled, compliant, and commercially sound manner. It provides clarity and oversight across scope, cost, schedule, risk, and quality for all programmes, acting as the functional owner of delivery discipline, methodology, and standards. The Solutions Delivery Manager establishes … alignment to SLAs Effectively manage changes to project scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and business objectives Identify cost optimisation and efficiency opportunities. Customer and Stakeholder Management Maintain oversight of key customer delivery relationships. Support TSDMs in complex stakeholder negotiations. Customer point of escalation ...

components with Lambda and other AWS services Manage Linux environments and write automation scripts in Bash Implement monitoring, logging, alerting and cost optimisation Support on-call rotation and incident resolution Essential Skills & Experience 5+ years as a DevOps/Platform Engineer Strong AWS experience + CloudFormation Production ...

Architecture baseline + roadmap defined Governance established 12 months: Major programme delivering against architecture Reduced tech debt + improved integration + cost optimisation Why Apply? Enterprise-wide influence across global markets Major transformation programmes underway Strategic leadership with direct business impact Opportunity to build and mature architecture ...

application domains, ensuring scalability and resilience. Lead delivery teams and ensure solutions adhere to architectural best practice and governance standards. Apply cost optimisation principles and manage budgets effectively to deliver value-driven solutions. Drive cloud-first strategies, including modernisation of legacy workloads and adoption of serverless … organisational and regulatory requirements. Guide and mentor consultants, ensuring technical quality and consistency across deliverables. Manage strategic cloud initiatives, such as migration programmes, network optimisation, and sovereignty compliance. ...

fast‐moving, global organisation that’s genuinely changing how it runs. The business is investing heavily in its Shared Services model and cost transformation agenda, with finance right at the heart of it.This is not BAU. Things are being built, reshaped and improved and senior leaders are actively … budgets, forecasts and long‐term plans across people and non‐people spend Producing sharp, senior‐level reporting for C-Suite Supporting cost optimisation, org design and efficiency initiatives Building and embedding strong FP&A processes in a growing Shared Services environment Acting as a trusted, commercial sounding ...

powered use cases across key domains like supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, sales, customer, and vendor management. Our approach ensures value creation, cost optimization, and a clean core architecture with reduced dependency on single vendors. As we expand our London-based team, we’re looking for exceptional individuals ...

Architecture baseline + roadmap defined Governance established 12 months: Major programme delivering against architecture Reduced tech debt + improved integration + cost optimisation Why Apply? Enterprise-wide influence across global markets Major transformation programmes underway Strategic leadership with direct business impact Opportunity to build and mature architecture ...

strategic and operational influence. You will lead and evolve our procurement function across managed print and IT resale, ensuring we have a resilient, cost-effective, and forward-thinking supply chain that supports both growth and customer excellence. You will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams … raising the bar for procurement across the organisation. What you will be doing: Defining and delivering a procurement strategy that drives cost optimisation, performance, and long-term value Building strong, strategic relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, and vendors across a complex, multi-vendor environment Leading commercial negotiations ...

strategic and operational influence. You will lead and evolve our procurement function across managed print and IT resale, ensuring we have a resilient, cost-effective, and forward-thinking supply chain that supports both growth and customer excellence. You will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams … raising the bar for procurement across the organisation. What you will be doing: Defining and delivering a procurement strategy that drives cost optimisation, performance, and long-term value Building strong, strategic relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, and vendors across a complex, multi-vendor environment Leading commercial negotiations ...

maintenance, compliance, and health & safety standards are met Drive continuous improvement across operations, processes, and service delivery Manage budgets, forecasting, and cost optimisation initiatives Oversee capacity planning and infrastructure lifecycle management Requirements 5+ years experience in data centre operations, with at least 23 years in a leadership … managing third-party suppliers , contracts, and SLAs Demonstrated experience in team leadership, performance management, and staff development Experience with budget management, forecasting, and cost control (OPEX/CAPEX) Familiarity with BMS systems and infrastructure monitoring/reporting tools Solid understanding of IT infrastructure and networking fundamentals Strong client ...

cloud security best practices and compliance requirements Basic knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tools Understanding of cloud cost management and resource optimisation principles Comfort with troubleshooting and supporting development teams Understanding of service reliability and incident response practices ** Please note that we are unfortunately unable ...

value, and continuous improvement • Partnering with stakeholders to influence decision-making and shape commercial outcomes • Identifying and managing risk, opportunity, and cost optimisation across your spend area ...

delivery -Leadership of multidisciplinary operations teams and outsourced FM partners -Strategic input into future facilities, expansions, testing & handover -Operational & capex budgets, cost optimisation and asset-level P&L awareness -KPI, SLA and facility-health reporting that actually drives decisions -Risk management, compliance, incident response & business continuity -Senior ...

contract variations, extensions, and commercial negotiations. Monitoring supplier performance and compliance through regular commercial review meetings. Identifying opportunities for innovation, service improvement, and cost optimisation. Maintaining accurate contract documentation and governance records. You'll be supporting frontline operations through technology that directly enables effective emergency response. Key Requirements ...

planning Improve systems, processes and service delivery Build strong relationships with key customers and suppliers Identify and execute revenue growth and cost optimisation initiatives Why Join Us? Competitive salary + benefits 25 days holiday + your birthday off Private medical insurance (Bupa) & health cash plan Life assurance ...

standards; identify and resolve exceptions at the enterprise level and define architectural and security requirements. Research emerging technologies and recommend innovations that enhance cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and long-term architectural value. Develop and communicate strategic plans for systems architecture investments, including opportunities for cost optimization ...