1 to 25 of 92 Permanent Cost Optimisation Jobs in the UK excluding London

to lead the efficient and cost-effective management of our Azure-based cloud infrastructure. This strategic role involves continuous monitoring of cloud expenditure, implementing cost optimisation initiatives, and championing financial accountability across the organisation. This role can be fully remote with 1 day per month required in our clients Derbyshire Offices. Key Responsibilities Cloud Spend … Monitoring Track and analyse Azure cloud usage and spending data to uncover cost-saving opportunities Cost Optimisation Strategy Design and implement initiatives such as right-sizing, resource tagging and decommissioning unused assets Cross-Team Collaboration Partner with finance, operations and technology teams to foster financial responsibility and transparency FinOps Tools Deployment Manage cloud governance and … financial planning Anomaly Detection Identify and respond to cost anomalies to prevent unexpected budget spikes Reporting & Documentation Prepare clear and comprehensive reports on cloud financial performance and optimisation measures Education & Training Advocate best practices across development teams on cost awareness and optimisation techniques Azure Policy Implementation Apply and manage Azure Policy controls to enforce More ❯

of IT Commercial Governance to take ownership of our Group IT supplier and contract landscape. In this high-impact leadership role, youll be responsible for driving cost optimisation, leading contract consolidation initiatives, and overseeing robust contract review processes across our supplier base. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how PIB Group manages its IT procurement, supplier … budgetary control, ensuring we remain efficient, compliant, and commercially agile. What Youll Be Doing: Lead the design and implementation of commercial governance across Group IT. Deliver cost optimisation strategies, including cost avoidance, cost reduction, and cost exceptionalities. Consolidate, review, and renegotiate supplier contracts to ensure value and alignment with business needs. … Manage IT budgets and third-party spend in partnership with Finance. What Were Looking For: Strong experience in supplier relationship and contract management. Proven delivery of cost optimisation and commercial efficiencies. Hands-on experience with RFI/RFP processes and procurement governance. Experience leading large-scale contract consolidation or renegotiation projects. Confident stakeholder engagement and presentation skills More ❯

IT Commercial Governance to take ownership of our Group IT supplier and contract landscape. In this high-impact leadership role, you'll be responsible for driving cost optimisation, leading contract consolidation initiatives, and overseeing robust contract review processes across our supplier base. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how PIB Group manages its IT procurement, supplier … control, ensuring we remain efficient, compliant, and commercially agile. What You'll Be Doing: Lead the design and implementation of commercial governance across Group IT. Deliver cost optimisation strategies, including cost avoidance, cost reduction, and cost exceptionalities. Consolidate, review, and renegotiate supplier contracts to ensure value and alignment with business needs. … IT budgets and third-party spend in partnership with Finance. What We're Looking For: Strong experience in supplier relationship and contract management. Proven delivery of cost optimisation and commercial efficiencies. Hands-on experience with RFI/RFP processes and procurement governance. Experience leading large-scale contract consolidation or renegotiation projects. Confident stakeholder engagement and presentation skills More ❯

focuses on efficient and cost-effective management of Azure-based cloud infrastructure, including continuous monitoring of cloud usage and spending, development and implementation of cost optimisation strategies, and cross-team collaboration to ensure financial accountability. Key skills and responsibilities: Experience in FinOps Roles: Previous work in a similar FinOps engineer role with knowledge of cloud … cost optimisation. Monitoring Cloud Usage and Spending: Ongoing tracking and analysis of cloud usage and expenditure to identify cost-saving measures. Developing Cost Optimisation Strategies: Creation and application of strategies to optimise cloud costs, including resource tagging, right-sizing, and identification of unused resources. Collaborating with Teams: Regular interaction with finance, operations, and … technology departments to support cost optimisation efforts and maintain financial accountability. Implementing FinOps Tools: Deployment and management of cloud management and FinOps tools to improve cost visibility and control. Cost Forecasting and Budgeting: Preparation of accurate cost forecasts and budgets aligned with organisational financial objectives. Interested?! Send your up-to-date More ❯

Senior Consultant - IT Cost Optimisation Up to £70,000 + bonus + benefits Remote with travel to client site London, Manchester, Glasgow Brief I've partnered with a leading organisation who are expanding their Cost and Value team by bringing in an experienced Senior Consultant to help clients unlock the full potential of their technology. … stakeholders across industries to: Shape the strategic role of technology within an organisation. Build robust, data-driven business cases for change and transformation. Analyse and optimise IT total cost of ownership (TCO). Help clients modernise operating models, sourcing strategies, and investment planning. Support major initiatives like mergers & acquisitions, digital transformation, and strategic cost reduction. What … building relationships with senior stakeholders. What You'll Get A diverse range of projects across sectors, from strategy to execution. Exposure to cutting-edge thinking in cost optimisation, TBM, and tech transformation. Opportunities to lead client engagements , develop thought leadership, and shape internal initiatives. A strong learning and development culture with training, certifications, and mentorship. Clear pathways More ❯

Senior Consultant - IT Cost Optimisation Up to £70,000 + bonus + benefits Remote with travel to client site London, Manchester, Glasgow Brief I've partnered with a leading organisation who are expanding their Cost and Value team by bringing in an experienced Senior Consultant to help clients unlock the full potential of their technology. … stakeholders across industries to: Shape the strategic role of technology within an organisation. Build robust, data-driven business cases for change and transformation. Analyse and optimise IT total cost of ownership (TCO). Help clients modernise operating models, sourcing strategies, and investment planning. Support major initiatives like mergers & acquisitions, digital transformation, and strategic cost reduction. What … building relationships with senior stakeholders. What You'll Get A diverse range of projects across sectors, from strategy to execution. Exposure to cutting-edge thinking in cost optimisation, TBM, and tech transformation. Opportunities to lead client engagements , develop thought leadership, and shape internal initiatives. A strong learning and development culture with training, certifications, and mentorship. Clear pathways More ❯

IT Strategy Consultant - Cost Optimisation Up to £70,000 + bonus + benefits Remote with travel to client site London, Manchester, Glasgow Brief I've partnered with a leading organisation who are expanding their Cost and Value team by bringing in an experienced Senior Consultant to help clients unlock the full potential of their technology. … stakeholders across industries to: Shape the strategic role of technology within an organisation. Build robust, data-driven business cases for change and transformation. Analyse and optimise IT total cost of ownership (TCO). Help clients modernise operating models, sourcing strategies, and investment planning. Support major initiatives like mergers & acquisitions, digital transformation, and strategic cost reduction. What … building relationships with senior stakeholders. What You'll Get A diverse range of projects across sectors, from strategy to execution. Exposure to cutting-edge thinking in cost optimisation, TBM, and tech transformation. Opportunities to lead client engagements , develop thought leadership, and shape internal initiatives. A strong learning and development culture with training, certifications, and mentorship. Clear pathways More ❯

Senior IT Cost Optimisation Consultant Up to £70,000 + bonus + benefits Remote with travel to client site London, Manchester, Glasgow Brief I've partnered with a leading organisation who are expanding their Cost and Value team by bringing in an experienced Senior Consultant to help clients unlock the full potential of their technology. … stakeholders across industries to: Shape the strategic role of technology within an organisation. Build robust, data-driven business cases for change and transformation. Analyse and optimise IT total cost of ownership (TCO). Help clients modernise operating models, sourcing strategies, and investment planning. Support major initiatives like mergers & acquisitions, digital transformation, and strategic cost reduction. What … building relationships with senior stakeholders. What You'll Get A diverse range of projects across sectors, from strategy to execution. Exposure to cutting-edge thinking in cost optimisation, TBM, and tech transformation. Opportunities to lead client engagements , develop thought leadership, and shape internal initiatives. A strong learning and development culture with training, certifications, and mentorship. Clear pathways More ❯

Senior IT Cost Optimisation Consultant Up to £70,000 + bonus + benefits Remote with travel to client site London, Manchester, Glasgow Brief I've partnered with a leading organisation who are expanding their Cost and Value team by bringing in an experienced Senior Consultant to help clients unlock the full potential of their technology. … stakeholders across industries to: Shape the strategic role of technology within an organisation. Build robust, data-driven business cases for change and transformation. Analyse and optimise IT total cost of ownership (TCO). Help clients modernise operating models, sourcing strategies, and investment planning. Support major initiatives like mergers & acquisitions, digital transformation, and strategic cost reduction. What … building relationships with senior stakeholders. What You'll Get A diverse range of projects across sectors, from strategy to execution. Exposure to cutting-edge thinking in cost optimisation, TBM, and tech transformation. Opportunities to lead client engagements , develop thought leadership, and shape internal initiatives. A strong learning and development culture with training, certifications, and mentorship. Clear pathways More ❯

using ArgoCD Create and manage infrastructure as code with Terraform Set up CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment Implement monitoring, observability, and cloud cost optimisation (FinOps) Collaborate with ML engineers to fine-tune infrastructure for large-scale model training What You'll Bring 5+ years in cloud infrastructure/DevOps roles Deep Kubernetes expertise … including GPU workload optimisation Strong AWS and GCP experience Proven skills with Terraform , GitOps tools, and CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred) Proficiency in Python and scripting for automation Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and cross-cloud connectivity Experience in monitoring, observability, and cost optimisation Nice to Have Experience with ML tooling (MLflow, Kubeflow) Knowledge More ❯

business strategy into technology strategy, build enabling target operating model, technology initiatives and roadmaps that enables transitioning from their current state to the desired target state in a cost-efficient approach. You will be using your information technology knowledge and experience to solve business problems and bring value to clients. We are seeking an energetic IT Strategy resource … other interactions. Skills and attributes for success To qualify for the role, you must have: Experience in delivering technology projects including IT strategy, technology assessment, IT cost optimisation, application/portfolio rationalisation, technology vendor management or related roles Experience in project delivery as a team member or team lead Ideally, you will also have: Experience in any … system implementation and Agile software development. Experience in innovative and emerging technology e.g. AI/GenAI Experience in cloud-based technology e.g Azure, AWS Experience in cost optimisation including financial analysis, technology vendor management, strategic planning and process improvement ToGAF or any EA architecture domain related certification, Scrum, ITIL certification or any technology vendor certification (Microsoft, AWS More ❯

Outposts) Implementing observability and governance tooling to support modern operations Supporting Agile and product-based delivery using SRE, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code Advising clients on architecture optimisation, security, cost control, and compliance This Role Is for You If: You bring 6+ years of experience leading complex infrastructure and cloud architecture initiatives You've delivered … delivery teams Bonus Points For: Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP) TOGAF or Master Certified Architect credentials Experience with APIs, platform integration, FinOps, or infrastructure cost optimisation Deep storage, networking, or resilience design experience What You'll Receive Salary: £85,000-£110,000 , based on experience Flexible hybrid/remote working model Full access to industry More ❯

ensure both internal and external customers are fully informed. Conduct root cause analysis to determine the underlying causes of incidents and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence. Performance & Cost Optimization: Analyze system performance metrics and identify opportunities for optimization. Tune infrastructure components, optimize configurations, and implement performance enhancements to ensure optimal performance and resource utilization. Security and Compliance More ❯

/CD tools Deep understanding of containerisation technologies and orchestration with Kubernetes in production environments Experience with multi-cloud architectures and hybrid cloud solutions Knowledge of cost optimisation strategies for cloud resources Experience with advanced Azure services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Synapse Analytics, or Azure Cognitive Services Azure certifications, such as Azure Solutions Architect More ❯

/CD tools Deep understanding of containerisation technologies and orchestration with Kubernetes in production environments Experience with multi-cloud architectures and hybrid cloud solutions Knowledge of cost optimisation strategies for cloud resources Experience with advanced Azure services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Synapse Analytics, or Azure Cognitive Services Azure certifications, such as Azure Solutions Architect More ❯

reliability, observability, incident response - with platform engineering practices like GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps automation, and self-service enablement, to help development teams ship faster, safer, and more cost-efficiently. What you'll be doing: Designing and operating highly reliable, scalable, and secure Azure-based platforms Applying SRE principles like SLOs, observability, and incident management to drive service … detection Participating in the on-call rota and leading incident response workflows and blameless postmortems Coaching engineers, upskilling teams, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement Driving cost awareness through FinOps practices and automated budget controls What we're looking for: We're seeking someone with strong platform and cloud engineering experience who can collaborate across teams … understanding of networking (TCP/IP, Load Balancing, DNS, Routing) Good knowledge of DevSecOps practices - including security scanning, IAM, and RBAC Experience with FinOps - tagging, budgeting, cost optimisation Experience with Windows and Linux Operating Systems Understanding of progressive delivery methods (canary, blue/green) Familiarity with security scanning tools (Trivy, tfsec) integrated into pipelines A proactive approach More ❯

product teams with architectural insight and direction. • Driving the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevSecOps and cloud-native solutions. • Enabling effective cloud security, compliance, and cost optimisation through automation and best practice. • Managing and maintaining the Group cloud platform, enabling technology functions to maintain a well-architected, secure-by-design, and optimised cloud estate. Your day … anytime health line for unlimited nurse advice Our Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme A salary sacrifice Ride to Work scheme where you can save 26-40% on the cost of a new bike and accessories Access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to our Employee Assistance Programme for practical advice and information covering a wide range More ❯

including Kubernetes, BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, along with proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go. Experience in implementing best practices for cloud security, cost management, and performance optimization, ensuring compliance with organizational standards. Demonstrated leadership skills in driving cloud adoption and delivering impactful projects that align with business objectives with the right architecture More ❯

and implementing new technologies. Build and maintain highly available systems. Participate in on-call rotations supporting production applications Establish and maintain best practices for cloud security, compliance, and cost optimization. Participate in code and design reviews to ensure the quality and maintainability of code. Skills and Qualifications: 5 years' experience providing Infrastructure as Code, scripted solutions for deploying More ❯

improve the environments using tools like Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights. Governance & Policy: Implement and maintain RBAC, Policies, Blueprints (or equivalent governance approaches), tagging strategies, and cost control measures. Security First: Embed secure design principles into everything you build; support identity and access management, key vault integration, and vulnerability management. Collaboration & Enablement: Work with delivery teams … to hybrid cloud setups (e.g., on-prem integration or restricted networks) Awareness of enterprise controls (NCSC/Cyber Essentials, NIST, or similar frameworks) Understanding of cloud cost optimisation and FinOps practices Familiarity with supporting data/AI pipelines or platform integrations (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Databricks, OpenAI) Exposure to other cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud) Behaviours Proactive More ❯

a modern agile approach. Championing best practice use of Site Reliability Engineering tooling, techniques and processes to manage and improve existing platform services. E.g. monitoring, platform modernisation and cost optimisation. Use of AWS cloud platform including SaaS or PaaS offerings to solve business problems. DESIRABLE Obtained AWS SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect certification. Obtained Terraform Associate More ❯

of the clients Databricks platform (AWS is preferred but open to Azure.GCP experience also), utilising Python and SQL, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, strategy development, cost optimisation and data governance frameworks. Job duties of the Data Engineering Manager: Manage a team of eight engineers, helping to mentor and coach the team. Manage the adoption of automated … new delivery roadmap. Contribute to the development of a new Databricks system in AWS (AWS experience is preferred but they are open to managers with Azure experience). Cost optimisation. Establish data governance frameworks for secure handling of delivery information. Requirements of the Data Engineering Manager: 6+ years experience in a hands on data engineer role, with over More ❯

of the clients Databricks platform (AWS is preferred but open to Azure.GCP experience also), utilising Python and SQL, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, strategy development, cost optimisation and data governance frameworks. Job duties of the Data Engineering Manager: Manage a team of eight engineers, helping to mentor and coach the team. Manage the adoption of automated … new delivery roadmap. Contribute to the development of a new Databricks system in AWS (AWS experience is preferred but they are open to managers with Azure experience). Cost optimisation. Establish data governance frameworks for secure handling of delivery information. Requirements of the Data Engineering Manager: 6+ years experience in a hands on data engineer role, with over More ❯

and committed to lead technology towers and to deliver secure, robust, stable and performant future ready infrastructure. You will have demonstrable experience in designing, implementing, and managing innovative, cost efficient solutions, modernising network infrastructure services both on premise and for the public cloud (predominantly Google Cloud Platform), simplifying and rationalising existing technologies, whilst maintaining Operational Excellence. If you … the vision for the product backlog and prioritise product group workloads to deliver business and technical requirements Deliver value for John Lewis Partnership by ensuring quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness from all infrastructure management contracts Manage suppliers and vendors to ensure the network services remain secure, stable, robust and performant by delivering and maintaining end to end Operational … VPN Desirable skills/experience you may have A degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering or a related qualification FinOps experience: Budgeting/Forecasting/Cost Optimisation Experience in the retail sector, both physical and online . Closing Date: August 17, 2025 Pay: £59,500.00 - £115,000.00 Annual Contract Type: Permanent Hours of Work: 35 hours More ❯

in Microsoft Azure Leading design and implementation of Kubernetes-based solutions Creating clear and effective HLD/LLD documentation Advising on cloud strategy, security, performance, and cost optimisation Collaborating cross-functionally to implement new technologies and support future growth What We’re Looking For: Strong, hands-on experience in Azure architecture and design Expertise with Kubernetes and … principles Strong experience designing both HLD and LLD Excellent stakeholder communication and strategic thinking skills Bonus (Not Essential): Experience with Application Gateways Exposure to Cloudflare for performance and security optimisation What’s on Offer: Up to £90,000 basic salary (DOE) Excellent healthcare related benefits 25 days annual leave Hybrid working - 2 days a week in Leeds Opportunity to More ❯