3074 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience in FinOps/cloud cost management (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Ownership of cost optimisation initiatives with measurable savings delivered
- Experience building and managing showback/chargeback models
- Strong capability in financial forecasting, budgeting, and cost modelling within technology environments
- Experience working directly with engineering teams to influence consumption and optimise spend
- Experience managing or challenging vendors, MSPs, and cloud providers on cost and commercial outcomes
Responsibilities
- Own FinOps practices across cloud and technology platforms, ensuring transparency, accountability, and control.
- Analyse consumption patterns and drive optimisation initiatives including rightsizing, reservation strategies, and waste reduction.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and variance analysis across technology spend.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting packs, and executive insights on cost performance and trends.
- Validate invoices, challenge vendors, and support commercial negotiations to drive cost efficiency.
- Design and manage cost allocation models to improve financial accountability across the business.
- Partner with engineering, finance, procurement, and leadership to embed cost ownership and FinOps best practices.
- Provide actionable insights to support investment decisions, migrations, and transformation programmes.
Description
We are Hays, a FTSE 250 recruitment leader with a global footprint, focused on a bold technology strategy aimed at modernisation, digitalisation, and innovation to power progress through people and market-leading technology. This role presents a unique opportunity to drive end-to-end FinOps and cost optimisation across cloud, internal IT platforms, and global telco services, collaborating with multiple teams to ensure cost efficiency and accountability across technology.
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How many DevOps jobs are in the UK?
Currently, there are 3074 DevOps openings. Check also: Cloud jobs, AWS jobs, Azure jobs, GCP jobs, Kubernetes jobs, Docker jobs, Terraform jobs - all with salary brackets.
Is the UK a good place for DevOps?
The UK is one of the best countries to work as a DevOps. It has a vibrant startup community, growing tech hubs and, most important: lots of interesting jobs for people who work in tech.
Which companies are hiring for DevOps jobs in the UK?
The Scouts Association, Bluefruit Software Limited, SwapTix, Arctic Shores, MOD - Defence Digital, MSC Industrial Supply Co UK, Wicresoft UK ltd among others, are currently hiring for DevOps roles in the UK.
The company with most openings is Hays Technology as they are hiring for 95 different DevOps jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good DevOps.
The company with most openings is Hays Technology as they are hiring for 95 different DevOps jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good DevOps.