FinOps & Cost Optimization Analyst

About the Position

FinOps & Cost Optimization Analyst

We are seeking a dedicated FinOps & Cost Optimization Analyst to join Sourcing Trust in Aveiro, Portugal. This role is pivotal in driving visibility, governance, and savings across cloud, software licenses, and SaaS spend.

About the Company

At Sourcing Trust, we are committed to delivering innovative, reliable, and tailored technology solutions that empower businesses to succeed in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. With a focus on excellence, integrity, and collaboration, we build lasting partnerships by understanding our clients' unique needs and providing them with expert support across. Our team is dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every employee's contribution is valued, encouraging continuous growth, learning, and shared success. Join us and be part of a passionate organization driven by innovation and excellence.

About the Role

We are looking for a FinOps & Cost Optimization Analyst to drive visibility, governance, and savings across cloud, software licenses, and SaaS spend. The role focuses on analyzing usage, identifying optimization opportunities, supporting vendor negotiations, and helping transition validated savings into governance and PMO processes.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate the full inventory of IT licenses across all business units, including M365, SAP, security tools, SaaS, and subscriptions.
• Align with Product Owners, CISO, and ISMS stakeholders to ensure accurate license and asset governance.
• Establish end-to-end cost transparency for Azure and AWS environments.
• Categorize spend by business unit, environment, and workload.
• Analyze actual usage versus licensed capacity to identify overprovisioning, redundancies, unused assets, and oversized resources.
• Prioritize optimization opportunities based on business impact.
• Develop business cases for renegotiation, consolidation, and contract termination.
• Lead vendor negotiations in coordination with Legal.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure through rightsizing, including idle resources, oversized instances, and reservation gaps.
• Coordinate execution with Infrastructure and Cloud teams.
• Track, validate, and evidence savings, then transition them to PMO and Governance.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in FinOps, Software Asset Management (SAM/ITAM), IT Procurement, or IT Cost Management.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, Apptio, or equivalent tools.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft licensing, including M365, Azure EA/MCA, and True-Up processes.
• Experience with SaaS contract negotiations.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Fluent in English.
• German is an advantage.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Be part of a passionate organization driven by excellence.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid work model.

Apply Now

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply now and become part of our team at Sourcing Trust.