We are looking for a hands-on Azure FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimisation Specialist to support a targeted engagement focused on cost visibility, storage optimisation, and governance enablement within a complex, multi-entity Azure environment. The role will focus on: Identifying and implementing low-risk, high-impact cost savings Improving cost allocation and tagging Optimising storage and telemetry (Log Analytics / Sentinel) costs Enabling practical, sustainable FinOps practices Key Responsibilities Cost Analysis & Visibility Analyse Azure spend across multiple subscriptions and services Break down costs by: Storage, compute, SQL, monitoring Resource groups and workloads Identify key cost drivers and optimisation opportunities Storage & Telemetry Optimisation (Critical) Analyse and optimise: Blob storage, managed disks, backups, snapshots Log Analytics and Microsoft Sentinel ingestion Implement: Storage tiering (Hot / Cool / Archive) Lifecycle and retention policies Reduce: Over-retention of logs Unnecessary telemetry ingestion Quick Wins Execution Identify and implement: Orphaned resource cleanup Snapshot and backup rationalisation Dev/Test scheduling VM rightsizing Cost Allocation & Tagging Assess and improve tagging maturity Define and implement: Standardised tagging model Cost allocation logic across shared services Support automation of cost reporting Reporting & Insights Build and configure dashboards using: Azure Cost Management Power BI (preferred) Provide: Cost by country Cost by application