Join Vodafone in Athens, Greece as a Capacity & Cost Management Specialist. Drive cost optimization, financial accountability, and capacity planning across cloud and technology platforms in a full-time, office-based role offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
Requirements
4+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Strong knowledge of FinOps principles, methodologies, and cost optimization frameworks.
Experience with cloud cost management tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer.
No specific degree requirement stated in the posting.
Skills & Responsibilities
Cloud Cost Management: Establish practices across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private cloud environments to monitor spending and identify savings.
FinOps & Governance: Implement chargeback/showback models, enforce tagging standards, and ensure compliance with Vodafone Group cloud governance.
Capacity Planning: Analyze infrastructure utilization trends and partner with Engineering and Architecture teams to recommend scaling and optimization.
Financial Reporting: Track spending against budgets, highlight risks, and produce executive-level dashboards on cloud consumption.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between Finance, Engineering, Architecture, Procurement, and Operations teams.
Potential transition routes: People from Cloud Financial Analyst or Infrastructure Engineer roles may bring strong cloud metrics and budgeting skills, alongside meeting technical cloud requirements.
Job description
Join Us
At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you’ll do
Drive cost optimization, financial accountability, capacity planning, and operational efficiency across cloud and technology platforms, ensuring services remain reliable, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.
Key Accountabilities:
Establish and maintain cloud cost management practices across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private cloud environments.
Monitor technology and cloud spending, identifying optimization and cost-saving opportunities.
Develop and enforce tagging and cost allocation standards to ensure accurate financial visibility and accountability.
Implement and manage chargeback/showback models across business and technology domains.
Ensure compliance with Vodafone Group cloud governance, security, and financial management standards.
Track actual spending against approved budgets and forecasts, highlighting risks and variances.
Produce executive-level dashboards and reports on cloud consumption, capacity utilization, financial performance, and achieved savings.
Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Architecture teams to drive capacity planning and resource optimization.
Analyze infrastructure utilization trends and recommend scaling, consolidation, or optimization actions.
Support business case development for cloud investments and transformation initiatives.
Identify and manage financial risks related to cloud consumption and technology services.
Collaborate with vendors and procurement teams to optimize licensing, contracts, and cloud commitments.
Drive FinOps best practices and increase cost awareness across technology teams.
Support Lifecycle Management (LCM) planning by aligning infrastructure investment decisions with business and operational priorities.
Act as the primary liaison between Finance, Cloud Engineering, Architecture, Procurement, and Operations teams.
Who you are
4+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI.
Strong knowledge of FinOps principles, methodologies, and cost optimization frameworks.
Experience with cloud cost management tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer.
Understanding capacity management, forecasting, and infrastructure utilization analysis.
Experience working within governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
Strong analytical skills and reporting tools.
Ability to translate technical consumption metrics into financial insights and business recommendations
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience working with cross-functional teams including Finance, Engineering, Architecture and Operations.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
What's in it for you
Award-winning work environment -certified #1 Top Employer in Greece
Competitive pay, bonus & remuneration package
Private Health & Medical Insurance
Unlimited connectivity with our mobile, landline and Vodafone TV services – Experience first what our customers love
Unlimited access to learning resources and trainings
Vodafone Parental Leave: 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave to all employees regardless of gender, sexual orientation or length of service
Spirit of Vodafone days: dedicated time to pause, develop new skills and connect with our teams, values and services
Extra days off: Vodafone Day, Family Day, Volunteering Day
Special employee offers and discounts
In accordance with applicable pay transparency legislation as of 1/11/2026, candidates will be informed, within a reasonable period before their first interview, of the initial remuneration for the position for which they have applied, as determined on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria.
Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.
