Cloud Governance Analyst

Overview

This role supports Centrica’s cloud‑first strategy by enabling effective cloud governance across product and platform teams. It ensures cloud environments are secure, compliant, cost‑effective, and aligned to organisational goals by embedding governance controls into cloud delivery, partnering closely with engineering, architecture, FinOps, and business stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement in cloud maturity and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Governance Ownership: Partner with Cloud Engineering and Architecture to define, own, and execute Centrica’s cloud governance strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Risk Identification and Mitigation: Identify risks and vulnerabilities across the cloud estate, proactively designing and implementing mitigation measures. Work closely with business areas to ensure appropriate controls and remediation actions are established and embedded.
• Service Performance and Assurance: Collaborate with stakeholders and internal teams to define, implement, and continuously improve Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), strengthening the overall governance, resilience, and security posture of cloud environments.

Competencies

• Strong understanding of cloud computing models and deployment patterns, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Solid knowledge of cloud governance principles, including the design and application of policies, standards, guardrails, and controls to support secure, compliant, and efficient cloud usage.
• Experience identifying cloud risks and vulnerabilities, with the ability to support proportionate risk mitigation and compliance activities in collaboration with engineering, security, and business teams.
• Working knowledge of regulatory, risk, and assurance requirements relevant to cloud environments, including audit support and evidence‑based control assessment.
• Understanding of FinOps principles and cloud cost governance, with the ability to work alongside FinOps teams to support cost control, optimisation, efficiency, and shift‑left cost visibility.
• Experience working within a product‑led, platform‑based operating model, understanding how governance, risk, reliability, and cost controls are embedded into platform roadmaps, product lifecycles, and continuous delivery practices.

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, able to build effective relationships across technical and non‑technical teams and guide adoption of good cloud governance practices.

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess governance processes, identify gaps or inefficiencies, and recommend pragmatic improvements.

Highly organised and delivery‑focused, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment and identify opportunities to automate manual governance activities to improve efficiency and consistency.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline such as:
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Engineering
• Information Systems
• Business, Technology, or Risk Management
• Equivalent practical experience in cloud platforms, governance, or platform operations will be considered in place of formal qualifications.
  

Work Experience

• Experience working within large, complex organisations, operating across multiple business units and platform teams to support effective cloud governance, risk management, and consistent application of standards.

Strong hands‑on experience with cloud platforms and cost management tooling, supporting cost transparency, optimisation, and efficient use of cloud resources in line with organisational objectives.

Proven ability to advise, influence, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including engineering, architecture, finance, security, and business teams, to embed cloud governance best practices.

Experience supporting the execution of cloud and platform strategies, enabling teams to operate within agreed governance frameworks while continuously improving efficiency, risk posture, and cost effectiveness.

Exposure to product‑led and agile ways of working, contributing to delivery cadence, prioritisation, and continuous improvement within platform or cloud governance initiatives.

Certifications

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner: Foundational knowledge of AWS cloud services and governance.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals: Core understanding of Azure cloud services and governance practices.
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP): Focuses on cloud security, governance, and risk management.
• ITIL 4 Foundation: Knowledge of IT service management and governance frameworks.
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC): Specializes in IT risk management and governance.
  
  
  

Travel:

Occasional travel to remote sites and partner training events.