Balázs Engedi

IT Infrastructure Architect with a strong FinOps background, specializing in cost optimization and financial management across hybrid and on-premises environments. Over 20 years of experience designing and managing complex IT infrastructures, including VMware, datacenter operations, and cloud migration projects. Skilled in building financial transparency, automation, and reporting frameworks to optimize infrastructure spend and resource utilization.

Proven ability to bridge IT and finance through effective cost allocation, forecasting, and governance processes that drive measurable savings and operational excellence.

FinOps & AWS Specialist - KPN - Amsterdam, NL

(2024-01)

KPN is a leading telecommunications and IT provider and market leader in the Netherlands.

• Financial Optimization & Reporting – Lead cost reduction and transparency initiatives across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Developed internal chargeback and cost allocation models, integrated financial data from multiple systems, and built automated reporting dashboards to support budgeting and forecasting.
• Data Integration & Automation – Designed automated data collection and reporting pipelines for FinOps dashboards using Power BI and scripting. Implemented cost monitoring and data aggregation processes across multiple environments.
• Partnered with IT management, finance, and development teams to ensure applications and infrastructure are cost-efficient during design and deployment.

Cloud Architect & FinOps - Norsk Hydro ASA

(2020-01 - 2024-01)

Hydro is a leading aluminium and energy company with 32.000 employees, that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future.

• FinOps Practice Establishment – Built the FinOps practice from the ground up, including governance processes, tool selection, and team development.
• Data Center Exit and Hybrid Migration – Served as technical lead for major data center exit projects, transitioning workloads to Azure and AWS while maintaining on-premises integration.
• On-Premises Infrastructure Management – Worked closely with IT and operations teams to optimize compute, storage, and VMware environments, improving resource utilization and reducing operating costs through standardization and automation.
• Cost Savings Achievement – Delivered €1.5M annual savings through cost visibility, right-sizing, and license optimization across hybrid environments.
• Automation & IaC Implementation – Deployed automation tools and Infrastructure-as-Code to streamline provisioning, reduce manual effort, and enhance consistency between on-prem and cloud environments

Technical Specialist & Senior Systems Engineer - Computer Concepts Ltd (CCL) - New Zealand

(2010-01 - 2020-01)

CCL is a managed service provider in New Zealand, focusing on project, support, datacenter and cloud services.

• Client facing role, designing and implementing several infrastructure projects (Microsoft 365, VMware, Hyper-V, Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft Exchange techologies)
• IT Infrastructure technical lead for the merger of Aviation Security of New Zealand with Civil Aviation Authority and other mergers and acquisitions around NZ.
• Various private and public cloud projects, migrations for government agencies.

IT Engineering - UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED (2002-01 - 2007-01)