FinOps Analyst (13-month Contract)

Cathay Pacific Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cathay Pacific Group is seeking a senior FinOps specialist to bolster cloud cost management across the organisation. You will collaborate with cloud account owners, FinOps leads and stakeholders to monitor usage, analyse trends and drive cost transparency.

In this role you will support budgeting activities, evaluate pricing models, and recommend cost-optimisation strategies across AWS and Azure, helping optimise technology investments and financial governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in IT, CS, Engineering or related discipline.
• 6+ years IT experience including 3+ years in a relevant IT role.
• Experience in IT budgeting, financial management & TCO comparisons.
• Experience building relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions.
• Knowledge of Agile or Lean methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud operations and cloud pricing models (AWS/Azure).
• Experience with costing, budgeting, billing and infrastructure reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development and continuous improvement of FinOps methodologies, frameworks and processes.
• Monitor cloud usage and spending, provide regular reporting and insights to stakeholders.
• Identify cost fluctuations and assist in re-forecasting with cloud owners.
• Execute FinOps Quality Management Framework focusing on cost transparency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote accountability for cloud spending.
• Analyse pricing models and billing to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Utilise cost management tools to detect over/under-provisioned resources and advise fixes.
• Support cost improvement plans based on KPIs and ROI considerations.
• Assist with cloud spending forecasts and budget planning with cost owners.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Agile/Lean knowledge

Cloud operations understanding

Costing/Budgeting know-how

Cloud pricing models

TCO budgeting experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Role Introduction

Reports to: Platform Ops Senior Lead

Support the development and implementation of Financial Operations (FinOps) practices that help optimise cloud cost management across the organisation. Working closely with cloud account owners, FinOps Leads and stakeholders, you will monitor cloud usage and spending, analyse trends, identify cost-saving opportunities and contribute to budgeting and forecasting activities.

Using cloud cost management tools and reporting platforms, you will help drive cost transparency, accountability and informed decision-making across cloud environments including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Your work will directly support efficient technology investment and help move people forward through smarter digital operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and continuous improvement of FinOps methodologies, frameworks, processes and toolsets
• Monitor cloud usage and spending, providing regular reporting, analysis and insights to stakeholders
• Identify significant cloud cost fluctuations and facilitate issue resolution or spending re-forecasting with cloud account owners
• Assist in executing the FinOps Quality Management Framework with a focus on cost transparency and optimisation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote accountability and awareness of cloud spending
• Analyse cloud vendor pricing models and billing information to identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend improvements
• Utilise cost management tools to detect over-provisioned or under-provisioned resources and provide actionable recommendations
• Support the development and prioritisation of cost improvement plans based on key performance indicators and return on investment considerations
• Assist with cloud spending forecasts and budget planning in partnership with cost owners and stakeholders
• Maintain awareness of developments in cloud cost management and FinOps practices and share relevant insights with the team

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
• Technical degree holder with a minimum of 6 years of Information Technology experience, including at least 3 years of relevant Information Technology experience
• Experience in Information Technology planning, budgeting, financial management processes and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) comparison
• Experience building and maintaining relationships at a senior level, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of Agile or Lean methodologies
• Knowledge of Information Technology and cloud operations
• Knowledge of cloud workloads and pricing models across cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), container platforms and software licensing models
• Solid experience in costing, budgeting, billing, infrastructure resource reporting and management tools
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to identify patterns and generate informed recommendations
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including experience presenting solutions to groups of stakeholders

Personal & Application Information

Equal Opportunity

Cathay Pacific is committed to fostering an environment that values Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to attracting and hiring qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and abilities. We strive to create a respectful, inclusive workplace free from discrimination, harassment and bullying.

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