FinOps Engineer

NTT DATA, Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a FinOps Engineer to optimize cloud financial operations in Kuala Lumpur, working with AWS, OCI, and hybrid environments. You will build automated cost dashboards, enforce governance, and drive cost-saving initiatives across Finance, Cloud, Security, and Engineering teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven budgeting, cost transparency, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure regulatory and business requirements in the insurance sector are met.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Hands-on experience with automation, reporting, governance and cross‑department collaboration.
• Experience with cloud cost management across multi‑cloud environments (AWS, OCI).

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spend across AWS, OCI, and hybrid environments.
• Develop automated cost dashboards and reports.
• Establish cloud financial governance and tagging standards.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Finance, Security and Product teams to improve cost efficiency.
• Provide cost insights, budgeting and forecasting support.

Skills

FinOps

Cloud cost optimization

Python scripting

Terraform

PowerBI

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

OCI Cost Analysis

Grafana

Cloudability

PowerBI

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us.

We are currently seeking a FinOps Engineer to join our team in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (MY-14), Malaysia (MY).

The FinOps Engineer will be responsible for optimizing cloud financial operations across AWS, OCI, and other cloud platforms used within the insurance organization. This role requires strong analytical skills, deep understanding of cloud cost models, and hands‑on experience with automation, reporting, governance, and cross‑department collaboration. The engineer will work closely with Cloud Engineering, Finance, Security, and Application teams to ensure cost transparency, accurate forecasting, and efficient cloud usage aligned with regulatory and business requirements in the insurance sector.

Cloud Cost Management & Optimization

• Monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spend across AWS, OCI, and hybrid environments.
• Implement cost‑saving strategies such as rightsizing, reserved instances, autoscaling, and storage lifecycle policies.
• Develop automated cost dashboards and reports using tools like AWS Cost Explorer, OCI Cost Analysis, CloudHealth, or custom Python scripts.
• Identify cost anomalies and drive corrective actions with engineering teams.

Governance & Compliance (Insurance Sector)

• Establish cloud financial governance aligned with insurance regulatory requirements (e.g., data residency, auditability, cost traceability).
• Implement tagging standards, chargeback/showback models, and cost allocation frameworks across business units (Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, Customer Platforms).
• Work with Finance to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reconciliation.

Automation & Tooling

• Build automation for cost reporting, anomaly detection, and budget alerts using Python, Terraform, and cloud-native tools.
• Integrate FinOps workflows into CI/CD pipelines to enforce cost policies during deployment.
• Maintain dashboards using PowerBI, Grafana, QuickSight, or OCI Analytics.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Cloud Engineering to design cost‑efficient architectures.
• Work with Product Owners and Business Managers to explain cost drivers and recommend optimizations.
• Conduct FinOps training and awareness sessions for engineering teams.

Monitoring & Insights

• Track KPIs such as cost per policy, cost per claim, cost per workload, and unit economics relevant to insurance operations.
• Provide insights to leadership on cloud spend trends, ROI, and financial risks.

Cloud Platforms

• Strong understanding of AWS and OCI pricing models, billing structures, and cost optimization tools.
• Experience with multi‑cloud cost management platforms (CloudHealth, Apptio, Flexera, Cloudability).

Automation & Scripting

• Proficiency in Python for cost automation, API integrations, and anomaly detection.
• Experience with Terraform for tagging enforcement and cost‑aware provisioning.

Data & Reporting

• Strong skills in PowerBI, QuickSight, Grafana, or OCI Analytics.
• Ability to build automated dashboards and financial reports.

Governance & Compliance

• Knowledge of insurance regulatory requirements (audit trails, data residency, cost transparency).
• Experience implementing tagging standards, budgets, alerts, and chargeback models.

Prefered Certificate

• FinOps Certified Practitioner (FinOps Foundation)
• FinOps Certified Professional (advanced)
• AWS Cloud Financial Management Certification
• Azure Cost Management Specialty
• Google Cloud Digital Leader (cost governance awareness)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) (insurance compliance relevance)
• Power BI Data Analyst Associate (for reporting)

Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.

Excellent communication skills to explain cost concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

Ability to collaborate across Finance, Cloud, Security, and Product teams.

High ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners.NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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