Lead Analyst, Cloud Optimisation & Governance (FinOps)

AIA Digital+; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Digital+ in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Lead Analyst, Cloud Optimisation & Governance (FinOps) to drive efficient cloud consumption. You will provide timely data, reports and analyses to support decision making, and recommend usage and rate optimisation while enforcing cloud policy and FinOps best practices.

The role automates reporting and rightsizing, collaborates with external cloud providers, and serves as the single point of contact for cloud consumption within Group Cloud & Infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 2+ years relevant experience in Cloud Cost Management, FinOps, Cloud engineering or Cloud architecture.
• Understanding of Cloud policy & governance, Cloud architecture & workloads onboarding, and Cloud usage & cost.
• Proven experience with complex data analysis and data visualisation tools (PowerBI).
• Cloud related professional certifications such as Azure, AWS, FinOps certification.
• Sound understanding of Finance principles and processes such as budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and cost optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare routine and ad hoc Cloud consumption reports that provide insights into usage patterns and anomaly detection.
• Ensure the accuracy of data ingestion from various sources.
• Support Cloud consumption estimate, forecast and budgeting to ensure high level of spend accuracy.
• Support target setting for cost optimisation and progress reporting.
• Provide actionable workload and rate optimisation recommendations, and track implementation progress.
• Collaborate with Cloud Architect to identify architecture optimisation opportunity.
• Manage Cloud Cost Management tool and collaborate with tool providers to implement process or tool enhancement.
• Key contributor to monthly engagement and governance meetings with Local Business Units.
• Ensure 100% tagging compliance for mandatory fields in the Cloud environment.
• Aid the IT Finance team with monthly Cloud cost chargeback.
• Advocates for FinOps best practice to drive continuous improvements.

Skills

Cloud Cost Management

FinOps

Cloud engineering

Cloud architecture

PowerBI

Cloud governance

Finance principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT

Job description

The Lead Analyst, Cloud Optimisation & Governance (FinOps) plays a crucial role in managing the organisation’s Cloud consumption efficiently. The role involves providing timely data, reports, and analysis to aid decision-making, recommending usage and rate optimisation, and ensuring compliance with Cloud policy and FinOps best practice. Additionally, the Lead Analyst will work on process simplification and automation, such as reporting automation and rightsizing automation.

The role will collaborate closely with external stakeholder, including Public Cloud providers, Cloud Cost Management tool providers, Cloud managed service providers, to address any issues promptly.

The role will act as a single point of contact for Cloud consumption related matters on behalf of the Group Cloud & Infrastructure Function

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Prepare routine and ad hoc Cloud consumption reports that provide insights into usage patterns and anomaly detection
• Ensure the accuracy of data ingestion from various sources
• Support Cloud consumption estimate, forecast and budgeting to ensure high level of spend accuracy
• Support target setting for cost optimisation and progress reporting
• Provide actionable workload and rate optimisation recommendations, and track implementation progress
• Collaborate with Cloud Architect to identify architecture optimisation opportunity
• Manage Cloud Cost Management tool and collaborate with tool providers to implement process or tool enhancement
• Key contributor to monthly engagement and governance meetings with Local Business Units
• Ensure 100% tagging compliance for mandatory fields in the Cloud environment
• Aid the IT Finance team with monthly Cloud cost chargeback
• Advocates for FinOps best practice to drive continuous improvements

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 2+ years relevant experience in Cloud Cost Management, FinOps, Cloud engineering or Cloud architecture
• Understanding of Cloud policy & governance, Cloud architecture & workloads onboarding, and Cloud usage & cost,
• Proven experience with complex data analysis and data visualisation tools (such as PowerBI)
• Cloud related professional certifications such as Azure, AWS, FinOps certification
• Sound understanding of Finance principles and processes such as budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and cost optimisation
• Experience within regulated industry and regional or multinational scope organization
• Ability to demonstrate independent leadership, judgment, and decision making
• Ability to adjust to multiple and changing priorities, remaining flexible and open
• Ability to create and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders of peer levels
• Commercial acumen and understanding of Cloud Consumption based constructs
• Analytical and communication skills to understand business context; and enquire, counsel, and present solutions in an understandable and simple manner
• Be a self-starter and possess the confidence and skills to operate well within a team of highly skilled peers.