What are the responsibilities and job description for the FinOps Lead position at Hitachi Digital Services?
Our Company
We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.
Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.
The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced FinOps Lead to drive AWS cost optimization initiatives for our diverse customer base. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of AWS services, cost management principles, and FinOps best practices. You will lead customer engagements, identify cost-saving opportunities, develop strategic implementation plans, and technically guide implementation teams to realize tangible cost reductions. This role requires strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills to effectively collaborate with customer stakeholders and internal teams.
Responsibilities:
- Customer Engagement & Assessment:
- Lead customer engagements to assess current AWS cost structures and identify optimization opportunities.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of AWS usage patterns, billing data, and infrastructure architecture.
- Present findings and recommendations to customer stakeholders, including C-level executives and application owners.
- Strategic Planning & Implementation:
- Develop comprehensive FinOps strategies and implementation plans tailored to each customer's specific needs and goals.
- Define clear objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and success metrics for cost optimization initiatives.
- Create detailed project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Technical Leadership & Implementation:
- Technically lead implementation teams in executing cost optimization strategies, including right-sizing, reserved instances, savings plans, and auto-remediation techniques.
- Design and implement automated cost optimization solutions using AWS services and third-party tools.
- Work with application owners to optimize application architectures and resource utilization.
- Guide the team on infrastructure as code (IaC) best practices when related to cost.
- Best Practices & Knowledge Sharing:
- Develop and maintain FinOps best practices, documentation, and training materials.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest AWS cost optimization trends and technologies.
- Share knowledge and expertise with internal teams and customers through workshops, presentations, and publications.
- Reporting & Monitoring:
- Establish robust cost monitoring and reporting mechanisms using AWS Cost Explorer, CloudWatch, and other FinOps tools.
- Generate regular reports on cost savings, performance metrics, and progress against goals.
- Proactively identify and address cost anomalies and potential risks.
- Collaboration & Communication:
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including sales, engineering, and customer support.
- Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor on FinOps matters.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, or related roles.
- Proven track record of leading successful AWS cost optimization initiatives for enterprise customers.
- Deep understanding of AWS services, pricing models, and cost management tools.
- Experience with automation and scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
- Experience with infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong leadership and project management skills.
- AWS certifications (e.g., Certified Cloud Practitioner, Certified Solutions Architect) are highly desirable.
- Experience with FinOps tools like Cloudability, Apptio Cloudability, or similar.
- Customer-focused and results-oriented.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Strong attention to detail.
We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.
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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
