Carnival Corporation · 16 hours ago
Analyst Intermediate, Cloud FinOps
Carnival Corporation is the world’s most popular cruise line, offering a variety of unique experiences across their fleet. The Intermediate Analyst, Cloud FinOps is responsible for analyzing cloud utilization and costs across multiple cloud platforms, ensuring effective reporting and alignment with corporate standards while collaborating with various teams.
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Responsibilities
Monitor and analyze cloud utilization, providing actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders, and implementing strategies to control and reduce costs effectively
Respond to inquiries from cloud teams on FinOps tooling and requests for help with understanding the cloud metadata
Via training, documentation, meetings, and emails, suggest strategies and implement practices to manage and optimize the financial aspects of cloud usage
Collaborate with finance and engineering teams to ensure transparency in cloud spend
Evangelize a culture of cost awareness and accountability with assigned teams/brands
Develop processes and tools to enhance financial accountability and reporting of cloud expenditures
Monitor cloud usage and spend metrics to ensure compliance with budgetary constraints with assigned teams
Work closely with IT Finance to track and forecast cloud spending
Produce metrics and dashboards to illustrate utilization and cost, working with Carnival-preferred tools
Stay updated on industry trends and best practices related to cloud cost optimization. Obtain a FinOps Foundation Practitioner certification within the first 3 months, if not already done
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cloud Technology, Business Finance, Data Analytics or related
Master's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cloud Technology, Business Finance, Data Science or related
Certification as FinOps Practitioner, FinOps Professional, FinOps Engineer, or FinOps FOCUS Analyst
Certification as AWS Cloud Practitioner, or Microsoft: Azure Fundamentals, or Google Cloud Digital Leader, or any preferred
Proven ability to implement Cloud FinOps principles and practices
Practitioner-level experience with cloud native cost management platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud) and third-party tools that normalize the metadata
Proven strong skills in communication, training, collaboration, time-management, and organization
Proven aptitude to learn new technologies and concepts
Desire to work within teams, but to accomplish work independently when required
Proven ability to think critically, problem solve creatively, and perform root cause analysis
Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities and deadlines
Oriented to data analysis details that mesh with a strong business sense
Proficiency in MS Office products
2+ years of experience using cloud native cost management tools and platforms
2+ years of experience in active use of FinOps 3rd party tooling such as Cloudability, CloudHealth, Flexera
2+ years of experience providing data for the management of budgets
2+ years of experience practicing within Cloud FinOps framework
Preferred
2+ years of experience developing and implementing cloud standards, including governance frameworks, policies, and procedures
1+ years in the cruise and/or travel industry
Benefits
Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes a company match
Employee Stock Purchase plan
Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
Company
Carnival Corporation
Carnival Corporation is a cruise company providing travelers with vacation experiences.
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