Senior Cloud Cost Management Engineer – Hà Nội – GPBank

Overview of GPBank

On January 17, 2025, GPBank will transition its operating model to become a wholly-owned limited liability bank under VPBank. This marks a significant turning point, ushering in a new phase of development built on a strong financial foundation, modern technology, and a customer-centric approach. GPBank is currently fostering a professional and transparent work environment – one where each individual can maximize their capabilities and jointly create sustainable value.

Purpose of the Job: The overarching objective of the Cloud Cost Management Engineer is to assist the organization in providing recommendations for cost avoidance on shared Public Cloud consumption. The role will ensure all cloud consumption is allocated internally via established processes and is in line budgeted expectations. Furthermore, the role will look to provide ongoing recommendations to application owners on where to reduce or optimize cloud consumption spend. The role will work closely with the other supporting external services, such as managed service providers and other consulting agencies on a project basis. The role will act as a single point of contact for cloud cost related matters on behalf of the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE).

Main Duties:

- Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

+ Aid the IT Finance team for monthly Cloud Consumption reporting

+ Ensure tagging compliance in the cloud environment

+ Ensure data feeds to automated dashboards are always available

- Provide Cost Center Owners within Business Units, actionable recommendations on cloud spend to optimize their cloud spend

- Key contributor to monthly governance reporting on cloud spend and recommendations

- Be the single point of contact for all cloud cost related matters

- Be able to distil complex concepts to plain terms for business leaders to understand

- Have a passion for data accuracy and providing clear easy to follow insights for cloud optimization.

1. Education Level: Bachelor's degree in business management, financial, banking, computer science, information-technology, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience.

2. Knowledge/Expertise:

- Proven experience with data visualization tools (such as PowerBI / Tableau)

- Excellent understanding and proven experience in using and managing collaboration spaces (Confluence, Microsoft Teams / SharePoint)

- Working experience within an IT based team or organization

- Working experience with Cloud Cost Management (FinOps) tools

- Proven experience plus relevant professional certifications (Azure, AWS etc) are advantages

- Experience within regulated industry and regional or multinational scope organization

- Sound understanding of IT operating model design and best practices.

3. Skills:

- 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

- Excellent analytical and technical skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Excellent planning and organizational skills.

4. Relevant Experience: 

- AWS Cloud Financial Management

- Cloud financial management tools: Cost Explorer, Cost Calculator, Tagging...

- Cost allocations, Budgeting & Planning, Financial control.

5. Other relevant competencies:

- Organizationally savvy, with the ability to navigate organizational politics. 

- Skilled at influencing, guiding and facilitating stakeholders and peers with decision making. 

- Ability to propose and estimate the financial impact related to technology solutions.

- Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies

Characteristics/Behavior

- Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders and IT development teams. 

- Motivated and driven by achieving long-term business outcomes

- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams

BENEFITS

- Attractive income, competitive salary and bonuses based on performance.

- Bonuses for holidays and Tet (Lunar New Year) as per the bank's policies at different periods.

- Access to preferential loan programs according to the bank's policies at different periods.

- Generous annual leave based on job level, with eligibility for summer vacation benefits.

- Insurance benefits as required by law.

- Opportunity to participate in training courses based on the training framework for each position.

- Working hours: Monday to Friday.

- Dynamic and friendly work environment with ample opportunities for training, learning, and development; participation in various exciting cultural activities (sports competitions, talent shows, team building activities, etc.).