
Robert Walters
FinOps Analyst (Cloud Financial Management) – UAE National
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 26/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
11/04/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
26/05/2026
Job description
FinOps Analyst role focused on driving cloud cost transparency, optimisation, and financial governance across a digital ecosystem in Dubai. The position is responsible for strengthening Cloud Financial Management through detailed analysis, dashboards, and insights that enhance cost visibility and support decision-making across engineering, finance, and product teams. The role involves managing day-to-day analytics across Azure and Databricks environments using platforms such as Apptio Cloudability and Unravel. The FinOps Analyst supports budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and tagging compliance initiatives while applying FinOps Foundation best practices to improve cloud financial governance and operational maturity. Responsibilities include identifying cost anomalies, monitoring cloud KPIs, improving consumption transparency, and delivering actionable insights to optimize cloud spend. The role also supports product performance analytics, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven recommendations to align IT solutions with business priorities. The candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and communicate insights to senior stakeholders to drive cost efficiency and value realization.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Manage cloud cost analytics and reporting using Apptio Cloudability and Unravel for Azure and Databricks environments
- Track cloud KPIs, identify anomalies, and deliver actionable cost optimisation insights
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost efficiency initiatives across cloud platforms
- Improve tagging compliance, cost allocation accuracy, and cloud consumption transparency
- Apply FinOps best practices to strengthen financial governance and accountability
- Analyze product performance and complex data sets to identify improvement opportunities
- Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate financial insights
- Collaborate with engineering, finance, and product teams to align cloud spend with business priorities
Experience & skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology with Master’s preferred
- Minimum 2 years of experience in FinOps, cloud cost management, product analytics, or related roles
- Strong understanding of cloud technologies including Azure and Databricks
- Experience with cloud cost management tools such as Apptio Cloudability and Unravel preferred
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modelling skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams
- Must be UAE National with English fluency; Arabic preferred