Senior AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer

at  Epam Systems

We are looking for a Senior AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer to join our remote team.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in DevOps or SRE and possess deep experience working on cost analysis and optimization in large AWS environments, with a passion for data analysis. As a team player, you will collaborate with others across the organization to increase visibility to cloud spending by developing a data-driven approach in alerting, reporting, and optimization of cloud costs.

REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in AWS cloud cost optimization and management
• Extensive knowledge of AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, AWS Cost Explorer, Amazon EC2, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, and Amazon S3
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation
• Experience with containerization technologies for cloud deployment
• Strong understanding of cloud cost optimization best practices and strategies
• Ability to track and manage cloud reservation/savings plans and commitments
• Capability to develop, modify, and maintain cloud costs and utilization reports, dashboards, and cost usage alerting and forecasting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (B2+)

• Identify optimization opportunities to maximize ROI on cloud resources and work towards making cloud infrastructure cost-efficient
• Fully understand the client’s product and the way it is architected and deployed in the cloud, and the associated costs for each portion of the environment
• Advise on architecture and resource optimization, waste management, and capacity management
• Monitor and investigate increases in Cloud costs and other usage anomalies
• Track utilization of cloud reservation/savings plans and work with teams to re-purpose freed up capacity
• Derive insightful knowledge from data patterns and anomalies to inform strategic and operational decisions
• Recommend and track savings opportunities related to cloud commitment purchases and commitments
• Develop plans for optimization and automation of cost and cost compliance reporting
• Create, mature, automate, and govern Cost Optimization policies and best practices
• Report KPIs and recommended savings opportunities
• Ensure cost improvements are working by partnering with engineering teams