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Amazon Web Services, AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, AWS Cost Explorer, Amazon EC2, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, Amazon S3, Containerization, Python, AWS Budgets, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, Smartsheet
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We're currently looking for a Senior AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Developer to join our remote team.
In this position, you will increase visibility to cloud spending by developing a data-driven approach to alerting, reporting, and optimization of cloud costs.
The right candidate will have hands-on experience in DevOps or SRE possess deep experience working on cost analysis and optimization in large AWS environments, with passion for data analysis, and is a team player who can collaborate with others across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Work with the different software development and engineering teams to identify optimization opportunities to maximize ROI on cloud resources and work towards making cloud infrastructure cost-efficient
- Work to 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
- Partnering with architects and engineers to advise on architecture and resource optimization, waste management, capacity management, KPI development
- Monitor and identify increases in Cloud costs and other usage anomalies and be able to investigate the source of these increases
- Tracking utilization of cloud reservation/savings plans and working with teams to re-purpose freed up capacity
- Evaluating and investigating data patterns and anomalies to derive insightful knowledge that can inform strategic and operational decisions
- Recommend savings opportunities related to cloud commitment purchases (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot, Committed/Sustained use) and track utilization of these commitments
- Determine areas of efficiency and develop plans for optimization
- Develop, modify and maintain cloud costs and utilization reports, dashboards, and cost usage alerting and forecasting
- Implement dashboards and automated reporting for cost and cost compliance
- Partake in creating, maturing, automating and governing Cost Optimization policies and best practice
- Reporting of KPIs and recommended savings opportunities
- Partner with engineering teams to ensure cost improvements are working
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in AWS Cloud Cost Optimization
- Expertise in AWS Cloud Adoption Framework and AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and Amazon EC2
- Familiarity with Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, and Smartsheet
- Proficiency in Python
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience working remotely and in an Agile environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Domain-specific industry experience in Real Estate, Insurance, Mortgage, Commercial or Residential Tax a plus
- Proven experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform
Benefits
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn