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Senior AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer

Chile, Colombia
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, Datadog, New Relic Infrastructure, Smartsheet
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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.

Responsibilities
  • 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
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+)
Nice to have
  • Familiarity with AWS Budgets, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic Infrastructure, and Smartsheet
  • Experience with AWS Spot Instances and Committed/Sustained use
  • Knowledge of cloud commitment purchases like Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
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

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