Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Description

Summary: Seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer to increase visibility into cloud spending, optimize costs, and collaborate with engineering teams for strategic decision-making. Highlights: 1. Collaborate with diverse engineering teams 2. Drive cloud cost optimization and efficiency 3. Work on international projects with top brands We are seeking an experienced **Senior Cloud Engineer** with deep expertise in AWS to join our team. As an AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer, you will increase visibility into cloud spending by developing a data\-driven approach to alerting, reporting, and optimizing 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, have a passion for data analysis, and be a team player who can collaborate with others across the organization. **Responsibilities** * Collaborate with software development and engineering teams to identify optimization opportunities that maximize ROI on cloud resources and improve overall cost efficiency * Gain a thorough understanding of the client's product, its architecture, and deployment within the cloud, along with the associated costs for each component of the environment * Advise architects and engineers on architecture and resource optimization, waste reduction, capacity management, and KPI development * Monitor cloud spending to identify cost increases and usage anomalies, investigating the root causes behind them * Track utilization of cloud reservations and savings plans, working with teams to reallocate freed\-up capacity * Analyze data patterns and anomalies to generate insights that support strategic and operational decision\-making * Identify savings opportunities related to cloud commitment purchases (Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot Instances, Committed/Sustained Use) and monitor their utilization * Pinpoint areas of inefficiency and develop actionable plans for optimization * Build, update, and maintain cost and utilization reports, dashboards, and automated alerting and forecasting tools * Implement dashboards and automated reporting systems to track cost compliance * Contribute to the creation, refinement, automation, and governance of cost optimization policies and best practices * Report on KPIs and present recommended savings opportunities to relevant stakeholders * Work closely with engineering teams to verify that implemented cost improvements are effective **Requirements** * A minimum of 3 years of professional experience working with AWS cloud infrastructure, including cost reporting and cost optimization at scale * Experience with AWS EKS and containerization technologies * Proficiency with cost management and cloud tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Cost and Usage Report, AWS Budgets, CloudHealth, AWS Managed Services, Amazon EC2, and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service * Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, and Terraform for version control, automation, and infrastructure management * Proven ability to create cost optimization dashboards, models, and reports tailored for engineering teams utilizing cloud services * Strong attention to detail with genuine enthusiasm for transforming data into actionable insights * Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple concurrent projects * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non\-technical audiences * Strong interest in exploring and adopting new and emerging technologies * Strong written and spoken proficiency in English at a B2 level or higher **Nice to have** * Experience with AWS Lambda for building serverless applications and automating cost\-related workflows * Familiarity with Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring cloud resources and tracking performance metrics * Knowledge of Amazon S3 for managing and analyzing storage\-related costs and usage patterns * Experience with Datadog for monitoring, alerting, and visualizing cloud infrastructure data * Working knowledge of Python for scripting, automation, and building custom tools to support cost analysis and reporting **We offer** * 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