Lead AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer Remote

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

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• 1+ year of leadership experience
• Understanding AWS cloud infrastructure, cost reporting, and cost optimization at scale in AWS
• AWS EKS Experience, Containerization
• Expertise with tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Cost and Usage Report, AWS Budgets, CloudHealth
• Experience creating cost optimization dashboards, models and reports for engineering teams that utilize cloud services
• Be detail-oriented and excited about turning data into insights
• Work independently and as part of a team on multiple concurrent projects
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong desire to work with new and upcoming technologies
• B2+ English level proficiency

Nice to have

• Knowledge of AWS Budgets, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic Infrastructure, Smartsheet

We offer

• Improved medical coverage - EPAMers are eligible to participate in a supplementary health insurance program that shall have the usual coverage in the industry, with the Company funding 100% of the value of the monthly premium for participation
• Lunch Allowance - You will receive a daily allowance of CLP $ 7.000 per working day. Enjoy a nice meal on us
• Allowance for internet and electricity - You will receive an allowance of CLP$15.000 per month to cover internet and electricity expense
• National Holiday Bonus - We celebrate joining the Chilean Market. That is why all our employees will receive a bonus of CLP $86,646 in September
• Christmas Bonus - You will receive an End of Year bonus of CLP $170,539. It will be paid during the month of December, to ensure you have a Happy Holiday!
• Learning Culture - We want you to be the best version of yourself, that is why we offer unlimited access to learning platforms, a wide range of internal courses, and all the knowledge you need to grow professionally
• Additional Income - Besides your regular salary, you will also have the chance to earn extra income by referring talent, being a technical interviewer, and many more ways
• Are you open to relocation? - If you want to relocate to another country and we have the right project, we will assist you every step of the way, to help you and your family, reach your new home