Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

1. Monitor AWS cost and usage:

o Track and analyze AWS billing reports, cost allocation tags, and usage data to gain insights into resource consumption patterns.

o Identify cost anomalies, trends, and potential areas for optimization.

o Generate regular reports and provide recommendations to stakeholders on cost management.

2. Optimize AWS resources:

o Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for rightsizing, instance utilization, and service optimization.

o Implement cost-effective strategies to maximize resource efficiency and reduce unnecessary expenditures.

o Identify and manage idle or underutilized resources, optimizing their utilization or decommissioning them as appropriate.

3. Provide cost optimization recommendations:

o Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to identify cost optimization opportunities during the design and development phases of AWS projects.

o Provide guidance and best practices to development teams for optimizing costs without compromising performance, security, or scalability.

4. Stay updated on AWS cost management best practices:

o Continuously monitor AWS cost management resources, blogs, and industry trends to stay up to date with the latest cost optimization techniques and tools.

o Evaluate and recommend third-party tools or services that can enhance AWS cost monitoring and optimization capabilities.

5. Visualising Business Intelligence:

o Able to visualize various areas of business into reports to provide insights for teams, also outside of the financial area.

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its various services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.

• Experience in AWS cost management and optimization, with a focus on reducing costs without compromising performance or reliability.

• Proficiency in analyzing AWS billing reports, cost allocation tags, and usage data.

• Familiarity with cost optimization tools and services such as AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and third-party cost management solutions.

• Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts, resource utilization, and scalability.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities and propose effective solutions.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

• Good practical experience of AWS QuickSight or similar BI tooling.