Astuto Technologies - Cloud Policy Engineer - AWS Infrastructure (4-8 yrs)

About Astuto :

We aim to build an AI-first Cloud Efficiency Platform that helps businesses maximize the ROI on public cloud investments.

Given the increase in complexity and cost of cloud infrastructure and services, this space has an enormous opportunity. Over $600 billion is being spent on the public cloud, and an estimated $180 billion is being wasted. In addition, lack of expertise as complexity and scale increase is a big challenge for organizations.

Position Overview :

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Policy Engineer with extensive experience in managing and optimizing AWS infrastructure at scale.

The ideal candidate is a developer, DevOps engineer, or SRE who has deep technical expertise in AWS services, cost optimization, and cloud governance.

This role involves researching, developing, and implementing cost-saving and governance policies for AWS while working on large-scale datasets.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Drive cost optimization and governance by analyzing existing AWS policies, collaborating to develop new ones, and validating their impact using in-house tools and extensive datasets.

2. Conduct in-depth research on AWS services and create detailed technical documentation to support governance and optimization initiatives.

3. Analyze large databases using SQL queries and leverage data from AWS services like RDS, EC2, ECS/EKS, and MSK/Kinesis/SQS to drive data-informed policy development.

4. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align infrastructure needs with cost optimization goals, while effectively communicating findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Candidate Eligibility :

1. At least 5 years of experience as a developer, DevOps engineer, or SRE with proven expertise in managing, setting up, and monitoring AWS infrastructure at scale.

2. Extensive hands-on experience with AWS services like RDS, EC2, ECS/EKS, streaming services (MSK, Kinesis, or SQS), VPC, and IAM, along with proficiency in managing multi-account, inter/intra-region, multi-AZ setups, replication, and backups.

3. Prior experience conducting AWS cost optimization exercises at scale.

4. Proficiency in writing SQL queries, with a preference for experience working with large datasets in MySQL or PostgreSQL.

5. Strong research and documentation skills for AWS services and excellent communication abilities to collaborate effectively and convey technical concepts clearly.