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Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer

Cloud Cost Optimization Engineer

IFG - International Financial Group • Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

It is a specialized FinOps and Azure infrastructure optimization role focused on identifying cost inefficiencies and landing measurable savings across high‑impact Azure services.

The team is specifically targeting 5× savings in Cosmos DB and meaningful reductions across compute, Redis, storage, event streaming, and Postgres.

Core Responsibilities

  • Analyze spend patterns using Azure Advisor and Azure Cost Management + Billing.
  • Identify top cost drivers, inefficiencies, and waste.

2. Optimize High‑Impact Azure Services (Primary Focus Areas)

You will work hands‑on to tune and rightsize:

  • RU/s optimization
  • Indexing & partitioning strategy
  • Autoscale vs. manual throughput

Compute (VMs / VMSS / AKS)

  • Node pool strategy
  • Limits/requests cleanup
  • HPA/VPA evaluation
  • Reservations, Spot, Savings Plans

Azure Cache for Redis

  • SKU sizing, eviction policies, memory pressure tuning

Storage (Blobs, Files)

  • Tiering, lifecycle management, retention optimization

Event Hubs

  • Throughput units, consumer efficiency, capture strategy
  • Instance sizing, query tuning, autovacuum/I/O alignment

These represent the largest and most addressable cost categories.

3. Microservices & PaaS Footprint Review

  • Evaluate microservices for idle workloads, over‑provisioned instances, unnecessary persistence layers, excessive replicas.
  • Identify opportunities to consolidate or scale down.

4. Capacity Planning & Scaling with Engineering Leads

  • Work with leads to define realistic SLO‑aligned capacity baselines.
  • Optimize autoscaling triggers and eliminate chronic over‑allocation.

5. Deliver Clear, Actionable Recommendations

Your output is not academic analysis—it must be:

  • Practical
  • Quantified
  • Prioritized by impact
  • Low‑risk to implement

Examples:

  • Reduce RU/s on least‑used partitions
  • Fix Redis memory pressure
  • Adjust node pool strategy

6. Operate Independently After Onboarding

  • Communicate findings clearly to senior technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Must‑Have Skills (Top 3)

  • Strong with Azure Advisor, Cost Management + Billing, reservations, tagging, anomaly detection, dashboards.

Hands‑on optimization experience with Cosmos DB, Compute (VMs/VMSS/AKS), Redis, Storage, Event Hubs, and Azure Postgres

  • Ability to materially reduce spend across these services.

Infrastructure performance analysis & capacity/utilization engineering

  • Deep understanding of CPU/memory behavior, microservice patterns, and scaling mechanisms.

Required Experience

  • 5+ years with Azure infrastructure at scale.
  • Strong understanding of AKS, VMSS, microservices resource behavior.
  • Proven track record of measurable cost savings in large Azure environments.
  • Ability to translate complex technical findings into clear action plans.

Nice to Have

  • Observability stack knowledge: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights.
  • JVM/container tuning background for services running on AKS or VMSS.
  • Experience implementing FinOps governance practices.

Success Metrics

  • Cosmos DB spend reduced by up to 5× without performance regression.
  • Compute savings of 30–50% through rightsizing and scale adjustments.
  • Storage & data savings of ~25% through lifecycle and tiering.
  • Improved governance (tag coverage, budgets, alerting).
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