Platform Cloud Engineer

iXceed Solutions; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

iXceed Solutions is seeking a Platform Cloud Engineer in Kraków, Poland. The role focuses on cloud cost optimisation, governance, and automation using Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.

You will work with AWS and GCP services, implement cost controls, and collaborate with platform teams to drive cost savings and governance compliance. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, FinOps, and coding in Python or Bash, along with strong stakeholder-management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud cost optimisation and governance.
• Hands-on with Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in AWS/GCP cost tools (Cost Explorer, Billing Exports).
• Strong analytical and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement cloud logging and storage cost optimisation opportunities.
• Automate cost optimisation using Terraform, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyse cloud logging and storage usage to identify cost drivers and potential savings.
• Monitor cloud expenditure and implement automated controls to prevent cost regressions.
• Maintain cloud governance policies, tagging standards, budgets, quotas, and retention policies.
• Collaborate with platform and application teams to implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare cost optimisation reports, forecasts, and business cases for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, risk, and governance requirements.

Skills

Cloud cost optimisation

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes

FinOps

CI/CD

Python

Bash

AWS

GCP

Cloud governance

Stakeholder management

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Job description

We are looking for a skilled Platform Cloud Engineer to join our team in Kraków, Poland. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, cloud governance, Kubernetes, and FinOps, with a strong focus on cloud cost optimisation.

• Identify and implement cloud logging and storage cost optimisation opportunities.
• Automate cost optimisation using Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyse cloud logging and storage usage to identify cost drivers and potential savings.
• Monitor cloud expenditure and implement automated controls to prevent cost regressions.
• Maintain cloud governance policies, tagging standards, budgets, quotas, and retention policies.
• Collaborate with platform and application teams to implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare cost optimisation reports, forecasts, and business cases for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, risk, and governance requirements.
• AWS: CloudWatch Logs, S3 Lifecycle, Cost Explorer, and Cost and Usage Reports (CUR).
• GCP: Cloud Logging, BigQuery, Log Router/Sinks, and Billing Exports.
• Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Python, Bash, or policy-as-code.
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps.
• Programming: Python or Java.
• Knowledge of FinOps principles, cloud cost governance, logging, monitoring, and observability architecture.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice to Have

• AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications.
• Experience working in financial institutions.