Cloud Solution Architect with FinOps expertise
🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇱🇹 Lithuania
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AWS
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Cloud Solution Architect with FinOps expertise
from 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇱🇹 Lithuania
We are looking for a hands-onCloud Solution Architectto optimize cloud infrastructure (annual budget of ~$2.5M).
This is a practical, engineering-first role. The primary goal is to assess clients' cloud environments, identify areas of waste, and translate optimization strategies into clear, actionable tasks (tickets) for their DevOps team.
Responsibilities
- Identify waste and design cost-saving strategies, including Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and rightsizing
- Collaborate with the DevOps team on optimization findings and ensure both DevOps and Dev teams understand the strategy
- Control and oversee the implementation of the defined optimization strategy
- Translate optimization strategies into clear, actionable tickets for the DevOps team
- Create simple, high-impact "Before & After" reporting and presentations for stakeholders to showcase optimization results
- Leverage AWS native dashboards and FinOps tools to analyze usage patterns and uncover opportunities for cost efficiency
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Solution Architecture
- Hands-on background in AWS cloud architecture
- Proven experience working closely with DevOps/SRE teams and understanding of their workflows
- Familiarity with cloud cost management principles, including Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Eagerness to deepen FinOps skills through mentorship
- Strong communication skills to explain complex infrastructure changes simply and present "before vs. after" results to the business
- Proficiency in English at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of other cloud providers beyond AWS