Cloud Cost Engineer

Job Description

Overview
Our Team

Discovery Inc is the world's #1 pay-TV programmer reaching 2.7 billion subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Global Technology & Operations (GT&O) provides technological infrastructure and operations support to ensure audiences can enjoy Discovery's programming around the world and across platforms. Already a leader in the factual and lifestyle genres, Discovery has expanded its core business into new genres: sports, entertainment and kids. Its platforms and product eco-systems are now engaged in terrestrial/free-to-air, OTT products and content development/production companies.

The Way We Work

Discovery continues to grow around the world and across platforms. GT&O is building media technology and systems that meet world class standards for which Discovery is known.
Our culture and leadership traits are in evolution as we expand from a traditional linear Pay TV business towards a convergent media and entertainment business that encompasses digital and mobile. Discovery is developing direct-to-consumer relationships, while delivering traditional platforms, with innovative solutions. Discovery is looking to embrace a dynamic and entrepreneurial individual that has the one team mentality.

The Role

The Cloud Cost Engineer role reports into the Cloud Cost Management team within GT&O. The team is responsible for overseeing large and critical investments in multi-cloud environment around the globe – offering advisory services, cost modeling and strategic analysis, executive and financial reporting, and cost governance and optimization.

Job Description

Key Tasks:

The Cloud Cost Engineer will be a critical member of the team working directly with our cloud clients, leadership, and vendors:
• Monitor cloud consumption in various accounts and projects to determine areas for resource efficiency

• Manage the cloud CMDB and perform resource mapping and tagging. Build overlays to generate insightful reports

• Comprehend complex architectural diagrams to determine cloud resource setup and workflow

• Perform consumption analysis to define and execute Reserved Instances and Savings Plans

• Track utilization of cloud reservation/savings plans and work with teams to re-purpose freed up capacity

• Evaluate data patterns/outliers and derive insightful knowledge that can inform strategic and operational decisions

• Analyze cloud services and deployed resources to inform contractual negotiations relating service discounts and commitment levels

• Collaborate with cost optimization engineer to build, understand, and govern cost and operational policies

• Live in cloud accounts and work with clients on ongoing basis to help them understand their cloud spend and optimize it based on their unique needs

• Act as subject matter expert in advising on new and different cloud services and resources

• Participate in business case development and cost modeling exercises

• Participate as needed in projects relating pulling cost data from new vendors (via API queries/Python)

Qualifications Description

Candidate should have:
• Advanced understanding of cloud platforms, consoles, and services (AWS, Google, Azure) to include- Cost Explorer, Cost and Usage Reports, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Sustained Use Discounts/Committed and other cloud cost mechanics

• Knowledge of cloud CMDB such as CloudAware

• Knowledge of CDN services and providers such as Akamai

• Knowledge in Python, API queries, and Power BI is a plus

• Passion for and skills in resource optimization to improve cloud efficiency

• Leader and a team player with transformation mindset

• S trong organizational, task, and project management skills

• Self-driven and able to work across diverse technical and non-technical teams

• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to operate successfully in a lean, agile, and fast-paced organization

• Must have the legal right to work in the United States

Continued Qualifications
• BS degree in Computer Science or Business; MS preferred

• Background as SRE/Devops engineer is a plus

• +5 years of relevant work experience at a large-scale global company

• Knowledge in SQL queries, Amazon Aurora, and PostgresSQL is a plus

This position is partially remote- Geographical presence near Silver Spring, Maryland or Knoxville, TN is preferred

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rne955-3-135-246-193-42 in your application.