# Job Description: Cloud Value Engineer

## About the Role
As a Cloud Value Engineer at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a critical role within the newly formed Cloud Value Engineering team based in Porto. This position is part of our global Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) and contributes to optimizing cloud financial management (CFM) across our operations. You will collaborate with teams across various European IT hubs and serve as a vital link between finance, infrastructure, and cloud account teams. Your work will focus on leveraging cloud service spending analyses to drive cost optimization and enhance business value, ultimately enabling product innovation and operational efficiency.

In this role, you will actively contribute to embedding CFM practices into our operations, with a goal of improving the total cost of ownership (TCO) and supporting decision-making that impacts product development and cloud spending.

## Key Responsibilities
– Analyze cloud service expenditures at both cross-application and individual application levels using established CFM methods and tools.
– Collaborate with finance, infrastructure, and cloud account teams to refine CFM methodologies and integrate data flows.
– Identify opportunities for cost optimization, providing insights for decision-makers within the organization.
– Act as a trusted advisor for stakeholders, utilizing engineering principles and data analysis to communicate outcomes effectively.
– Monitor daily cloud spending and prepare weekly and monthly reports on cloud financials.
– Provide expertise in cloud cost optimization strategies, including rightsizing and waste management.
– Support operational teams in establishing CFM guardrails and controls.
– Assist product development teams in implementing FinOps practices to enhance cost management in solution designs.
– Develop comprehensive strategies for cloud value engineering from a CFM perspective.

## Required Skills
– Extensive technical knowledge of AWS services, including Cost Explorer, QuickSight dashboard creation, and AWS Budgets; familiarity with Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure is a plus.
– Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, including compute services, elasticity, billing, and pricing models.
– Familiarity with core financial concepts related to cloud computing such as cost showback, cost attribution, and forecasting.
– Proficiency in processing and analyzing large sets of financial data using standard tools and query languages.
– Advanced MS Excel skills for financial reporting integration.
– Effective communication and presentation skills for sharing insights with stakeholders.
– Experience with Policy-as-Code development and operational monitoring.

## Preferred Skills
– Experience in consulting roles and onboarding DevOps teams into CFM practices.
– Understanding of software architecture patterns that enable cost-effective solutions.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies
– **Cloud Providers**: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
– **FinOps Platforms**: AWS Cost Explorer
– **Programming Languages**: Not specified
– **Infrastructure as Code**: Policy-as-Code
– **Reporting & BI**: QuickSight

## FinOps Responsibilities
– Analyze spending trends and identify cost optimization opportunities.
– Integrate financial data with operational reporting for enhanced visibility.
– Aid in the development of cost governance policies and cost control mechanisms.

## Benefits
– Flexible working hours and remote work options.
– Comprehensive work-life balance initiatives.
– Supplementary health insurance.
– Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
– Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.

## Useful Links
– [Company Website](https://www.kuehne-nagel.com)
– [Careers](https://www.kuehne-nagel.com/en/careers/)

## Why You Might Be Interested
This role presents a unique opportunity to directly influence the financial management of cloud resources within a leading logistics company. You will have the chance to work with a team of experts working at the forefront of the IT industry while engaging with diverse cultures in a flexible working environment. Your contributions will not only enhance operational efficiency but also drive innovation in product development.