Platform Engineer

Hi,
I have a contract opportunity for platform Engineer role for my banking client in Krakow, Poland

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

·        Knowledge:

·    Strong working knowledge of Azure (core services, identity, networking, governance) and good knowledge of AWS and GCP cost drivers and pricing mechanics:

o   Azure: Log Analytics / Azure Monitor, Diagnostic Settings, Storage Accounts, Event Hub, Sentinel, Azure Policy, Cost Management.

o   AWS: CloudWatch Logs, S3 lifecycle, Cost Explorer/CUR.

o   GCP: Cloud Logging, Log Router/Sinks, BigQuery, Storage lifecycle policies, Billing exports.

o   IaC/automation: Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps), policy-as-code

·    Practical understanding of FinOps principles, including cost allocation, showback/chargeback concepts, optimisation levers, and cost governance.

·        Understanding of cloud governance/compliance approaches and how to implement guardrails in enterprise environments.

·        Hands-on experience with at least two public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP), including their native logging and monitoring services.

·        Strong understanding of logging/observability architecture, including log ingestion and routing, retention policies, and storage cost drivers.

·        Proven ability to analyse logging data at scale to identify cost drivers and deliver measurable cost reduction opportunities.

·        Demonstrated experience building and deploying automation at scale using Python, Bash, and/or Terraform (including CI/CD and repeatable deployment patterns where applicable).

·        Experience producing savings forecasts, building business cases, and writing structured optimisation proposals with clear assumptions and impacts.

·        Strong communication skills, with experience presenting technical analysis and recommendations to senior technical stakeholders and influencing outcomes.

·        Experience working in a highly governed enterprise environment, operating within compliance, operational risk, and change control frameworks.

Roles and RESPONSIBILITIES

·    Optimisation delivery:

o   Identify opportunities across ingestion, retention, tiering, sampling, routing, and exclusion rules; prioritise by ROI and risk.

o   Implement changes via automation/IaC with rollback plans and post-change validation.

o   Build and deploy automation for logging and storage cost optimisation across a multi-cloud estate at enterprise scale.

o   Access and analyse logging data directly using cloud native tooling to identify cost drivers and reduction opportunities

o   Produce optimisation proposals with projected saving forecasts.

o   Operate within HSBC governance and compliance standards, obtaining appropriate approvals before implementing changes.

·    FinOps governance

o   Support tagging/labels and allocation model improvements for chargeback/showback accuracy.

o   Define and maintain policies/guardrails (e.g., default retention standards, workspace quotas, budget alerts).

·    Stakeholder management

o   Run optimisation “clinics” with platform/app teams; agree actions, owners, timelines, and expected savings.

o   Produce executive-ready reporting for senior stakeholders (trend, forecast vs actual, risks).

o   Present technical findings and recommendations to cloud platform leads and senior engineering stakeholders.

·    Operational excellence

o   Create runbooks, controls, and documentation; ensure changes pass risk/compliance checks.

o   Monitor for cost regression and create automated “drift” detection.

Contract duration: 12 months
B2B contract

Interested candidates can apply immediately to [email protected]

Best regards,
Dewakar.O
+443339980463

Tech stack

• Azure
• AWS
• GCP
• DevOps
• Java or Python
• Azure AWS
• Azure GCP