The Role
The Cloud Engineer II will design and operate AWS environments, implement cost optimization strategies, and collaborate on cloud migration and modernization while ensuring performance, security, and reliability.
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At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
Cloud Engineer – AWS & FinOps
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Hybrid | World Kinect
At World Kinect, we power global energy and commerce through technology. As a Cloud Engineer, you’ll design and operate modern AWS platforms while playing a key role in cloud cost optimization (FinOps)—balancing performance, security, and financial accountability at scale.
This role is ideal for cloud engineers who enjoy hands‑on technical work and want deeper exposure to platform engineering, automation, and cloud economics in a global enterprise environment.
What You’ll DoCloud Engineering & Platform Delivery- Design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, and highly available AWS environments
- Build and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
- Operate core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, and container platforms
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support reliable application and infrastructure deployments
- Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational workflows using scripting and automation tools
- Monitor platforms using observability tools and proactively address performance, availability, and reliability issues
- Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives in partnership with application and architecture teams
- Collaborate closely with security, platform, and engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery
- Work effectively in an agile, fast‑growing environment with a strong culture of learning and improvement
- Apply FinOps best practices to manage, optimize, and govern AWS cloud spend
- Monitor, analyze, and report on cloud usage and cost trends across accounts and environments
- Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to increase cost transparency and accountability
- Identify and implement cost‑optimization strategies, including:
- Rightsizing compute and storage
- Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- Storage tiering and lifecycle policies
- Network and data‑transfer optimization
- Build and maintain cost dashboards using AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, and FinOps tools
- Define and enforce tagging and cost‑allocation standards
- Embed cost awareness into architecture decisions, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC patterns
- Support cloud forecasting, budgeting, and long‑term financial planning.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Hands‑on experience as a Cloud Engineer supporting AWS environments
- Strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
- Demonstrated experience with cloud cost management, FinOps, or AWS financial governance
- Solid understanding of AWS pricing models, billing structures, and cost drivers
- Strong problem‑solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, able to work with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or TypeScript
- Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS)
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic)
- Knowledge of Linux and Windows systems
- Networking fundamentals (subnets, routing, gateways, firewalls)
- Experience with FinOps tools such as Apptio, CloudHealth, or similar
- AWS certifications (a plus, not required)
- You balance technical excellence with financial accountability
- You take ownership and think proactively about reliability, security, scalability, and cost
- You enjoy collaborating across engineering, finance, and business teams
- You’re comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
- You’re curious, adaptable, and continuously learning
- Work for a global energy and technology leader
- Build modern cloud platforms with real‑world scale and impact
- Gain hands‑on experience with FinOps and enterprise cloud economics
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Career growth opportunities in a global organization
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
- Hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer supporting AWS environments
- Strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code
- Demonstrated experience with cloud cost management, FinOps, or AWS financial governance
- Solid understanding of AWS pricing models, billing structures, and cost drivers
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, able to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or TypeScript
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The Company
What We Do
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a leading global energy management company, offering a broad suite of solutions across the energy product spectrum. In addition to our core energy and fuel offerings to customers in the transportation sector, we provide advisory services, sustainability and renewable energy solutions, as well as supply fulfillment for natural gas and power. We continue to focus on advancing the energy transition to lower carbon alternatives through expanding our portfolio of energy solutions and providing customers with greater access to sustainably sourced energy. For more information, visit https://corp.worldkinect.com.
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