Information Technology - Lead Engineer, Cloud Platform

Job Description

We are seeking a Lead Engineer – Cloud Platform to provide technical and engineering depth within the Cloud Platform Engineering team. The role focuses on delivering secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure solutions on AWS to support enterprise-grade workloads.
You will play a pivotal role in guiding a team of Cloud and DevOps engineers, ensuring operational excellence, cloud compliance, and continuous improvement across cloud infrastructure automation and developer enablement platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Platform Architecture & Engineering
• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on AWS-native services and best practices.
• Guide the development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar frameworks.
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, and other automation tools to support efficient and resilient software delivery.

Technical Leadership & Team Management
• Provide architectural direction, hands-on support, and mentorship to a team of Cloud and DevOps engineers.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
• Partner with InfoSec, auditors, and application teams to drive alignment across compliance, operations, and delivery practices.

Security, Compliance & Audit Readiness
• Work closely with internal InfoSec and Audit teams to identify and remediate compliance issues related to cloud infrastructure.
• Implement security best practices across networking, IAM, data protection, and monitoring layers.

Automation & Observability
• Drive end-to-end automation across provisioning, patching, monitoring, and alerting processes.
• Leverage tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Sourcegraph, and Cloud Conformity to establish deep observability and proactive alerting capabilities.

Cloud Infrastructure Operations
• Demonstrate deep hands-on expertise in AWS networking (VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, Route53) and Linux system administration.
• Support Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, infrastructure scans, and operational readiness drills.
• Participate in out-of-hours administration activities as required to maintain platform reliability.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, with at least 5 years hands-on with AWS and infrastructure/platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS services (compute, networking, storage, databases).
• Proven experience leading teams in cloud administration, DevOps, and automation.
• Proficient in scripting using Bash, Python, and Ansible.
• Solid grasp of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, compliance, and cloud audit frameworks.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, and Cloud Conformity.

Preferred Qualifications
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or ability to certify within 3–6 months).
• Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Exposure to FinOps and cost governance in AWS environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.

We thank all candidates for your interest in Singapore Airlines, and regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.