IT Infrastructure Lead

Singaporean only

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Lead to manage, maintain, and optimize the IT infrastructure. The Infra Lead will oversee the deployment, monitoring, and reliability of servers, networks, storage, and related infrastructure components. The role requires strong technical expertise, excellent coordination skills, and experience working in government IT environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the Day 2 infrastructure team to ensure continuous, stable, and secure operations of all servers, network devices, storage, and on-premise systems.

Plan, implement, and monitor IT infrastructure changes, upgrades, and capacity expansions to meet project requirements.

Develop and maintain infrastructure architecture documentation, diagrams, and SOPs for deployment, maintenance, and incident response.

Collaborate closely with System Engineers and Software Engineers to support middleware, application deployment, and integration interfaces.

Manage incident resolution for infrastructure-related issues, including escalation to vendors or higher-tier support when necessary.

Ensure compliance with government IT security policies, InfoSec guidelines, and operational standards.

Plan and coordinate infrastructure maintenance schedules, patching, and system backups with minimal disruption to services.

Provide weekly reports on infrastructure status, incidents, resource usage, and recommendations for improvement.

Mentor and guide infrastructure team members to enhance skills, productivity, and knowledge sharing.

Participate in business continuity and disaster recovery planning and execution.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum 7–10 years of relevant IT infrastructure experience, preferably in government or regulated environments.

Strong expertise in servers, network, storage, virtualization, cloud (AWS/Azure), and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).

Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Nagios), automation (Ansible, Terraform), and ITIL processes.

Proven ability to lead a team, manage resources, and ensure 24/7 operational support.

Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting technical updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to risk mitigation.

Familiarity with security operations, InfoSec standards, and government compliance requirements.

Preferred Skills:

Experience in middleware platforms (WebSphere, Tomcat, or similar) and application deployment pipelines.

Knowledge of containerized infrastructure and CI/CD integration.

Experience in coordinating with multiple vendors and service providers.

Experience in install and configure the following COTS:

Confluent Kafka

Solace MQTT

Nginx

Apache HTTPD

MongoDB

MSSQL

IBM MQ

Team Size: Leading a team of 4–6 infrastructure engineers