contract Cloud & Infrastructure Principal Engineer IAC

Responsibilities

Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture

. Define enterprise cloud and infrastructure strategy.

. Establish reference architectures, standards, and governance frameworks.

. Design hybrid infrastructure solutions covering:

o Microsoft Azure

o AWS

o Private Cloud
o VMware/Nutanix Platforms

o Data Centre Infrastructure

o Container Platforms

. Develop and approve:

o High-Level Designs (HLD)

o Low-Level Designs (LLD)

o Technical Design Reviews

o Migration Roadmaps

. Ensure solutions meet requirements for:

o Scalability

o Availability

o Security

o Performance

o Disaster Recovery

o Compliance

Technical Leadership & Escalation Authority

. Serve as the highest engineering escalation point (L4/L5).

. Lead the resolution of critical infrastructure and cloud incidents.

. Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major incidents.

. Drive permanent corrective actions and service improvements.

. Provide technical mentoring to:

o Technical Leads

o Senior Engineers

o Cloud Engineers

o Infrastructure Engineers

. Establish engineering best practices and technical standards.
Cloud Platform Engineering

Lead engineering and governance across:

Microsoft Azure

. Landing Zones

. Virtual Machines

. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

. Azure Networking

. Azure Security Centre

. Azure Backup &Site Recovery

. Identity & Access Management

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

. EC2

. VPC

. EKS

. IAM

. Storage Services

. Security Services

Cloud Governance

. Cost optimisation

. Resource tagging

. Policy management

. Platform monitoring

. Capacity planning

Infrastructure Platform Leadership

Provide technical governance for:

Compute Platforms

. Windows Server

. Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu)

Virtualisation Platforms

. VMware vSphere

. Nutanix AHV

. Hyper-V

Storage Platforms

. Dell EMC

. NetApp

. Hitachi

. Pure Storage

Backup & Recovery

. Veeam

. Commvault

. NetBackup

. Azure Backup

Directory Services

. Active Directory

. Entra ID

. PKI & Certificate Services

Automation & Platform Modernisation

. Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

. Develop and govern automation platforms using:

o PowerShell

o Terraform

o Ansible

o GitOps

. Automate provisioning, monitoring, patching, and compliance activities.

. Drive platform modernisation and cloud-native adoption.

. Reduce operational effort through automation initiatives.

Security, Risk & Compliance

. Establish infrastructure security standards and baselines.

. Lead security hardening initiatives.

. Oversee:

o Vulnerability management

o Patch governance

o Risk mitigation

o Security remediation

. Ensure compliance with:

o CIS Benchmarks

o ISO 27001

o Regulatory requirements

o Customer governance policies

. Support audits and security assessments.

Project & Transformation Leadership

Lead major initiatives including:

. Data Centre Migration

. Cloud Migration

. Cloud Adoption Framework Implementation

. Hybrid Cloud Transformation

. Infrastructure Consolidation

. Operating System Modernisation

. Disaster Recovery Programmes

. Platform Engineering Initiatives

Responsibilities include:

. Solution assurance

. Technical governance

. Risk management

. Steering committee participation

. Technical stakeholder engagement

Professional Services & Pre-Sales Support

. Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME)during:

o Bid submissions

o Technical proposals

o Customer presentations

o Architecture workshops

. Review Statements of Work (SOWs).

. Support solution costing and effort estimation.

. Contribute to service portfolio development.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

. Manage relationships with strategic technology partners.

. Participate in executive-level technical discussions.

. Drive vendor escalations and product roadmap alignment.

. Provide advisory services to customers and internal leadership.

Any other ad-hoc duties as advised by supervisor.

Requirements

. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

. Master's Degree is advantageous.
. Minimum 12-15 years of IT Infrastructure and Cloud experience.

. Minimum 5 years in a technical leadership role.

. Proven experience in:

o Enterprise Data Centres

o Cloud Platforms

o Professional Services

o Managed Services

o Enterprise Transformation Programmes

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

. Microsoft Azure

. AWS

. Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Infrastructure

. Windows Server

. Linux

. VMware

. Nutanix

. Storage Platforms

. Backup & Recovery

Automation

. Terraform

. Ansible

. PowerShell

. GitOps

. DevOps Methodologies

Security

. Identity & Access Management

. Infrastructure Hardening

. Vulnerability Management

. Zero Trust Concepts

Container Platforms

. Kubernetes

. OpenShift

. Container Security

. Service Mesh

Preferred Certifications

Cloud

. Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert

. Azure Administrator Expert

. AWS Solutions Architect Professional

. AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

Infrastructure

. VMware VCP / VCAP

. Nutanix NCP

Security

. CISSP

. CCSP

. CISM

Service Management

. ITIL Foundation / Managing Professional

Container Platform

. Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

. Red Hat OpenShift Architect

. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Interested applicants, please email your resume to Andre Chua Jing Ming

Email: [Confidential Information]

CEI Reg No: R1989053

EA Licence No: 99C4599

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