Principal Cloud Architect — Scalable Travel Platform

AirAsia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel and technology platform in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Principal Engineer specializing in cloud architecture. You will design and scale the cloud infrastructure strategy for products spanning across ASEAN. The ideal candidate has 10-18 years of experience in cloud engineering and proven expertise with GCP, AWS, or Azure. Responsibilities include evolving the cloud infrastructure roadmap, collaborating with teams to drive platform alignment, and mentoring teams on cloud design patterns. Competitive perks and travel opportunities are included.

Benefits

Access to cross-regional travel perks

Fast-paced learning culture

Qualifications

• 10-18 years of backend/platform/cloud engineering experience, 2+ years in a principal role.
• Deep familiarity with cloud services and container orchestration.
• Experience in regulatory/compliance practices (SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR).

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve cloud infrastructure roadmap across GCP or multi-cloud.
• Own design and evolution of cloud-native architecture and automation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for alignment on platform capabilities.

Skills

Cloud architecture expertise

Problem-solving skills

Kubernetes experience

CI/CD knowledge

Infrastructure as Code proficiency

Cloud security best practices

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Terraform

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Job description

A leading travel and technology platform in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Principal Engineer specializing in cloud architecture. You will design and scale the cloud infrastructure strategy for products spanning across ASEAN. The ideal candidate has 10-18 years of experience in cloud engineering and proven expertise with GCP, AWS, or Azure. Responsibilities include evolving the cloud infrastructure roadmap, collaborating with teams to drive platform alignment, and mentoring teams on cloud design patterns. Competitive perks and travel opportunities are included.