APAC Head of Cloud-Native App Modernization

Google LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Singapore is seeking a Head of Application Development Practice within Professional Services to lead cloud-native modernization across APAC. You will drive strategy, oversee legacy refactoring, and guide cross-functional teams in designing scalable microservices and AI-enabled workflows on Google Cloud.

The role requires senior leadership experience, deep expertise in microservices, containers, serverless, and API-first architectures, and the ability to advise C-level peers on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience leading application modernization, refactoring legacy workloads, and architecting cloud-native solutions.
• 3 years of experience in people management and leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience designing microservices architectures, containerized deployments (e.g., Kubernetes), serverless models, and API-driven application frameworks.
• Experience designing and architecting agentic AI systems and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the APAC professional services application modernisation practice through strategy and execution, driving legacy workload transformation across JAPAC and other regions.
• Guide enterprise customers through application refactoring, transitioning monolithic architectures to microservices, APIs, and serverless models.
• Architect cloud-native application architectures, enabling scalability, resilience, and continuous delivery across Google Cloud infrastructure.
• Advise technical leaders and Engineering teams on containerisation strategies, Kubernetes deployment, AI agent architecture, and adopting cloud-native application patterns.
• Establish best practices and frameworks for modernising legacy workloads, API management, DevOps integration, and cloud-native application lifecycle management.
• Manage, mentor, and scale a high-performing, cross-regional team of technical consultants across JAPAC.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

API design

AI systems design

Team leadership

Microservices

Education

Bachelors in CS

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Google Cloud

Job description

Google LLC in Singapore is seeking a Head of Application Development Practice within Professional Services to lead cloud-native modernization across APAC. You will drive strategy, oversee legacy refactoring, and guide cross-functional teams in designing scalable microservices and AI-enabled workflows on Google Cloud.

The role requires senior leadership experience, deep expertise in microservices, containers, serverless, and API-first architectures, and the ability to advise C-level peers on