AWS Cloud Governance Lead/Cloud Operation Lead (AWS)

STAR CAREER CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking an experienced AWS Platform Lead to drive the end-to-end onboarding of new AWS accounts into their AWS Landing Zone environment. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in IT operations and strong knowledge of AWS services, security best practices, and project management methodologies. This role involves leading onboarding processes and ensuring compliant, production-ready accounts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in IT operations, cloud service delivery, or project management.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, IAM, networking, and security services.
• Familiarity with CIS Benchmarks, AWS Well-Architected Framework, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AWS account onboarding process — from request intake to handover.
• Provision and configure accounts via Control Tower Account Factory, ensuring baseline controls are enforced.
• Validate compliance and security standards before production readiness.

Skills

AWS Control Tower

Cloud service delivery

Project management

Terraform/CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Excellent communication skills

Education

AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect)

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced AWS Platform Lead to drive the end-to-end onboarding of new AWS accounts and workloads into our AWS Landing Zone environment.

Built with AWS Control Tower and aligned with CIS Benchmarks and AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, this role ensures every account is provisioned securely, compliantly, and production-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the AWS account onboarding process — from request intake to handover.
• Provision and configure accounts via Control Tower Account Factory, ensuring baseline controls (GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM, CloudTrail) are enforced.
• Validate compliance and security standards before production readiness.
• Coordinate with Cloud Engineering, Security, Networking, and DevOps teams.
• Act as the main liaison for onboarding queries, providing updates to stakeholders.
• Maintain documentation, FAQs, and onboarding knowledge base.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of onboarding workflows.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in IT operations, cloud service delivery, or project management.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, IAM, networking, and security services.
• Familiarity with CIS Benchmarks, AWS Well-Architected Framework, and security best practices.
• Hands-on exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to work across technical and business teams.
• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect) preferred.