AWS Cloud Governance Lead/Cloud Operation Lead (AWS)

STAR CAREER CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consulting firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced AWS Platform Lead to drive end-to-end onboarding of new AWS accounts. You will ensure that accounts are provisioned securely and production-ready, while leading AWS account onboarding processes and coordinating with various teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in IT operations and strong knowledge of AWS services. This position offers competitive compensation and growth opportunities.

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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AWS account onboarding process from request intake to handover.
• Provision and configure accounts via Control Tower Account Factory.
• 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.

Skills

IT operations

Cloud service delivery

Project management

AWS Control Tower

AWS Organizations

IAM

Networking

Security services

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

CI/CD pipelines

Excellent communication skills

Education

AWS certifications (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.