Cloud Operation Lead (AWS)

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

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced AWS Platform Lead to manage the end-to-end onboarding of new AWS accounts into their AWS Landing Zone environment. This role requires a strong background in AWS services and compliance standards, as well as excellent communication skills to collaborate with various technical teams. A minimum of 5 years in IT operations or cloud delivery is essential, along with relevant AWS certifications.

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, ensuring baseline controls 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.

Skills

IT operations

Cloud service delivery

Project management

AWS Control Tower

AWS Organizations

IAM

Networking

Security services

Infrastructure-as-Code

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Education

AWS certifications

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

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.