Containers Platform Engineer

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies in Singapore is hiring for a role focused on designing and enhancing Kubernetes provider platforms. The ideal candidate will automate cluster lifecycle management and implement monitoring systems for operational excellence.

The position requires strong programming skills, familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, and at least 1-3 years of Kubernetes management experience. This role contributes to Singapore’s national security missions while promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• At least 1-3 years of experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong programming/scripting ability needed.
• Good understanding of Linux systems, containers, and networking.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance Kubernetes provider platforms.
• Automate Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management.
• Integrate security controls and compliance into the platform.

Skills

Kubernetes management

Programming (Git, Terraform, Javascript, Python, Bash)

Linux systems

Containers

Networking fundamentals

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure-as-code

Configuration management

Observability and monitoring

Education

Background in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Elastic Observability

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

ArgoCD

GitLab Runner

Job description

What the role is:

Design and enhance Kubernetes provider platforms and supporting infrastructure to improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience.

Automate and simplify Kubernetes clusters lifecycle management, upgrades, and observability workflows.

Implement monitoring and alerting systems using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Elastic Observability to meet service-level objective (SLOs).

Collaborate with security teams to integrate and enforce security controls and compliance requirements within the container platform.

Work with application teams to improve platform usability, streamline onboarding, and reduce operational toil.

Respond to incidents and perform post-incident reviews, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Contribute to the reliability engineering culture, fostering shared responsibility for system availability and performance.

At CSIT, you will:

• Build and operate infrastructure that supports Singapore's national security missions.
• Work with talented engineers who take pride in operational excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Be empowered to experiment, improve, and scale modern technologies securely.
• Have opportunities to deepen your expertise in Kubernetes, SRE practices, and secure platform engineering at scale.

What we are looking for:

• Background in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Strong programming or scripting experience (e.g. Git, Terraform, Javascript, Python, or Bash)
• Good understanding of Linux systems, containers, and networking fundamentals
• At least 1-3 years of hands‑on experience operating or managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and configuration management (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Helm)
• Experience implementing observability and monitoring in large-scale systems

Good-to-haves:

• Knowledge of Kubernetes security concepts such as RBAC, admission controllers, and policy enforcement
• Experience with GitOps workflow and deployment tools (e.g. ArgoCD, Gitlab Runner)
• Understanding of service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio) Exposure to reliability engineering practices, including SLOs, error budgets, and capacity planning
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure) and hybrid infrastructure architectures
• Knowledge of networking protocols (HTTP, TCP, DNS) and troubleshooting tools
• Passion for open-source technologies

As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.

About Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies

The Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies is the lead digital technology agency in the Ministry of Defence, and a member of the Defence Technology Community. Our technical focus areas include Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Software Engineering, and Cloud Infrastructure and Services. We conduct applied research and develop customised digital solutions to support national missions such as cyber defence and counter‑terrorism.

Please visit our website (https://www.csit.gov.sg/) for more info on what we do, for scholarship/internship/career opportunities and more!