Data Analytics Platform Architect

NCS Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development support

Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team

Job summary

NCS Group in Singapore is seeking a Cloud Data Platform Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of a scalable cloud data platform on AWS. This role requires expertise in tools like Talend and AWS, and a strong background in data integration and cloud deployment.

The successful candidate will ensure the platform's security, compliance, and alignment with business needs while collaborating with internal stakeholders to provide effective data-centric solutions.

This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or solution architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and deploying solutions with AWS and Talend.
• Strong understanding of big data ecosystem and data lake/warehouse architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the end-to-end setup of a cloud-based data platform architecture on AWS.
• Ensure security, compliance, and scalability across all platform components.
• Collaborate with teams to align platform capabilities with organizational needs.

Skills

Cloud Data Platform Architecture

Data Integration

Metadata Management

Data Virtualization

API Management

Secure Cloud Deployment

Stakeholder Management

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems

Tools

Talend Big Data Management

AWS Services (S3, Redshift, Glue)

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

Job Description

NCS is seeking an experienced Cloud Data Platform Solution Architect to lead the design, setup, and implementation of a modern, secure, and scalable cloud data platform built on AWS and integrating Talend Big Data Management, Talend Data Catalog, RStudio Workbench, Posit Package Manager, Denodo, Keycloak, CKAN, Tyk, and AWS API Gateway.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in building data platforms from the ground up, with strong expertise in data integration, metadata management, data virtualization, access control, API management, and secure cloud deployment.

The successful candidate will work closely with cloud infrastructure stakeholders, scrum masters, project managers, and technical teams to establish an enterprise data platform to sustain analytics and AI initiatives.

The role requires the ability to translate user stories, technical and security requirements into platform infrastructure plans, and oversee the establishment of the government cloud platform to power self‑service analytics or AI projects. A good understanding of Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) and GCC+ is also needed.

• Design and lead the end-to-end setup of a cloud-based data platform architecture on AWS, integrating multiple tools and services.
• Deploy and configure
• Talend Big Data Management for scalable data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration.
• Talend Data Catalog for enterprise data governance and metadata management.
• Denodo for data virtualization.
• RStudio Workbench and Posit Package Manager to support secure, collaborative data science workflows.
• Tyk API Gateway and AWS API Gateway for a robust data API layer to ensure secure and scalable data access.
• CKAN for data publishing and discovery.
• Keycloak for identity and access management, providing SSO, RBAC, and secure authentication across platform components.
• AWS services including S3, Redshift and SageMaker to support the storage, transformation, and querying of data.
• Define and document platform architecture, integration patterns, and operational procedures.
• Ensure security, compliance, and scalability across all components of the platform.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps (e.g., SHIPS/HAT), data engineering, and business teams to align platform capabilities with organizational needs.
• Possess good communication skills to understand customers' core business objectives and build end-to-end data‑centric solutions to address them.
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking and problem‑solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or solution architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and deploying solutions with
• Talend Big Data Management (ETL pipelines, orchestration)
• Talend Data Catalog (metadata, governance, lineage)
• RStudio Workbench & Posit Package Manager (collaborative analytics environment setup)
• Denodo (data virtualization, semantic modeling)
• Keycloak (SSO, OAuth2, RBAC, identity federation)
• CKAN (open data portals, dataset publishing)
• Tyk and AWS API Gateway (API design, security, throttling, policies)
• AWS services – especially S3, Glue, Redshift
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of big data ecosystem and modern data lake/data warehouse architectures.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience with deploying solutions in GCC and GCC+.

Benefits

• Lead high‑impact AI management consulting programs for major enterprises and public sector clients.
• Shape enterprise strategies and governance frameworks that drive real transformation.
• Work with a talented, multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation and strong professional development support.