Global Database Platform Lead - Cloud-Native & AI-Driven

Taleo; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

GIC seeks a Technical and Engineering Lead for database services across its global estate. You will steer the evolution from an on-prem/legacy mix to a cloud-native, open-source and AI/agent-enabled architecture, balancing latency, security and regulatory needs.

You will partner with application, AI, analytics and operations teams to deliver a scalable, reliable data platform and build a differentiating database infrastructure over a five-year horizon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• 18+ years in information technology, 15+ years with enterprise database platforms; banking/FS preferred.
• Deep admin and architecture across Oracle, MSSQL and PostgreSQL; exposure to others.
• Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong scripting and automation: Python, Ansible, SQL, Shell/Perl.
• Unix/Linux system administration; Linux/Windows proficiency.
• IT security compliance experience and patching.
• DevOps and CI/CD with Jenkins or equivalent; GitHub-based SCM.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform; reusable modules.
• ServiceNow for change management; strong communication.
• Analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive a multi-year strategic roadmap for the database platform, including cloud migration and AI readiness.
• Define the global database estate vision aligned to business objectives.
• Architect across Oracle, MSSQL and PostgreSQL with knowledge of modern DB platforms.
• Drive cloud-native patterns while maintaining stability and security of on-prem apps.
• Lead AIOps adoption: anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, self-healing.
• Build observability with Grafana/Datadog; enable self-service DB tools via UI/API.
• Automate tasks with Python, Ansible or PowerShell; embed DBRE and Agile.
• Enforce security protocols and compliance, assist with audits.
• Foster innovation, set KPIs for reliability, latency, cost and MTTR.
• Lead a global database engineering and management team.

Skills

Database architecture

Cloud migration

Python automation

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Security/compliance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Oracle

MSSQL

PostgreSQL

CockroachDB

Cassandra

Datadog

Grafana

Job description

GIC seeks a Technical and Engineering Lead for database services across its global estate. You will steer the evolution from an on-prem/legacy mix to a cloud-native, open-source and AI/agent-enabled architecture, balancing latency, security and regulatory needs.

You will partner with application, AI, analytics and operations teams to deliver a scalable, reliable data platform and build a differentiating database infrastructure over a five-year horizon.