Head of Cloud Infrastructure

Argyll Scott Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Head of Cloud Infrastructure to oversee the global cloud and hosting ecosystem. This role involves defining a multi-year cloud strategy, leading migrations, and ensuring compliance with security standards in a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will have 12+ years of experience in infrastructure, including a senior leadership position, and possess expert knowledge in cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. This pivotal position requires strong skills in cost management and operational resilience.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in infrastructure with 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Expert-level knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Strong background in Infrastructure as Code and hybrid networking.
• Ability to lead large-scale organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year global cloud strategy.
• Lead migration of legacy workloads to the cloud.
• Standardise hosting activities across global sites.
• Oversee design of robust, secure, scalable cloud landing zones.
• Implement cloud cost management practices.

Skills

Cloud computing expertise

Infrastructure management

Project leadership

Cost management

Manufacturing knowledge

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Role Overview

As the Head of Cloud Infrastructure, you will own the global roadmap and lifecycle of our cloud and hosting ecosystem. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the end-to-end journey: from the initial design and set‑up of scalable environments to the complex migration and continuous optimisation of our global footprint.

A critical component of this role is bridging the gap between traditional Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT). You will ensure our cloud strategy supports the high‑availability and low‑latency demands of a modern global manufacturing environment.

Core Responsibilities

1. Global Strategy & Roadmap

• Visionary Leadership: Define and execute a multi‑year global cloud strategy (Public, Private, and Hybrid) that aligns with corporate growth and digital transformation goals.
• Migration Stewardship: Lead the end‑to‑end migration of legacy on‑premises workloads to the cloud, ensuring minimal disruption to manufacturing production lines.
• Hosting Governance: Standardise hosting activities across global sites to ensure consistency, compliance, and security.

2. Design & Deployment

• Architectural Excellence: Oversee the design of robust, secure, and scalable cloud landing zones tailored for industrial use cases (e.g., IoT integration, ERP hosting).
• Manufacturing Integration: Design "Edge‑to‑Cloud" architectures that support factory‑floor applications, ensuring data synchronisation between local manufacturing execution systems (MES) and global cloud repositories.

3. Continuous Optimisation

• FinOps & Cost Management: Implement rigorous cloud cost management practices to optimise consumption and drive down the total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Operational Resilience: Establish global standards for high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and site reliability engineering (SRE) to maintain 24/7 manufacturing operations.
• Security & Compliance: Partner with the CISO to bake security into the infrastructure (Infrastructure as Code) and maintain compliance with global data sovereignty laws.

Key Requirements

• Experience: 12+ years in infrastructure, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing global cloud migrations.
• Cloud Mastery: Expert‑level knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP (Multi‑cloud experience preferred).
• Manufacturing Context: Proven experience managing infrastructure in a manufacturing or industrial environment; familiar with the constraints of factory‑floor uptime and OT integration.
• Technical Depth: Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible), Kubernetes, and hybrid networking (SD‑WAN, MPLS).
• Change Management: Demonstrated ability to lead large‑scale organisational change during mass migrations.

Aryll Scott Singapore Pte Ltd
EA License No. 16S8105
Koh Ching Wen (Xu Jingwen)
EA Reg No: R1108631