Lead Engineer, Cloud Platform

Singapore Airlines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A major airline company in Singapore is seeking a Lead Engineer for their Cloud Platform team. The ideal candidate will deliver secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure solutions on AWS, guiding a team of engineers while ensuring compliance and operational excellence. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree, over 8 years of IT experience with 5 years focused on AWS, and proven leadership skills. This role also includes responsibilities like managing CI/CD pipelines, developing Infrastructure-as-Code, and ensuring security best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, with at least 5 years hands-on with AWS and infrastructure/platform engineering.
• Proven experience leading teams in cloud administration and DevOps.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Guide development of Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or similar.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines to support software delivery.

Skills

AWS Services Knowledge

Scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible)

Linux Administration

Cloud Infrastructure Security

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

AWS CodePipeline

Terraform

CloudFormation

Datadog

Splunk

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a Lead Engineer – Cloud Platform to provide technical and engineering depth within the Cloud Platform Engineering team. The role focuses on delivering secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure solutions on AWS to support enterprise-grade workloads.

You will play a pivotal role in guiding a team of Cloud and DevOps engineers, ensuring operational excellence, cloud compliance, and continuous improvement across cloud infrastructure automation and developer enablement platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Platform Architecture & Engineering

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on AWS-native services and best practices.
• Guide the development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar frameworks.
• Own and improve CI / CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, and other automation tools to support efficient and resilient software delivery.

Technical Leadership & Team Management

• Provide architectural direction, hands‑on support, and mentorship to a team of Cloud and DevOps engineers.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
• Partner with InfoSec, auditors, and application teams to drive alignment across compliance, operations, and delivery practices.

Security, Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Work closely with internal InfoSec and Audit teams to identify and remediate compliance issues related to cloud infrastructure.
• Implement security best practices across networking, IAM, data protection, and monitoring layers.

Automation & Observability

• Drive end‑to‑end automation across provisioning, patching, monitoring, and alerting processes.
• Leverage tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Sourcegraph, and Cloud Conformity to establish deep observability and proactive alerting capabilities.

Cloud Infrastructure Operations

• Demonstrate deep hands‑on expertise in AWS networking (VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, Route53) and Linux system administration.
• Support Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, infrastructure scans, and operational readiness drills.
• Participate in out‑of‑hours administration activities as required to maintain platform reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, with at least 5 years hands‑on with AWS and infrastructure / platform engineering.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of AWS services (compute, networking, storage, databases).
• Proven experience leading teams in cloud administration, DevOps, and automation.
• Proficient in scripting using Bash, Python, and Ansible.
• Solid grasp of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, compliance, and cloud audit frameworks.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, and Cloud Conformity.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or ability to certify within 3–6 months).
• Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Exposure to FinOps and cost governance in AWS environments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and influence stakeholders.