Infrastructure Lead - HSBC Life

HSBC Holdings plc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Limited seeks an Infrastructure Lead to own design across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments for insurance technology services. You will produce high-quality artefacts like HLDs and runbooks, translating business needs into secure, scalable infrastructure designs.

Lead end-to-end delivery, govern standards, manage risks and drive incident response. Foster collaboration with architecture, security, operations, and engineering teams to strengthen operational

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Certifications such as ITIL, Cloud, security fundamentals, Kubernetes/DevOps/IaC are a plus.
• Experience leading infrastructure design and delivery for regulated platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own infrastructure solution design for insurance tech across on-prem, cloud and hybrid.
• Produce and maintain high-quality design artefacts: HLDs/LLDs, BOMs, runbooks.
• Translate requirements into practical, secure infrastructure designs.
• Define and govern infrastructure standards: compute, storage, networking, identity, observability.
• Lead end-to-end infrastructure delivery: planning, build, test, release, change control.
• Own risks, issues and dependencies; lead incidents and root-cause remediation.
• Embed resilience and security by design: high availability, DR, encryption, hardening.
• Engage stakeholders across architecture, security, ops, product and eng.

Skills

Infrastructure design

HLD/LLD

Architecture patterns

Stakeholder management

Cloud/on-prem hybrid

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

DevOps

IaC

TOGAF or equivalent

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC Life is a world-class institution where you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank. Here you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank.

Insurance is about people, and the promises they make. At HSBC Life in Singapore we help deliver on these promises by providing a wide variety of life insurance products and services to our clients throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Our employees enjoy a dynamic and innovative workplace and a world of opportunities to develop their careers in a high-profile growing business segment. We empower our combined team of high-performing individuals to build skills and explore new experiences to realise the full potential of being part of HSBC.

Together we will pursue efficient ways of working. We will harness the latest data and technology solutions to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. And the protection we offer will create broad and lasting impact, helping clients to be healthier, more productive and more confident in their futures.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as anInfrastructure Lead

In this role you will:

• Own infrastructure solution design for insurance technology services across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Produce and maintain high-quality design artefacts, including HLDs, LLDs, architecture patterns, bills of materials, runbooks and support models.
• Translate business and non-functional requirements—such as availability, performance, recoverability and compliance—into practical, secure infrastructure designs.
• Define and govern infrastructure standards covering compute, storage, networking, middleware, identity, observability, backup and disaster recovery.
• Lead end-to-end infrastructure delivery, including planning, build, testing, release, change control, early life support and dependency management.
• Own infrastructure risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, while providing leadership during incidents and driving root-cause remediation.
• Embed operational resilience and security by design through high availability, capacity planning, monitoring, backup, DR testing, access controls, encryption, hardening and vulnerability management.
• Engage stakeholders across architecture, cyber security, service management, operations, product and engineering; support governance, audits, commercial planning and team capability development.

To be successful you will need:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline; Relevant certifications such as: ITIL, cloud certifications, security fundamentals, TOGAF (or similar), Kubernetes/DevOps/IaC certifications.
• Proven experience leading infrastructure solution design and delivery for business-critical platforms (insurance or similarly regulated environments preferred).
• Strong hands-on understanding across core infrastructure domains
• Strong delivery leadership: planning, execution, dependency management, and production change delivery.
• Experience working in regulated environments with strong governance, risk, and control expectations. Ability to create clear design documentation and drive decisions through architecture/design forums.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across geographically distributed teams

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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Issued by HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Limited