Lead Cloud Engineer

Ncs; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company driving cloud transformations across Asia Pacific. This customer-facing role centers on Project Delivery, aligning services to the delivery team and owning Azure Cloud Infrastructure engagements including architectural design sessions.

You will architect solutions for Azure and Azure Stack, ensure performance, security and scalability, and collaborate with delivery teams and clients to deliver tangible business impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in architecting IT projects and cloud migrations.
• Ability to translate business needs into cloud solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own Azure Cloud Infrastructure engagements including architectural design sessions.
• Architect end-to-end solutions for Azure and Azure Stack deployments.
• Lead and collaborate with delivery teams to ensure successful projects.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cloud technologies and market trends.
• Guide pre-sales activities with design patterns and Well-Architected framework.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

Client engagement

Solution design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure Stack

Windows IaaS

Linux IaaS

BCDR

Security

Networking

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 De ion

This is a customer facing role, working on Project Delivery and alignment of services to the delivery team. You will own the Azure Cloud Infrastructure technical customer engagements including architectural design sessions, specific implementation projects and/or pilots.

What will you do

• Apply technical knowledge and customer insights to create a modernization roadmap. Architect solutions to meet business and IT needs, ensuring technical viability of new projects and successful deployments, while orchestrating key resources and infusing key Infrastructure technologies (e.g. Windows and Linux IaaS, Security, Networking, etc)
• Ensure all solutions exhibit high levels of performance, security, scalability, maintainability, and appropriate reusability and reliability upon deployment
• Assess the Customers knowledge of Azure platform and overall cloud readiness during engagement
• Apply Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, Design Patterns and Well-Architected Framework to solution design during pre-sales stage
• Collaborate with other Cloud Solution Architects in developing complex end-to-end Enterprise solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform
• Ability to define the Architecture for an Azure and Azure Stack deployment and drive design is key so that they can contribute and deliver related projects
• Performs the full lifecycle management (analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, integration and maintenance) of the current Azure Stack cloud as well as contribute with architecture, procurement, deployment, production, and administration of additional scale units, availability zones, and disconnected deployments of Azure Stack.
• Be able to work with implementation team to handhold them with solution design and handshake the agreed solution to the delivery architect for implementation
• Maintain technical skills and knowledge of market trends and competitive insights; collaborate and share with the technical community

Qualifications

• 5+ years of success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects, architecture, design, implementation for Cloud
• At least ten (10) years experience in architecting IT Projects (may not be cloud related) on a major scale e.g more than 200 VMs or complex end-end system integration across various technologies
• Problem Solving. Ability to solve customer problems through cloud technologies
• Collaboration and Communication. Acknowledged for driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Ability to orchestrate, lead, and influence virtual teams, ensuring successful implementation of customer projects. Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences
• Technical
• Enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, and technology management required
• Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following:
• Deep domain expertise of cloud infrastructure solutions (i.e. Windows and Linux IaaS, BCDR, Security, Management, Storage, Networking, OSS) Expert Knowledge in Azure Stack would be advantageous
• Competitive Landscape. Knowledge of other cloud platforms would be advantageous

Additional Information

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs—Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity—and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.