Lead Engineer/Engineer, Cloud Adoption, Cloud Programme, xCloud

Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that develops transformative, operationally ready cloud solutions for public safety. The role focuses on cloud adoption, stakeholder education, and designing scalable, secure architectures that support mission objectives.

You will lead projects with internal teams and vendors, build Cloud training programs, implement IaC and CI/CD pipelines, and apply DevSecOps practices using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS or Azure.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a full system implementation lifecycle.
• Experience deploying containerised apps with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL, NodeJS, and backend frameworks.
• Ability to implement container security and cloud security; familiar with ethical hacking.
• Experience with IaC (Infrastructure-As-Code), test automation, static/dynamic code analysis and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiar with Cloud products and designing Cloud solutions.
• Minimally achieved Level 2 Cloud Competency Certification with preferably 2–3 years of relevant working experience in AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.

Responsibilities

• Drive successful cloud adoption and onboarding across stakeholders.
• Engage with different levels of stakeholders to educate, plan and assist in their cloud journey.
• Design and develop Cloud training and enablement programs.
• Work with tenants to design Cloud-based technical architectures, migration approaches and application optimisations that enable mission objectives; serve as a technical advisor and troubleshoot challenges.
• Design application infrastructure services that are Cloud optimised, elastic, scalable, secure and resilient.
• Oversee lifecycle management of technologies and services in support of the applications.
• Collaborate with internal/external stakeholders and vendors to deliver the system(s) and/or projects within budget and specifications.

Skills

Cloud strategy & adoption

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Cloud security & compliance

Training design

Issue resolution & troubleshooting

CI/CD practices

DevSecOps

Education

Level 2 Cloud Competency Certification

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

RDBMS/NoSQL

Job description

What the role is:

HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that brings together diverse scientific and engineering capabilities to develop transformative, operationally ready solutions for public safety. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower the Home Team with cutting-edge capabilities. Guided by our mission to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage, we are committed to keeping Singapore the safest place on planet Earth.xCloud is dedicated to elevating the enterprise experience through cutting-edge cloud capabilities, including:

• Sustainable enterprise data centres
• Hybrid cloud platforms
• Advanced cloud security measures
• Integrated Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps)
• Innovative enterprise SaaS solutions
• AI-powered enterprise applications

What you will be working on:

• Drive the successful adoption and on-boarding, understand the value and capability of cloud.
• As part of driving adoption, do active engagement with different levels of stakeholders to garner interest, educate, plan and assist in their cloud journey.
• Design and develop Cloud training and enablement programs
• Work with tenants to design Cloud-based technical architectures, migration approaches and application optimisations that enable mission objectives. Serve as a technical advisor and perform troubleshooting to resolve technical challenges for projects.
• He/She is expected to design application infrastructure services that are Cloud optimised, elastic, scalable, secure and resilient.
• He/She is expected to oversee the lifecycle management of the technologies and services in support of the applications.
• As part of project management, work with relevant stakeholders (internal and external) and vendors to deliver the system(s) and/or projects, ensuring that budget, specifications and any other requirements are being adhered to.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in managing a full system implementation lifecycle
• Experience with building and deploying applications as containers using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL, NodeJS, distributed computing and backend frameworks.
• Able to implement container security and cloud security and familiar with ethical hacking.
• Experience with source code management tools, IaC (Infrastructure-As-Code), test automation, static/dynamic code analysis and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiar with Cloud products and experienced in designing Cloud solutions.
• Minimally achieved Level 2 Cloud Competency Certifications with preferably at least 2-3 years of relevant working experience in Amazon Web Services and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under tight timelines.

All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement.#LI-HL1

About Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)

HTX is the world's first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore's frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.