Lead Specialist, Cloud Architect

Singtel Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Singtel is seeking a Senior Telco Cloud Architect to lead end-to-end architecture and governance for its cloud infrastructure in Singapore. You will define target architectures, standards, and roadmaps, ensuring seamless integration across cloud platforms, networks, and security.

This role demands deep Telco Cloud expertise and strong leadership across engineering, cybersecurity and operations. The candidate will mentor teams, drive platform modernization, and partner with planning managers to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 12–15 years of experience in telecoms, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise architecture.
• Strong telco cloud architecture knowledge, NFVi and cloud-native platforms.
• Deep expertise in cloud networking, virtualization, and integration across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and governance for Singtel's telco cloud infrastructure.
• Define target architecture across cloud platforms, networking and supporting infra.
• Develop and maintain technology architecture roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Define architecture standards, reference models and design principles.
• Ensure integration between cloud platforms, networks, security and management systems.
• Provide leadership for major infrastructure transformation programmes and migrations.
• Lead architecture reviews, governance, and technology sourcing activities.
• Mentor engineers to promote best practices and technical capability across teams.

Skills

Telco Cloud

Kubernetes

OpenShift

OpenStack

NFVi/Cloud-native

Cloud Networking

HA & DR

Security by Design

Stakeholder Mgmt

Architecture Roadmaps

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

ESXi

OpenStack

vSphere

Cloud Automation Tools

Job description

An empowering career at Singtel begins with a Hello. Our purpose, to Empower Every Generation, connects people to the possibilities they need to excel. Every "hello" at Singtel opens doors to new initiatives, growth, and BIG possibilities that takes your career to new heights. So, when you say hello to us, you are really empowered to say…"Hello BIG Possibilities".

Make an Impact By

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and technical governance of Singtel's telco cloud infrastructure, defining the target architecture across cloud platforms, cloud networking and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain the technology architecture roadmap for telco cloud platforms, ensuring alignment with Singtel's network transformation strategy, cloud-native adoption and long-term business objectives.
• Define architecture standards, design principles and reference architectures covering compute, storage, virtualization, container platforms, cloud networking and infrastructure services.
• Ensure seamless integration between cloud platforms, IP transport networks, network security infrastructure and supporting management systems to deliver scalable, resilient and secure end-to-end cloud infrastructure.
• Provide architectural leadership for major infrastructure transformation programmes, including cloud platform refresh, technology modernisation and migration to cloud-native platforms.
• Lead technical architecture reviews and solution governance to ensure proposed infrastructure designs comply with architecture standards, security requirements and operational best practices.
• Partner with planning managers responsible for cloud platforms, IP transport and cybersecurity to ensure architectural consistency across infrastructure domains.
• Lead technical evaluation of new technologies and vendor solutions, providing architecture recommendations during RFP/RFQ, technology sourcing and commercial evaluation activities.
• Drive infrastructure simplification, standardisation and automation by identifying opportunities to optimise architecture, improve operational efficiency and reduce technical debt.
• Provide architecture guidance and technical consultancy to engineering, operations, cybersecurity and enterprise architecture teams throughout project delivery.
• Mentor planning engineers and managers by promoting architecture best practices and strengthening technical capability across the organisation.

Skills for Success

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 12–15 years of experience in telecommunications, cloud infrastructure, enterprise architecture or network engineering.
• Strong expertise in telco cloud architecture, including NFVi, cloud-native infrastructure and distributed cloud platforms.
• Deep understanding of cloud networking, including routing, switching, software-defined networking, load balancing and network integration within cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies, Kubernetes, OpenShift, ESXI, OpenStack, storage platforms and cloud infrastructure services.
• Experience developing enterprise or infrastructure architecture roadmaps and governing technical standards across multiple technology domains.
• Experience leading architecture for large-scale cloud transformation, infrastructure modernisation and technology refresh programmes.
• Experience supporting vendor sourcing activities, including architecture assessment, technical evaluation and solution recommendation.
• Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, geo-redundancy, infrastructure security and operational resilience for mission-critical telecommunications platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence architecture decisions across engineering, operations, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and senior leadership.
• Competence in the Following Areas
• Telco Cloud Architecture
• NFV / Cloud-native Infrastructure
• Infrastructure Lifecycle & Technology Roadmap
• High Availability & Geo-Resilient Architecture
• Infrastructure Security by Design