Platform Engineer / Specialist (Kubernetes)

THIRD PARTY CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

THIRD PARTY CONSULTING PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a Platform Engineer / Specialist to own production operations, drive automation, and advance Kubernetes-based platforms for large-scale technology projects.

You will collaborate with delivery teams, optimize monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, and contribute to the SDLC through CI/CD and infrastructure as code, with a preference for candidates with public sector project experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 6–8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud operations, DevOps, SRE or related fields.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker in production environments.
• Experience with Linux/Windows server administration and infrastructure operations.
• Good understanding of CI/CD, monitoring, observability and automation.
• Programming/scripting experience in Python, Bash or similar languages.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Experience supporting enterprise or public sector projects is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze metrics from operating systems and applications to aid performance tuning and fault finding.
• Partner with teams to improve services through testing, workflow and best practices.
• Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.
• Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts.
• Balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service-level objectives.
• Proactively identify problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement through automation and workflow enhancements.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure service delivery and project outcomes on time.
• Understand SDLC and have some development knowledge.

Skills

Kubernetes

Monitoring

Automation

Production operations

CI/CD

Python, Bash

Linux/Windows Server

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK/OpenSearch

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

We are looking for a Platform Engineer / Specialist with strong experience in Kubernetes, monitoring, automation and production operations to join our client, a leading Systems Integrator (SI) in Singapore supporting large-scale technology projects. Candidates with relevant experience supporting public sector projects will be highly preferred.

Job Description

• Gather and analyze metrics from operating systems as well as applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding
• Partner with various teams to improve services through testing, workflow and best practices
• Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning, knowledge in Broadcom VMware is a plus
• Create sustainable systems and services through automation and uplifts
• Balance feature development speed and reliability with well-defined service-level objectives
• Proactive approach to identifying problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement through automation, adding of workflow etc.
• Collaborate with delivery teams, to delivery service and project on time and to requirement while focusing on operation work
• Understand SDLC and have some development knowledge

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field.
• 6–8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, Cloud Operations, DevOps, SRE or related fields.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and Docker in production environments.
• Experience with Linux/Windows server administration and infrastructure operations.
• Good understanding of CI/CD, monitoring, observability and automation.
• Programming/scripting experience in Python, Bash or similar languages.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Experience supporting enterprise or public sector projects is an advantage.

Technical Skills

• OS: RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows Server
• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes
• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch or similar
• DevOps & Automation: CI/CD, scripting, Infrastructure as Code
• Infrastructure: VMware/Broadcom and/or AWS, Azure or GCP