Platform Infrastructure Engineer (PaaS / Kubernetes / Linux)

RECRUIT NOW SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 61,380 - 72,540; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract extension possible

Job summary

RECRUIT NOW SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Platform Infrastructure Engineer to operate and enhance enterprise PaaS environments.

You will manage Linux and Windows Server platforms, container orchestration with Kubernetes/OpenShift, and integrate monitoring and automation to ensure reliability at scale. You will collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams, support databases and middleware, and contribute to disaster recovery and compliance initiatives in a dynamic, enterprise

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in infrastructure administration or platform engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, VMware, and enterprise server/storage infrastructure.
• Experience administering container platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools including GitLab and Ansible.
• Experience supporting enterprise technologies such as MongoDB, NGINX, Apache, IBM MQ, Kafka, ArcGIS, or similar.
• Knowledge of monitoring solutions such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Understanding of ITIL processes including Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
• Pre-sales or tender preparation experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise platform services across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and resolve production issues.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, backup, recovery, and restoration activities.
• Work with container technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman.
• Support platforms like MongoDB, NGINX, Apache, IBM MQ, Kafka, ArcGIS, and Keycloak.
• Implement infrastructure hardening based on CIS benchmarks and security best practices.
• Manage platform security, user access, and compliance requirements.
• Deploy platform upgrades, security patches, and lifecycle improvements.
• Support change management and release activities with rollback planning.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, Application, and Infrastructure teams to deliver stable services.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Identify opportunities to automate tasks and improve reliability.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation and SOPs.

Skills

Diploma / Bachelor's Degree

3 years experience

Linux (RHEL)

Windows Server

VMware

ITIL processes

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitLab

Ansible

MongoDB

NGINX

Apache

IBM MQ

Kafka

ArcGIS

Grafana

Prometheus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

VMware

GitLab

Ansible

Job description

Platform Infrastructure Engineer (PaaS / Kubernetes / Linux)

Power the Platforms Behind Mission-Critical Systems

Join a leading technology solutions provider delivering enterprise-scale infrastructure and platform services for mission-critical environments. If you're passionate about Linux, Kubernetes, enterprise platforms, and keeping complex systems running at peak performance, this is your opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a highly collaborative engineering team.

You'll play a key role in building, maintaining, and enhancing modern Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments while ensuring reliability, security, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do

As a Platform Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise platform services running across development, testing, staging, and production environments.

Your responsibilities include:

Platform Operations

• Manage and maintain enterprise platform services, middleware, databases, messaging platforms, and container environments.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and resolve production issues.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, backup, recovery, and restoration activities.

Container & Platform Technologies
Work with modern container technologies including:

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Podman

Support enterprise platforms such as:

• MongoDB
• Microsoft SQL Server
• NGINX
• Apache HTTP Server
• IBM MQ
• Kafka
• MQTT
• ArcGIS
• Keycloak

Security & Reliability

• Implement infrastructure hardening based on CIS benchmarks and security best practices.
• Manage platform security, user access, and compliance requirements.
• Support disaster recovery planning and resilience initiatives.

Platform Engineering

• Deploy platform upgrades, security patches, and lifecycle improvements.
• Support change management and release activities with rollback planning.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, Application, and Infrastructure teams to deliver stable platform services.

Monitoring & Automation

• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Monitor performance, capacity, and availability across enterprise platforms.
• Identify opportunities to automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability.

Documentation

• Maintain infrastructure documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Produce reports on system performance, maintenance, and platform health.

What We're Looking For

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 3 years of experience in infrastructure administration or platform engineering.
• Strong knowledge of: Linux (RHEL), Windows Server, VMware, Enterprise server and storage infrastructure
• Experience administering container platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools including GitLab and Ansible.
• Experience supporting enterprise technologies such as MongoDB, NGINX, Apache, IBM MQ, Kafka, ArcGIS, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of monitoring solutions such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Understanding of ITIL processes including Incident, Change, and Problem Management.
• Experience in pre-sales or tender preparation will be an added advantage.

Preferred Certifications (Optional)

• RHCSA / RHCE
• VMware VCP
• MongoDB Administrator Certification

Why Join Us?

• Work with modern cloud-native and enterprise technologies.
• Exposure to Kubernetes, DevOps, container platforms, and enterprise middleware.
• Collaborative engineering environment with opportunities to expand your technical expertise.
• Opportunity for contract extension or permanent conversion based on performance.

Employment Details

• Salary: S$5,500 Basic (No AWS / No Variable Bonus)
• Contract: 1-year direct contract with client (extendable/convertible based on performance)
• Location: Ang Mo Kio
• Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM