Platform Infrastructure Engineer, Technology Planning & Enablement Office (TPEO)

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Leave benefits

Wellness programs

Total rewards package

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is hiring a hands-on Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate modern infrastructure platforms across cloud and hybrid environments within the public sector.

You will work with application, security, cloud, and operations teams to enable scalable and resilient platform capabilities, while reducing toil and technical debt and shaping governance standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and operations, ideally within a large-scale enterprise or government context.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, automate, and operate modern infrastructure platforms across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Drive platform observability with monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, resiliency, and governance for government platforms.
• Support Kubernetes and related tooling.
• Automate patching, provisioning, compliance checks, and governance reporting.
• Support vulnerability remediation and security hardening activities per government policies.
• Collaborate with application and product teams to promote cloud-native adoption.
• Contribute to platform engineering standards and reusable modules.
• Leverage AI/ML-driven tools for operational insights and anomaly detection.
• Assist migrations from legacy to cloud platforms.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure engineering

Observability & monitoring

Automation & scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab / GitHub

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.

At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.

Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!

Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

What you will be working on

We are looking for a hands‑on Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate modern infrastructure platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. The role sits within the Technology Planning & Enablement Office (TPEO) and focuses on improving reliability, observability, automation, security posture, governance, and operational resilience for critical platforms supporting government digital services in agencies.

The engineer will work closely with application, security, cloud, and operations teams to enable scalable and resilient platform capabilities, while reducing operational toil and technical debt. You will also play an active role in shaping platform governance standards and leveraging AI‑driven tooling to enhance operational efficiency across the government's infrastructure landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure platforms across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and hybrid environments, aligned to government infrastructure governance and security standards
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines, with a strong emphasis on automation, repeatability, and auditability
• Drive platform observability through comprehensive monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational dashboards to ensure full visibility into platform health and performance
• Improve infrastructure reliability, resiliency, failover readiness, and operational standards across government platforms
• Support container platforms including Kubernetes and related ecosystem tooling
• Automate operational processes including patching, provisioning, compliance checks, and governance reporting to reduce manual toil and improve consistency
• Support vulnerability remediation and infrastructure security hardening activities in line with government security policies and frameworks
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform incidents across compute, network, storage, and cloud services
• Partner with application and product teams to improve cloud‑native adoption, operational readiness, and adherence to platform governance standards
• Contribute to platform engineering standards, reusable modules, and engineering best practices that can be adopted across government agencies
• Leverage AI and ML‑driven tools to enhance operational insights, predictive monitoring, anomaly detection, and infrastructure optimisation
• Support migration and modernisation initiatives from legacy infrastructure to cloud platforms

What we are looking for

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and operations, ideally within a large‑scale enterprise or government context.

Technical Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with at least one cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Gitlab, GitHub, or similar automation and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling
• Experience operating Kubernetes or container platforms
• Familiarity with observability platforms such as Cloud Native Solutions like AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor and third‑party solutions like Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
• Good understanding of infrastructure security, IAM, networking, and resiliency concepts, including governance and compliance considerations
• Experience supporting production environments and operational incident response
• Scripting or programming knowledge in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience leveraging AI/ML‑driven tools for operational insights, automation, observability, or infrastructure optimisation

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting regulated or large‑scale enterprise environments, including government or public sector contexts
• Exposure to SRE, platform engineering, or DevSecOps practices
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with hybrid cloud or datacentre environments
• Familiarity with government ICT governance frameworks or security classification requirements

What we offer you:

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market‑competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work‑life needs and employee wellness programs.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.

Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech