Platform Operation Engineer

NSEARCH GLOBAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Singapore is seeking a Platform Operations Engineer to ensure platform reliability and support critical IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with virtualization platforms, automation tools, and container technologies. Responsibilities include maintaining platforms, implementing operational practices, and providing technical support. A Bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant certifications are preferred. Interested candidates should email their CV stating the job title 'Platform Operation Engineer'.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with enterprise virtualization platforms.
• Experience in storage systems and enterprise backup solutions.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools.
• Knowledge of container technologies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Understanding of networking concepts and technologies.
• Scripting abilities in Python, PowerShell, Bash.
• Experience with high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain critical infrastructure platforms across environments.
• Follow and implement platform standards for efficiency.
• Support platform enhancement initiatives.
• Manage virtualization platforms including capacity monitoring.
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions.
• Execute platform patching strategies.
• Provide L2/L3 technical support for incidents.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Maintain backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Follow security controls implementation.
• Collaborate with application teams to support platform stability.
• Create and maintain platform documentation.

Skills

Enterprise virtualization platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper-V)

Storage systems (SAN, NAS)

Linux and Windows Server administration

Infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)

Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Monitoring and observability platforms

Infrastructure as Code practices

Networking concepts and technologies

Scripting abilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

High-availability and disaster recovery solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

VMware

Ansible

Docker

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Our client, one of Asia‑Pacific’s leading organizations is looking for:
Platform Operation Engineer
The Platform Operations Engineer will be working to maintain and support critical on‑premises platforms and infrastructure. This role focuses on ensuring platform reliability, implementing modern operational practices, and supporting infrastructure modernisation initiatives while maintaining robust support for existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain critical infrastructure platforms including compute, storage, virtualisation, and supporting systems across development, staging and production environments.
• Follow and implement platform standards, executing infrastructure automation and modern operational practices to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Support platform enhancement initiatives and implementation of new infrastructure solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Manage virtualisation platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper‑V), including capacity monitoring, performance optimisation, and lifecycle management.
• Implement and maintain robust monitoring and observability solutions for all platform components using modern tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Execute platform patching strategies, leveraging automation to maintain security and stability while minimising service disruption.
• Provide L2/L3 technical support for platform‑related incidents, conducting problem determination and resolution. Support containerisation initiatives and maintain container orchestration platforms for traditional workloads where applicable.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to automate platform provisioning and configuration management.
• Maintain backup, DR, and high‑availability solutions for critical platform components.
• Follow security controls implementation, including access management, security hardening, and compliance monitoring.
• Collaborate with application teams to support platform stability, performance, and scalability requirements.
• Create and maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Support team members on platform operations and modern infrastructure practices.

Requirements

• Strong experience with enterprise virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V)
• Experience in storage systems (SAN, NAS) and enterprise backup solutions
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows Server administration
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Knowledge of container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code practices
• Understanding of networking concepts and technologiesScripting abilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Experience with high‑availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience in infrastructure operations and engineering
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Microsoft Certified: Windows Server, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), ITIL v4 Foundation – certifications are preferred

Interested applicants can also email CV at [e-mail] (for faster processing, please state the exact job / position title applied “Platform Operation Engineer”)

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

EA License Number: 10C3636
EA Personnel Name: Jagveer Singh Arora
EA Personnel Registration Number: R22109615

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