Principal Azure Cloud Architect & DevOps Lead

Eames Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Eames Consulting partners with a top-tier global financial services group to appoint a senior Azure Cloud Architect for the APAC region. The role blends architectural governance with hands-on delivery, driving modernization of enterprise cloud environments and PaaS infrastructure.

You will lead platform transformation, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners to ensure resilient, scalable cloud services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms.
• Deep expertise in Azure Cloud environments.
• Advanced proficiency in IaC tooling (Terraform).
• Scripting with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Proven production background in container orchestration (OCP/AKS).
• Expert-level knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with observability frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and cloud networking.
• CIAM platforms experience (Ping Identity) is highly advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and modernization of enterprise cloud platforms across APAC.
• Lead DevOps and automation strategies to speed delivery and resilience.
• Oversee hybrid container ecosystems using OCP/AKS and service meshes.
• Champion security, governance, cost optimization, and CIAM strategies.
• Mentor and guide Azure Cloud architects and engineers while engaging senior stakeholders.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Terraform

Python

Bash

PowerShell

CI/CD pipelines

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

OCP

AKS

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Ping Identity

Service meshes

CIAM

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

OpenShift (OCP)

AKS

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Ping Identity

Job description

We are partnering with a top-tier global financial services group to secure a strategic, technical leader for their regional hub. This mandate assumes full ownership over the design, execution, and continuous modernization of enterprise-scale cloud environments and PaaS infrastructure across the APAC region.

This position bridges high-level architectural governance with hands‑on technical execution, requiring someone who can lead platform transformation while mentoring top‑tier engineering talent.

What You Will Do

• Platform Ownership: Drive the architecture and continuous improvement of enterprise cloud services, focusing on modern Azure Cloud and cloud-native ecosystems.
• DevOps & Automation Strategy: Oversee CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation workflows, and operational runbooks to maximize delivery speed and system resilience.
• Container Orchestration: Manage and optimize hybrid container ecosystems, leveraging container management platforms and service meshes like Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Security & Identity Governance: Champion platform-wide security, compliance frameworks tailored for financial institutions, cost optimization, and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) strategies.
• Technical Leadership: Inspire, mentor, and guide a high-performing team of Azure Cloud architects and engineers while engaging cross-functional senior stakeholders and external partners.

Core Requirements

• 8+ years of hands‑on experience designing and scaling enterprise cloud platforms, with deep expertise in Azure Cloud environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling, specifically Terraform, alongside script automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Proven production background in managing container orchestration frameworks (such as OCP or AKS).
• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Demonstrated experience implementing comprehensive observability frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and cloud networking.
• Specialized technical exposure to CIAM platforms (such as Ping Identity) is highly advantageous.
• Outstanding stakeholder management, problem-solving, and team leadership capabilities.