Senior Cloud Architect

GMP RECRUITMENT SERVICES (S) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Recruitment Services (S) PTE Ltd is seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Architect to lead the design and operation of a cloud platform with a strong Azure focus. You will drive modernization, secure and scalable PaaS offerings, and align with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include overseeing the DevOps and automation platform, managing a hybrid OpenShift container platform, and establishing standards, runbooks, and security practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms and cloud-native services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and ongoing management of the cloud platform service, with a primary focus on Azure and cloud-native services, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure PaaS offerings.
• Architect, implement, and maintain cloud platform services, driving modernization and continuous improvement to meet evolving business and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the DevOps and automation platform, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and integration of best practices to accelerate delivery, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Manage and optimize the hybrid container platform, leveraging technologies such as Red Hat OpenShift to support diverse application workloads.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, architecture blueprints, operational procedures, and runbooks for all aspects of the cloud platform.
• Champion cloud platform security, compliance, and cost optimization across all platform services, ensuring alignment with industry regulations and internal policies.
• Collaborate with architects, application teams, external vendors, and offshore partners to ensure strategic alignment and seamless delivery of cloud platform capabilities.
• Mentor and inspire a high-performing team of cloud architects and engineers, fostering a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Skills

Azure

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

OpenShift

Python

PowerShell

Cloud security

Networking

Ping Identity

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Terraform

ARM templates

OpenShift

AKS

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Datadog

Application Insights

Ping Identity

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, build, and ongoing management of the cloud platform service, with a primary focus on Azure and cloud-native services, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure PaaS offerings.

• Architect, implement, and maintain cloud platform services, driving modernization and continuous improvement to meet evolving business and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee the DevOps and automation platform, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and integration of best practices to accelerate delivery, reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Manage and optimize the hybrid container platform, leveraging technologies such as Red Hat OpenShift to support diverse application workloads.

• Establish and enforce engineering standards, architecture blueprints, operational procedures, and runbooks for all aspects of the cloud platform.

• Champion cloud platform security, compliance, and cost optimization across all platform services, ensuring alignment with industry regulations and internal policies.

• Collaborate with architects, application teams, external vendors, and offshore partners to ensure strategic alignment and seamless delivery of cloud platform capabilities.

• Mentor and inspire a high-performing team of cloud architects and engineers, fostering a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Requirements

• Deep expertisewith cloud platforms, Azure (preferred), or AWS/GCP, including extensive use of cloud-native services.

• Expert-level experience designing, building, and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Jenkins.

• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation, or similar.

• Proven production experience with container orchestration, including OCP/AKS, covering cluster management and service mesh.

• Advanced scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash or PowerShell for infrastructure and tooling automation.

• Demonstrated experience implementing comprehensive observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, and tracing with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or Application Insights.

• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, secrets management, and compliance frameworks relevant to financial institutions.

• Strong grasp of cloud networking concepts, including VPNs, load balancers, API gateways, and DNS.

• Hands-on experience with Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solutions, specifically implementing and managing Ping Identity platforms.