Senior Data Architect – Public Sector Data Platforms (AWS)

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Leave benefits & wellness programs

Competitive total rewards

Job summary

GovTech, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead data architecture and pipelines for Civil Service College's data team. You will shape data ecosystems, define architecture vision, and set standards for data collection and integration across multiple source systems.

You will work with central GovTech platforms, vendors, and business stakeholders, applying AI to improve design, and guiding project teams through architecture reviews and governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, data engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in data architecture and data engineering with large-scale Singapore government projects.
• 3–5 years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS) and native AWS tools.
• 3–5 years in data modelling, data access, and data storage infrastructure (Data Lake, Data Virtualisation, Data Warehouse).
• 2–4 years of experience with REST API and web protocols.
• Ability to apply AI to improve data platform design and data quality checks.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data architecture, data models, integration frameworks and storage solutions.
• Govern schema design standards and data integrations across source systems with stakeholders.
• Architect and build data pipelines ensuring data is well-structured for analysis and reporting.
• Optimise system and pipeline performance with scalable solutions for growing data volumes.
• Lead a team of data engineers and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure scalable, reliable data systems.
• Oversee data governance, quality, security and compliance; document architecture and specifications.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

Cloud technologies (AWS)

REST API

Data modelling

Data storage & pipelines

Leadership & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / IT / Data Engineering

Tools

AWS CloudWatch

AWS Glue

Data Lake / Data Warehouse

Job description

GovTech, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead data architecture and pipelines for Civil Service College's data team. You will shape data ecosystems, define architecture vision, and set standards for data collection and integration across multiple source systems.

You will work with central GovTech platforms, vendors, and business stakeholders, applying AI to improve design, and guiding project teams through architecture reviews and governance