Senior Engineer, IT System (DevOps)

The Univac Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VENTURE Corporation, a Singapore-based technology leader, seeks a Senior Engineer, IT System (DevOps) to architect and govern the CI/CD and Kubernetes foundation for MES and related applications. You will drive high availability, security, and scalable deployments across multiple sites in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.

The role requires hands-on expertise with Jenkins/GitLab/CI pipelines, Terraform/Ansible, and containerized architectures on AWS EKS.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years DevOps/platform engineering experience.
• At least 3 years running production Kubernetes / AWS EKS at scale.
• Design/operate CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and AWS security/networking.
• Programming/scripting in Python/C#/C++/YAML.

Responsibilities

• Architect and govern CI/CD and Kubernetes foundations; drive availability and security across production systems.
• Containerize and optimize Group‑wide in‑house apps and MES systems.
• Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines (CI/CD) using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Enforce infrastructure-as-code standards (Terraform/Ansible) and GitOps practices.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, patching, and data movement between systems.
• Establish observability and lead incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with developers and QA to improve MES platform and production support.
• Ensure deployments meet cybersecurity, audit, and regulatory standards with proper documentation.
• Lead or oversee upgrades, migrations, and new VMES site rollouts; integrate new tech.
• Act as DevOps authority in vendor engagements and reviews.

Skills

CI/CD leadership

Cloud platforms

SRE mindset

Python scripting

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes / AWS EKS

Job description

VENTURE Corporation (SGX-listed, headquartered in Singapore), is a leading global Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider with strong end‑to‑end R&D, design and engineering capabilities. The Group delivers advanced technology products and solutions across diverse domains, including life sciences and medical devices, healthcare and wellness, consumer and lifestyle technology, instrumentation, communications, fintech, and computing technologies.

At Venture R&D, we engineer advanced solutions to drive innovation in leading technology domains that underpin high performance products. Our R&D capabilities enable global companies to accelerate breakthrough technologies, achieve exceptional product performance, and stay ahead in fast moving markets.

With a global network of over 40 companies and 11,000 employees, we transform cutting‑edge ideas into world‑class products. We seek individuals who are agile, curious, and inspired to build what’s next.

If you thrive on innovation, enjoy solving real‑world challenges, and want to contribute to impactful, globally used products, this is where you belong. Start your journey with us —where ideas become breakthroughs.

We’re looking to add a Senior Engineer, IT System (DevOps) in Singapore. The position is based in Woodlands.

As a Senior Engineer, IT System (DevOps), you will:

• As a senior member of the Group MES Team, you will architect and govern the CI/CD and Kubernetes foundation, set engineering standards, drive high availability and security across production‑critical systems. This is a hands‑on senior role for an engineer who can operate independently, lead across sites, and be accountable for delivery at scale in a 24x7 manufacturing environment. Working closely with other teams, you will provide support and collaborate across multiple business functions to ensure that MES and Applications are effectively established to support daily production and meet business needs. Experience with cloud platforms and container technology is important for this position.Architect, build and govern production Kubernetes / AWS EKS clusters that run the container‑based MES/VMES and group‑wide in‑house applications, ensuring scalability, resilience and standardisation across all sites
• Work with development teams to optimise and containerize Group wide in‑house applications and MES using high‑performance architecture/platform, ensuring smooth and reliable deployment.
• Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines (CI/CD) using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps, including build, automated test, containerisation, security scanning, rollback and progressive deployment strategies.
• Set and enforce infrastructure‑as‑code standards (Terraform / Ansible), GitOps practices, and Helm‑based release management to prevent configuration sprawl across sites.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, patching and updates; write Python and scripting to automate operational tasks and data movement between machines, subsystems and the MES.
• Establish observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/CloudWatch) and lead monitoring, alerting, incident response and root‑cause analysis to ensure high availability of production‑critical MES services.
• Work closely with developers, QA, and other teams to improve the Application & MES platform and support daily production needs.
• Ensure all deployments and infrastructure changes meet cybersecurity, audit and regulatory standards (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST CSF, FDA 21 CFR Part 11) with proper documentation and change control.
• Lead containerisation and integration of MES with SAP, machines, data loggers, middleware, ETLs, data lake and dashboards, ensuring reliable real‑time and batch data flows.
• Lead or govern upgrades, migrations and new VMES site rollouts, integrating new manufacturing capabilities and technologies (APS, QMS, IIoT, analytics/AI).
• Act as the DevOps technical authority in vendor and system‑integrator engagements, validating deliverables through architecture, performance and security reviews.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 5–8 years of relevant DevOps / platform engineering experience, including at least 3 years running production Kubernetes / AWS EKS at scale (senior‑level ownership)
• Proven, hands‑on experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps) and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong understanding of containerised Kubernetes/EKS architecture and components, imaging, orchestration, networking, autoscaling, Helm/GitOps, secrets management.
• Familiarity with common Linux distributions (Ubuntu, RHEL, SUSE) and cloud (AWS) security and networking (VPC, IAM, EKS, Secrets Manager).
• Experience with system architecture relevant to Univac Singapore and the Venture MES group — MES/MOM platforms, SAP–MES integration, ISA-95 / ISA-88 frameworks, and machine/IIoT data integration.
• Programming/scripting in Python, C#, C++, React.js, Node.js, and PLC programming; knowledge of SQL, PostgreSQL and YAML is required.
• Experience with dashboarding (Apache Superset, Power BI), data lake (MinIO + Trino SQL), observability tooling and middleware for IoT data integration is an advantage.
• Analytical, meticulous, strong troubleshooting; able to communicate with people at all levels and influence stakeholders.
• Able to work independently, lead projects end‑to‑end, mentor engineers, and travel to regional sites as required.
• Experience in Manufacturing Process& Manufacturing Execution Systems knowledge is a plus.
• Manufacturing Execution Systems / other major applications Development & Deployment via Kubernetes platform is a Must.

f you embody a commitment to excellence, a passion for discovery and innovation, and the drive to make a meaningful difference in technology and electronics, we invite you to be part of the global Venture family.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If your profile is a strong match, you can expect to hear from us within two weeks. Otherwise, we thank you for your interest and will keep you in mind for future opportunities where you can make a meaningful impact.