Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AGENCY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech in Singapore seeks a hands-on Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate modern infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments. You will focus on reliability, observability, security, and resilience for critical government systems.

You will collaborate with application, security, cloud, and operations teams to enable scalable platform capabilities while reducing toil and debt.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and operations.
• Hands-on with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, or similar tooling.
• Experience operating Kubernetes or container platforms.
• Familiarity with observability platforms (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, IAM, networking, and resiliency concepts.
• Experience supporting production environments and operational incident response.
• Scripting or programming knowledge in Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience leveraging AI/ML driven tools for operational insights, automation, observability or infrastructure optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure platforms across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support platform observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, resiliency, failover readiness, and operational standards.
• Support container platforms including Kubernetes and related tooling.
• Automate patching, provisioning, compliance checks, and reporting.
• Assist with vulnerability remediation and security hardening activities.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform incidents across compute, network, storage and cloud services.
• Collaborate with application teams to improve cloud-native adoption and operational readiness.
• Contribute to platform engineering standards, reusable modules, and best practices.
• Support migration and modernization from legacy infrastructure to cloud platforms.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Python

Bash

Incident response

Observability

AI/ML for ops

Education

Degree in CS/Engineering/Info Systems

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Platform Infrastructure Engineer

GovTechis the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence forInfocommTechnology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS),GovTechdevelops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.

AtGovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.

Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!

Learn more aboutGovTechat tech.gov.sg.

What you will be working on

We are looking for a hands‑on Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate modern infrastructure platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. The role focuses on improving reliability, observability, automation, security posture, and operational resilience for critical systems supporting healthcare and government digital services.

The engineer will work closely with application, security, cloud, and operations teams to enable scalable and resilient platform capabilities while reducing operational toil and technical debt.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure platforms across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and hybrid environments
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines
• Support platform observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational dashboards
• Improve infrastructure reliability, resiliency, failover readiness, and operational standards
• Support container platforms including Kubernetes and related ecosystem tooling
• Automate operational processes, patching, provisioning, compliance checks, and reporting
• Support vulnerability remediation and infrastructure security hardening activities
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and platform incidents across compute, network, storage, and cloud services
• Partner with application teams to improve cloud‑native adoption and operational readiness
• Contribute to platform engineering standards, reusable modules, and engineering best practices
• Support migration and modernisation initiatives from legacy infrastructure to cloud platforms

What we are looking for

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
• Experience in cloud infrastructure engineering and operations
• Strong hands‑on experience with at least one cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, or similar automation tooling
• Experience operating Kubernetes or container platforms
• Familiarity with observability platforms such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
• Good understanding of infrastructure security, IAM, networking, and resiliency concepts
• Experience supporting production environments and operational incident response
• Scripting or programming knowledge in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Strong troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills
• Experience leveraging AI/ML driven tools for operational insights, automation, observability or infrastructure optimisation

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting regulated or large-scale enterprise environments
• Exposure to SRE, platform engineering, or DevSecOps practices
• Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with hybrid cloud or datacenter environments

Please note that this will be a 2-year fixed term contract.

What we offer you:

GovTechis an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

Learn more about life insideGovTechat go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.
Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech