Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer, NEA

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

Job summary

Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is seeking a hands-on Platform Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate modern infrastructure platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. You will improve reliability, observability, security posture, and operational resilience for critical government services.

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

Qualifications

• 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

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

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Observability

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

IAM

Networking

Scripting

Python

Bash

Incident response

Stakeholder comms

AI/ML tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Job description

GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops 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]

• 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

What we offer you:

GovTech is 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 ofperks. 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