Senior Solution Architect, Giving.sg Platform (1-Year Contract)

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER AND PHILANTHROPY CENTRE (NVPC); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NVPC is seeking a Solution Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for Giving.sg. You will collaborate with the Platform Lead, business stakeholders and external partners to keep the platform robust, scalable and secure, aligning with NVPC’s digital priorities and governance.

You will help assess AI-readiness, data governance and integration capabilities while maintaining security-by-design and operational excellence across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture or related roles.
• Experience working with external vendors and technology partners.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical, sustainable technical solutions and articulate trade-offs.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience in non-profit, public sector or digital platform environments is a plus.
• Ability to review architecture diagrams, solution design documents and vendor proposals.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Good understanding of platform operations, monitoring, incident management and release governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for Giving.sg, including solution design and platform development.
• Review solutions proposed by internal teams and vendors, challenging assumptions and ensuring they meet engineering standards.
• Work with the Platform Lead and stakeholders to translate business needs into practical, sustainable technical solutions.
• Identify technical risks and opportunities to improve reliability, security, scalability and performance.
• Monitor platform performance and recommend improvements considering cost, maintainability and long-term needs.
• Strengthen platform data and integration foundations, including data flows and API design.
• Support AI-enabled use cases with governance, security and privacy considerations.
• Oversee testing and quality checks to ensure solutions are reliable and secure.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data protection and organisational standards.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Vendor management

Technical direction

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline

Job description

NVPC is seeking a Solution Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for Giving.sg. You will collaborate with the Platform Lead, business stakeholders and external partners to keep the platform robust, scalable and secure, aligning with NVPC’s digital priorities and governance.

You will help assess AI-readiness, data governance and integration capabilities while maintaining security-by-design and operational excellence across the platform.