Solution Architect - #1665

JOBSTER PRIVATE LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JOBSTER PRIVATE LTD. in Singapore seeks a seasoned Platform Architect to steer the FX Platform's architecture, standards and roadmaps.

You will lead authenticating, SSO, RBAC, workflows and notifications, while governance across multiple squads ensures scalability, security and consistency. You will drive application modernisation and migration strategies, guide backend service redesigns, and ensure seamless integration with platform services and external systems.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in software engineering, architecture or platform development.
• Experience leading teams delivering enterprise-scale platforms or critical systems.
• Proven track record in migration, modernisation and integration programmes.
• Cloud-native delivery in agile environments.
• Experience with public sector or large-scale enterprise operations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain overall platform architecture, standards and roadmap for FX Platform.
• Lead design and build of core capabilities: authentication, SSO, role management, workflows and notifications.
• Provide governance across squads to ensure consistency, scalability, and security.
• Establish architecture reviews and technical standards for development activities.
• Drive migration strategies and plans for transitioning applications to the FX Platform.
• Guide teams in modernising applications and backend services, ensuring interoperability.
• Manage risks around migration, cutover, data integrity and continuity.
• Lead solution design and delivery across platform and application teams.
• Champion DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring and IaC.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and provide hands-on support for integration challenges.
• Collaborate with data/AI teams for analytics and enterprise reporting needs.
• Ensure cybersecurity, governance and data management compliance.

Skills

Platform architecture

Azure

APIs & Microservices

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Security architecture

RBAC & SSO

Tools

Azure

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Define and maintain the overall technical architecture, principles, standards, and roadmap for the FX Platform.
• Lead the design and implementation of core platform capabilities, including authentication, single sign-on (SSO), role management, administration capabilities, workflow services, notifications, and shared platform components.
• Provide technical direction and governance across multiple delivery squads to ensure consistency, scalability, maintainability, and security.
• Establish architecture review processes and technical standards for all platform and application development activities.

Application Modernisation & Migration

• Lead technical discovery and assessment activities for existing FEMS 2.0 applications and services.
• Develop migration strategies, architecture patterns, and implementation plans for transitioning applications onto the FX Platform.
• Guide teams in modernising selected applications and redesigning backend services where required.
• Ensure seamless integration and interoperability between platform services, migrated applications, and external systems.
• Manage technical risks associated with migration, cutover, data integrity, and operational continuity.

Software Engineering & Delivery

• Lead solution design, technical implementation planning, and development execution across platform and application teams.
• Review solution designs, code, APIs, and technical deliverables to ensure quality and alignment with architecture standards.
• Champion engineering best practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, observability, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide hands‑on support for critical architectural and integration challenges.
• Drive continual improvement of software delivery processes and platform reliability.

Cloud, Data & Integration

• Design cloud‑native solutions that are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost‑effective.
• Define integration patterns, API standards, event‑driven architectures, and data exchange mechanisms.
• Oversee platform infrastructure, environments, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational tooling.
• Collaborate with data and AI teams to support analytics, AI‑powered services, automation capabilities, and enterprise reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, governance, and data management requirements.

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Partner with product managers and service designers to translate user needs into technical solutions.
• Engage stakeholders to explain technical options, trade‑offs, and delivery implications.
• Mentor and coach engineers, fostering strong engineering and architectural capabilities across delivery squads.
• Work with vendors, consultants, and implementation partners where required.
• Contribute to resource planning, technical staffing, capability development, and delivery governance.

Requirements

Experience

• At least 8 to 12 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or platform development roles.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering enterprise‑scale digital platforms or mission‑critical systems.
• Experience managing complex application modernisation, migration, and integration programmes.
• Strong track record of delivering cloud‑native solutions in agile environments.
• Experience working with public sector, enterprise platforms, or large‑scale operational systems would be advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and distributed systems design.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure.
• Experience designing and implementing API‑driven architectures and microservices.
• Familiarity with authentication, identity management, RBAC, SSO, and enterprise security architectures.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and observability platforms.
• Knowledge of data integration, analytics platforms, workflow engines, and AI‑enabled applications would be an advantage.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on technical leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Passion for building high‑performing engineering teams and mentoring technical talent.