Staff Workplace Platform Engineer

Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A government technology agency in Singapore is seeking a Staff Platform & SRE Engineer to lead the design and integration of digital workplace platforms. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in platform architecture and DevOps practices. Responsibilities include driving feature development and applying SRE best practices. This is a full-time position for Singapore Citizens only.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of relevant working experience.
• Proven experience in platform architecture and development.
• Understanding of SRE best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of resilient digital workplace platforms.
• Drive platform feature development using modern engineering practices.
• Define SLOs/SLIs and lead incident response activities.

Skills

Platform architecture

DevOps practices

Endpoint security tools

Device management systems

VDI platforms

Video conferencing systems

Observability platforms

IAM systems

API design

SRE methodologies

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Jira Service Desk

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Staff Platform & SRE Engineer (Workplace Technology) role at Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT).

You will be leading the design, development, integration, and operations of digital workplace platforms and end-user technologies. Drive platform architecture, software and security engineering practices, and site reliability engineering (SRE) to ensure secure, scalable, and optimized systems. Champion modern engineering methodologies and contribute to technology stewardship through internal and external engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of resilient, secure digital workplace platforms (hardware, software and SaaS) with disaster recovery capabilities, ensuring seamless integration across COTS and proprietary solutions
• Drive platform feature development applying modern software engineering practices such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and enforce secure coding, access control, encryption, and compliance standards
• Define and implement SLOs/SLIs, apply SRE best practices for scalability and performance, and lead incident response and troubleshooting across complex systems
• Provide strategic guidance on system usage and modernization, architect endpoint solutions, DEM platforms and optimize IT service desk operations
• Design and leverage APIs to enable AI agent functionality, enhancing enterprise automation and digital user experience

Requirements (Minimum Qualifications)

• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Electronic/Electrical Engineering, with 5-6 years of relevant working experience
• Proven experience and deep understanding in platform architecture, development, and integration across digital workplace technologies
• Device management systems (e.g., MECM, Samsung EMM, WS1, UEM)
• VDI platforms (e.g., VMware Horizon, Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, AWS Workspaces)
• Endpoint security tools (e.g., Trellix AV, DLP, EDR)
• Video conferencing systems (e.g., Cisco, Q-Sys, Pexip)
• Observability platforms (e.g., NexThink, ServiceNow)
• Expertise in IAM systems including Directory Services, SSO and MFA
• Proficiency with modern DevOps practices and tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Terraform)
• Strong knowledge of IT service desk platforms (e.g., Jira Service Desk, ServiceNow), including workflow automation and analytics
• Experience with SRE methodologies, synthetic monitoring, and capacity planning

Nice-to-haves

• Possess leadership in transitioning legacy systems to modern platforms and methodologies
• Familiarity with modern SaaS tools and proprietary platform integration
• Experience designing APIs for AI agent integration with enterprise systems
• Contributions to technical communities (e.g., blogs, forums, external partnerships)

CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore); only Singapore Citizens will be considered.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting