Technical Architect

NCS Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Group is seeking a Technical Architect (Platform Architect) to own the design, governance, and technical integrity of enterprise data platforms for Singapore Government digital services. This role emphasizes secure, scalable, and compliant cloud and hybrid data platforms, pairing architectural intent with hands-on engineering leadership.

You will guide platform design, development, migration, and optimisation, ensuring accreditation and regulatory requirements are met across multiple agency

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in platform architecture, infrastructure engineering, or data engineering.
• Hands-on with AWS and/or Azure and modern data platforms such as Databricks/Snowflake.
• Experience in government or highly regulated environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise data platform architectures, covering cloud infrastructure, data services, security, and integration layers.
• Define platform standards, reference architectures, and reusable components aligned to government accreditation needs.
• Ensure architectural consistency and long-term sustainability across multiple agency platforms.
• Provide deep technical leadership on platform build, migration, and optimisation initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and uplift platform engineering capability across teams.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud & Data Platforms

Regulated Environments

Security & IAM

Enterprise Integration

Tools

AWS

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Hadoop

Job description

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

As a Technical Architect (Platform Architect), you will own the design, governance, and technical integrity of enterprise data platforms that underpin critical Singapore Government digital services. This role focuses on secure, scalable, and compliant cloud and hybrid data platforms, bridging architectural intent with hands-on engineering execution. You will provide deep technical leadership across platform design, build, migration, and optimisation initiatives, ensuring alignment with government accreditation and regulatory requirements.

What will you do?

• Design and govern enterprise data platform architectures, covering cloud infrastructure, data services, security, and integration layers.
• Define platform standards, reference architectures, and reusable components aligned to government accreditation needs.
• Ensure architectural consistency and long-term sustainability across multiple agency platforms.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with IM8 and other government security standards, including system hardening, access control, encryption, and audit requirements.
• Review and approve platform designs to ensure security-by-design and compliance-by-default principles.
• Partner with security and governance teams to address risk, audit findings, and accreditation requirements.

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Provide deep technical leadership on platform build, migration, and optimisation initiatives across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Review and approve low-level designs, configurations, and technical implementations.
• Guide engineering teams on best practices for reliability, performance, scalability, and cost optimisation.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, resolving complex platform and infrastructure challenges.
• Translate high-level architecture into actionable technical guidance for engineering teams.
• Support hands-on troubleshooting, performance tuning, and platform stabilisation when required.
• Mentor engineers and uplift platform engineering capability across teams

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Experience: 8–12+ years in platform architecture, infrastructure engineering, or data engineering roles.
• Cloud & Data Platforms: Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure, and modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Hadoop ecosystems.
• Regulated Environments: Experience working in government or highly regulated environments is strongly preferred.
• Technical Depth: Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, IAM, data services, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Leadership: Proven ability to bridge architecture intent with real-world engineering execution.

Why Join NCS

• Lead high-impact Data & AI advisory programs for major enterprises and public sector clients.
• Shape enterprise strategies and governance frameworks that drive real transformation.
• Work with a talented, multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation and strong professional development support.