Technical Architect (Platform Architect)

NCS Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional development support

Collaborative, multidisciplinary team

Job summary

NCS Group is seeking a Technical Architect (Platform Architect) to lead the design, governance, and technical integrity of enterprise data platforms supporting Singapore Government digital services.

You will drive secure, scalable cloud and hybrid data platforms, translating architecture into actionable guidance, and mentoring engineers across teams to ensure reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in platform architecture, infrastructure engineering, or data engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure and modern data platforms.
• Experience in government or highly regulated environments is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, IAM, data services, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Leadership to bridge architecture intent with real-world engineering execution.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise data platform architectures across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Define platform standards, reference architectures, and reusable components aligned to accreditation needs.
• Provide technical leadership on builds, migrations, and optimisations; ensure security-by-design.

Skills

Platform architecture

Cloud & data platforms

Security & IAM

Governance & compliance

Technical leadership

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.