Platform (PaaS/CaaS) Infrastructure Lead

Job Overview

Oversee and manage platform services within a tenant environment at the hypervisor level.

Guarantee the reliability, security, and functionality of container platforms and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components such as MongoDB, Nginx, MQTT, IBM MQ, and ArcGIS. Lead and supervise a team of 4 to 6 infrastructure engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

Direct the operations team for container platforms and COTS services

Manage incidents, changes, root cause analysis (RCA), and platform lifecycle

Install, configure, and resolve issues with COTS components

Collaborate with application teams and Authority Furnished Equipment (AFE) teams for integration and problem-solving

Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and architectural documentation

Ensure effective monitoring, logging, and observability

Assist with patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management

Ensure compliance with OS hardening standards (golden image)

Lead capacity planning and performance optimization initiatives

Drive disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP) activities

Qualifications

7 to 10 years of experience in infrastructure and platform management

Proficient in Kubernetes and container platforms

Experience with Docker and Podman

Skilled in installing and managing MongoDB, MSSQL, Nginx, and Apache

Experience with messaging systems such as IBM MQ, MQTT, or Kafka equivalents

Knowledge of networking, firewalls, and load balancers for troubleshooting purposes

Linux administration expertise and OS hardening experience

Familiarity with monitoring tools such as eG Monitoring, Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK

Experience in government or regulated environments is preferred - Only applicants who are local Singaporeans will be considered for this position

Preferred Skills

Experience in CI/CD integration

Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible, scripting)

Understanding of integration patterns (REST, messaging)

Familiarity with security compliance

Knowledge of platforms (PaaS/CaaS), containers, COTS applications, and OS hardening