Editorial summary

The company is seeking a Cloud & Infrastructure Principal Engineer to define enterprise cloud and infrastructure strategy and establish reference architectures, standards, and governance frameworks. The role focuses on designing hybrid infrastructure solutions across Microsoft Azure, AWS, private cloud, VMware/Nutanix platforms, data centres, and container platforms, with responsibilities for developing and approving HLDs, LLDs, technical design reviews, and migration roadmaps. The incumbent will ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, availability, security, performance, disaster recovery, and compliance. Compensation offered is 10,000.

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Job description

[This job https://singapore.job-q.com/jobs/detail/cloud-infrastructure-principal-engineer-iac-37210 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 10 Oct 2026]

Responsibilities

Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture

·      Define enterprise cloud and infrastructure strategy.

·       Establish reference architectures, standards, and governance frameworks.

·       Design hybrid infrastructure solutions covering:

o   Microsoft Azure

o   AWS

o   Private Cloud
o   VMware/Nutanix Platforms

o   Data Centre Infrastructure

o   Container Platforms

·      Develop and approve:

o   High-Level Designs (HLD)

o   Low-Level Designs (LLD)

o   Technical Design Reviews

o   Migration Roadmaps

·      Ensure solutions meet requirements for:

o   Scalability

o   Availability

o   Security

o   Performance

o   Disaster Recovery

o  Compliance

Technical Leadership & Escalation Authority

·      Serve as the highest engineering escalation point (L4/L5).

·       Lead the resolution of critical infrastructure and cloud incidents.

·      Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for major incidents.

·       Drive permanent corrective actions and service improvements.

·      Provide technical mentoring to:

o   Technical Leads

o   Senior Engineers

o   Cloud Engineers

o   Infrastructure Engineers

·      Establish engineering best practices and technical standards.
Cloud Platform Engineering

Lead engineering and governance across:

Microsoft Azure

·      Landing Zones

·       Virtual Machines

·      Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

·       Azure Networking

·      Azure Security Centre

·       Azure Backup &Site Recovery

·       Identity & Access Management

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

·      EC2

·       VPC

·      EKS

·      IAM

·       Storage Services

·      Security Services

Cloud Governance

·      Cost optimisation

·      Resource tagging

·       Policy management

·       Platform monitoring

·      Capacity planning

Infrastructure Platform Leadership

Provide technical governance for:

Compute Platforms

·       Windows Server

·      Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu)

Virtualisation Platforms

·      VMware vSphere

·       Nutanix AHV

·       Hyper-V

Storage Platforms

·      Dell EMC

·       NetApp

·       Hitachi

·      Pure Storage

Backup & Recovery

·      Veeam

·       Commvault

·       NetBackup

·      Azure Backup

Directory Services

·      Active Directory

·       Entra ID

·       PKI & Certificate Services

Automation & Platform Modernisation

·      Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

·      Develop and govern automation platforms using:

o   PowerShell

o   Terraform

o   Ansible

o   GitOps

·      Automate provisioning, monitoring, patching, and compliance activities.

·       Drive platform modernisation and cloud-native adoption.

·      Reduce operational effort through automation initiatives.

Security, Risk & Compliance

·      Establish infrastructure security standards and baselines.

·       Lead security hardening initiatives.

·      Oversee:

o   Vulnerability management

o   Patch governance

o   Risk mitigation

o   Security remediation

·      Ensure compliance with:

o   CIS Benchmarks

o   ISO 27001

o   Regulatory requirements

o   Customer governance policies

·      Support audits and security assessments.

Project & Transformation Leadership

Lead major initiatives including:

·      Data Centre Migration

·      Cloud Migration

·      Cloud Adoption Framework Implementation

·       Hybrid Cloud Transformation

·       Infrastructure Consolidation

·      Operating System Modernisation

·       Disaster Recovery Programmes

·      Platform Engineering Initiatives

Responsibilities include:

·      Solution assurance

·       Technical governance

·       Risk management

·       Steering committee participation

·      Technical stakeholder engagement

Professional Services & Pre-Sales Support

·      Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME)during:

o   Bid submissions

o   Technical proposals

o   Customer presentations

o   Architecture workshops

·      Review Statements of Work (SOWs).

·       Support solution costing and effort estimation.

·       Contribute to service portfolio development.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

·      Manage relationships with strategic technology partners.

·      Participate in executive-level technical discussions.

·       Drive vendor escalations and product roadmap alignment.

·       Provide advisory services to customers and internal leadership.

Any other ad-hoc duties as advised by supervisor.

Requirements

·      Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

·      Master's Degree is advantageous.
·      Minimum 12–15 years of IT Infrastructure and Cloud experience.

·       Minimum 5 years in a technical leadership role.

·       Proven experience in:

o   Enterprise Data Centres

o   Cloud Platforms

o   Professional Services

o   Managed Services

o   Enterprise Transformation Programmes

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

·      Microsoft Azure

·       AWS

·       Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Infrastructure

·      Windows Server

·       Linux

·       VMware

·      Nutanix

·      Storage Platforms

·       Backup & Recovery

Automation

·      Terraform

·       Ansible

·       PowerShell

·      GitOps

·      DevOps Methodologies

Security

·      Identity & Access Management

·       Infrastructure Hardening

·       Vulnerability Management

·      Zero Trust Concepts

Container Platforms

·      Kubernetes

·       OpenShift

·      Container Security

·       Service Mesh

Preferred Certifications

Cloud

·      Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert

·       Azure Administrator Expert

·       AWS Solutions Architect Professional

·      AWS DevOps Engineer Professional

Infrastructure

·      VMware VCP / VCAP

·       Nutanix NCP

Security

·      CISSP

·      CCSP

·       CISM

Service Management

·      ITIL Foundation / Managing Professional

Container Platform

·      Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)

·       Red Hat OpenShift Architect

·       Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Interested applicants, please email your resume to Andre Chua Jing Ming

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