Editorial summary

The company is seeking a Cloud & Infrastructure Principal Engineer to lead enterprise cloud and infrastructure strategy and governance. The role requires expertise in hybrid architectures across Microsoft Azure, AWS, private cloud, VMware/Nutanix, data centre infrastructure, and container platforms, with responsibilities for high- and low-level designs, design reviews, and migration roadmaps. Key requirements include ensuring scalability, availability, security, performance, disaster recovery, and compliance. The position offers a salary of 12000 and demands strong architecture leadership and governance capabilities.

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Job description

[This job https://singapore.job-q.com/jobs/detail/cloud-infrastructure-principal-engineer-iac-37211 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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