Cloud Architect

Responsibilities: ·Architecture & Design • Lead the design and adaptation of Digital Twin architecture in Azure Cloud and Singapore’s Government Commercial Cloud. • Architect systems of systems deployments (e.g., Air Traffic Management Solutions) using Thales flavored Kubernetes Orchestration Platform to orchestrate containers, virtual machines to support hybrid workloads. • Define strategies for hybrid and multi-cloud interoperability, data movement, and workload portability (e.g., RMA analysis, data-in-transit, IAM, WAF/secrets management). • Establish binary portability / compatibility across releases, ensuring the releases are compliant to requirements and regulatory frameworks. • Establish resilience, redundancy, and disaster recovery across multiple sites and cloud providers. • Establish KPIs to measure systems resiliency, cloud consumption costs ·Compliance & Security • Ensure cloud deployments adhere to government and industry regulations (e.g., IM8, GDPR, Data Protection Acts, NIST). • Define data classification, residency, and sovereignty models in line with jurisdictional laws. • Integrate DevSecOps practices, zero-trust principles, and compliance-as-code into deployment pipelines. • Implement audit, monitoring, and logging solutions aligned with regulatory requirements (e.g., CIS benchmarks). ·Kubernetes & Platform Engineering • Define standardization Architect and standardize Kubernetes clusters across multi-cloud environments (AKS, RKE2, GCC Kubernetes services). • Define golden paths for workload deployment, service mesh integration, and API interoperability across the Azure Cloud and GCC. • Support the adoption of GitOps practices (ArgoCD, Flux) and IaC (Terraform, Helmfile, Crossplane) for cluster and workload management. • Mentor teams in cloud-native design patterns (12-factor apps, microservices, event-driven architectures). ·Collaboration & Governance • Serve as a bridge between enterprise architecture, DevOps, and security/compliance stakeholders. • Establish and enforce cloud governance frameworks (policy management, access controls, tagging standards, cost optimization). • Provide technical leadership during PI Planning, ART syncs, and system demos in a Scaled Agile environment. • Evaluate new cloud-native services and technologies, balancing innovation with regulatory requirements. Requirements: Education • Bachelors in Computer Science or Information Technology. • Masters degree in Computer Science or Data Science. Essential Skills/Experience • 7+ years of experience in cloud architecture, with multi-cloud exposure (Azure required, GCC preferred) and familiar with Identity Solutions, RBAC, Policies, Regions and AZs, Storage. • Proven expertise in Kubernetes architecture and operations in production environments. • Strong knowledge of networking, identity management, and security controls across Azure and GCC. • Demonstrated experience in designing mission-critical, highly available systems-of-systems; an experience in orchestrating and scaling services at scale is considered equivalent. • Understanding of cloud compliance frameworks and acts (e.g., GDPR, IM8, NIST 800-53, Cloud Act, Data Protection Acts). • Hands-on skills with IaC tools (Terraform, Helmfile, Ansible). Desirable Skills/Experience If you have the following desirable skills and relevant experiences, it would be an added advantage! • Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), CKA/CKAD, CISSP, CCSK. • Familiarity with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and secure API gateways. • Background in DevSecOps, SRE, or platform engineering practices. Essential / Desirable Traits • Possess learning agility, flexibility and pro-activity • Comfortable with agile teamwork and user engagement