Deputy Vice President, Platform Engineering & Cloud Architecture

Job Description

1. Build the Digital Platform Backbone

• Design and implement a standardised cloud-native platform across SingPost

• Lead Kubernetes platform strategy (EKS / hybrid environments)

• Establish reusable platform components for engineering teams

2. Own Developer Platform & Engineering Enablement

• Build and scale an internal developer platform (IDP)

• Standardise CI/CD pipelines, deployment models, and environments

• Improve developer productivity and reduce time-to-deploy

3. Drive Modern Architecture Patterns

• Implement event-driven architectures (Kafka, streaming)

• Guide microservices design and API standards (REST, gRPC)

• Improve system resilience, scalability, and fault tolerance

4. Reduce Vendor Dependency

• Work alongside SI partners (Accenture, NCS, DXC, etc.) but challenge and elevate their designs

• Build critical capabilities in-house where it makes sense

• Ensure long-term maintainability and cost efficiency

5. Engineering Standards & Governance

Define and enforce:

• Platform standards

• Security (TLS, mTLS, zero trust principles)

• Observability (logs, metrics, tracing)

• Drive DevSecOps practices across teams

6. Hands-On Leadership

• Lead a team of engineers and architects (Singapore + offshore)

• Stay close to the code and architecture

• Review designs, debug issues, and guide implementation