GovTech
Government
Senior/SoftwareEngineer(DeveloperProductivityPlatforms)
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“Senior / Software Engineer (Developer Productivity Platforms) at GovTech. Skills: Developer Productivity Platforms, Cloud-native, Kubernetes, AWS. Build CI/CD pipelines. Implement Infrastructure-as-Code”
What You'll Achieve.
Minimize MTTR; Improve platform resilience; Meet compliance requirements; Improve KPIs
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot complex issues; Diagnose performance bottlenecks; Resolve performance bottlenecks; Analytical; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree in Computer Science, Diploma in Computer Science, Relevant experience, DevOps engineer experience, Platform engineer experience, SRE engineer experience, Cloud-native environments experience, AWS understanding, Kubernetes understanding, EKS understanding, Container orchestration understanding, Cloud operations understanding, IaC tools proficiency, Cloud integrations proficiency, Troubleshoot complex issues, Kubernetes tooling hands-on, Databases management experience, Production-grade code writing, Web applications understanding, Automated testing familiarity, GitOps/CI/CD tools experience, Observability systems experience, SLO design experience, AWS networking understanding, AWS security understanding, AWS storage understanding, Kubernetes networking understanding, Kubernetes security understanding, Kubernetes storage understanding
Nice to Have
Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CKAD certification, Kubernetes operators building, Kubernetes controllers building, Service mesh technologies experience, Chaos engineering experience, Large-scale reliability testing experience
What You'll Do.
Build CI/CD pipelines
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code
Develop controllers/operators
Enable automated operations
Enable low-touch operations
Lead post-incident reviews
Drive actionable follow-ups
Improve platform resilience
Perform vulnerability scanning
Meet compliance requirements
Diagnose performance bottlenecks
Resolve performance bottlenecks
Act as technical advisor
Maintain documentation
Maintain architecture diagrams
Ensure operational processes understood
Ensure onboarding processes understood
Stay current with cloud-native
Stay current with Kubernetes
Stay current with GitLab
Stay current with AWS
Propose new approaches
Propose new technologies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with engineers; Collaborate with security teams; Work with developers; Work with seco
Communication Scope
Clear communicator; Concise communicator
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT build automation via CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and controllers/operators. Partner with other engineers in the team to enable highly-automated, low-touch operations. Observability respond to incidents to minimise MTTR. Lead or contribute to post-incident reviews, drive actionable follow-ups, and improve platform resilience. Security & Compliance Embed security into every layer of the platform through secure defaults, policy enforcement, vulnerability scanning, and AWS/K8s best practices. Collaborate with security teams to meet regulatory and compliance requirements. Performance, Optimisation & Reliability Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks across the stack (AWS, Kubernetes, workloads, networking). Define, measure, and improve KPIs such as MTTR, error rates, SLO compliance, and cost efficiency. Strategic Tenant Engagement Act as a technical advisor for tenants on containerisation, CI/CD, and cloud-native deployment best practices. Participate in architecture reviews and guide tenants toward stable, secure, and scalable patterns. Knowledge Sharing & Documentation Maintain high-quality documentation, runbooks, playbooks, and architecture diagrams. Ensure operational and onboarding processes are well-understood across the team. Continuous Learning & Innovation Stay current with the latest in cloud-native, Kubernetes, GitLab, and AWS ecosystems. Propose new approaches, technologies, and improvements that enhance platform capabilities. [What we are looking for] Core Technical Skills Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant experience. Proven experience as a DevOps / Platform / SRE engineer working in cloud-native environments. Strong understanding of AWS, Kubernetes (especially EKS), container orchestration, and cloud operations. Proficiency with IaC
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