Tower Lead (Support & Operations)

Singapore, Singapore

Job Summary

The Hybrid Cloud Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing hybrid cloud solutions across on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud environments. The role focuses on enabling secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud platforms that support business transformation, application modernization, and operational excellence.

The architect works closely with infrastructure, security, networking, application, and business teams to define cloud strategies, establish architectural standards, and drive cloud adoption initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Strategy & Architecture

Define and maintain enterprise hybrid cloud architecture and roadmap.

Develop cloud landing zones, reference architectures, and governance models.

Align cloud architecture with business objectives, security requirements, and compliance standards.

Drive cloud-first and modernization initiatives across the enterprise.

Solution Design & Implementation

Architect hybrid cloud infrastructure including:

Compute

Storage

Networking

Backup and Disaster Recovery

Identity and Access Management

Design multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity solutions.

Establish workload placement strategies and migration patterns.

Support application modernization and cloud-native architectures.

Cloud Migration & Transformation

Assess current infrastructure and application portfolios.

Develop migration strategies and transformation roadmaps.

Lead datacenter consolidation and cloud migration programs.

Design migration approaches including:

Rehost (Lift-and-Shift)

Replatform

Refactor

Retire

Replace

Security & Compliance

Embed security-by-design principles into cloud architectures.

Design cloud security controls and governance frameworks.

Implement Zero Trust architecture principles.

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and enterprise policies.

Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on risk assessments and remediation plans.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Drive infrastructure automation using IaC frameworks.

Develop reusable cloud templates and deployment standards.

Promote DevOps and platform engineering practices.

Standardize provisioning and lifecycle management processes.

Cloud Operations & Optimization

Define operational standards, monitoring, and observability frameworks.

Ensure platform availability, performance, and resilience.

Drive FinOps initiatives for cloud cost optimization.

Continuously improve operational efficiency and cloud service delivery.

Stakeholder Management

Engage with business leaders and technology stakeholders.

Provide architecture guidance to project and delivery teams.

Present architecture recommendations to leadership and governance boards.

Mentor cloud engineers, architects, and operations teams.

Skill Requirements

Technical Skills

Strong expertise in Hybrid Cloud Architecture.

Hands-on experience with:

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Google Cloud Platform (preferred)

Deep understanding of:

Virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V)

Containers (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)

Software Defined Networking

Storage technologies

Enterprise security frameworks

Experience with:

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

CloudFormation

Ansible

PowerShell

Knowledge of:

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps

Platform Engineering

SRE principles

Networking & Security

Hybrid connectivity architectures.

SD-WAN and network segmentation.

Identity Federation and Single Sign-On.

Zero Trust Architecture.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning.

Operational Expertise

Cloud governance and compliance.

Service management and ITIL practices.

Capacity planning and performance management.

FinOps and cloud cost management.

Other Requirements

Qualifications

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

10–15+ years of IT Infrastructure and Cloud experience.

Experience leading enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.

Preferred Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Google Professional Cloud Architect

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

TOGAF Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

FinOps Certified Practitioner

Key Competencies

Strategic Thinking

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Transformation Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving & Innovation

Risk Management

Financial Acumen (FinOps)

Communication & Executive Presentation Skills

Team Leadership & Mentoring

Success Measures (KPIs)

Cloud migration success rate.

Infrastructure availability and resilience.

Reduction in cloud operational costs.

Adoption of automation and IaC practices.

Security and compliance adherence.

Reduction in deployment timelines.

Improvement in platform performance and scalability.

Stakeholder satisfaction and business value realization.

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