Ascendion Hiring! Full Time Infrastructure Engineer in - Ricebowl

Platform (PaaS/CaaS) Infrastructure Lead

Location: Singapore

Employment Type: Permanent

Eligibility: Singapore Citizens only

About the Role

Ascendion is hiring a Platform (PaaS/CaaS) Infrastructure Lead for one of our prestigious Government clients in Singapore.

If you're passionate about managing enterprise-scale Kubernetes platforms, container infrastructure, and mission-critical platform services, this is an excellent opportunity to work on highly secure, large-scale infrastructure supporting critical public sector systems.

As a Platform Infrastructure Lead, you will be responsible for operating, maintaining, and enhancing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) environments while ensuring high availability, security, and operational excellence.

Job Highlights

Lead enterprise Kubernetes & Container Platform operations

Manage mission-critical Government infrastructure

Work with enterprise COTS platforms including MongoDB, Nginx, IBM MQ & MQTT

Drive Platform Lifecycle, Incident Management & Disaster Recovery

Collaborate with cross-functional infrastructure and application teams

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operations of enterprise PaaS/CaaS platforms.
• Manage Kubernetes and container platform infrastructure.
• Install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot enterprise COTS platforms including MongoDB, MSSQL, Nginx, Apache, IBM MQ, MQTT, and related services.
• Manage platform incidents, problem management, change requests, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Support platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, migrations, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with Application Teams and Authority Furnished Equipment (AFE) teams for system integration and issue resolution.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Ensure Linux OS hardening and compliance with enterprise security standards.
• Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, and platform reliability initiatives.
• Lead Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) exercises.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, architecture documents, and operational runbooks.

Required Skills

• 7–10 years of Infrastructure or Platform Engineering experience
• Strong experience administering Kubernetes in production environments
• Hands-on experience with Docker and/or Podman
• Strong Linux administration experience
• Experience managing enterprise COTS platforms such as:
• MongoDB
• MSSQL
• Nginx
• Apache
• IBM MQ
• MQTT
• Experience with platform monitoring tools such as:
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• ELK Stack
• eG Monitoring
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals including Load Balancers, Firewalls, DNS, and TCP/IP troubleshooting
• Experience performing OS Hardening using enterprise security baselines
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills

Preferred Skills

• CI/CD pipeline integration
• Infrastructure Automation (Ansible, Shell, Python)
• REST API integration
• Enterprise Messaging Platforms
• Security Compliance & Governance
• Government or highly regulated environment experience

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced Platform Infrastructure professional who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, leading platform initiatives, and ensuring the reliability and security of enterprise container environments.

If you thrive in high-availability, mission-critical infrastructure and enjoy working with modern container platforms, we'd love to hear from you.

About Ascendion

Ascendion is an AI-powered software engineering disruptor helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact.

We partner with enterprise clients across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth.