Platform Architect (AWS & Cloud)
Cygnify
Posted: January 17, 2026
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A Platform Architect for a leading telecom client in Singapore, responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end architecture for IS applications, ensuring compliance, scalability, and security.
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Job Description
Role: Platform Architect (AWS & Cloud)
Location: Singapore
We are partnering with a leading telecom client to hire a Platform Architect. The right candidate defines and governs the end-to-end architecture, covering standardized infrastructure, CI/CD, cloud foundations, observability, security, and developer experience for all IS applications. The role drives cloud modernization to AWS, enforces compliance-by-design (IMDA, PDPA, CSA, MAS-TRM, ISO27001), and ensures the platform is scalable, secure, cost-efficient, and future-ready (Backstage, AI/ML observability, self-service workflows).
Responsibilities
• Own and govern the Road Architecture Blueprint (infra, IaC, CI/CD, observability, security, DevEx)
• Define and enforce technology standards, golden paths, and approved toolsets
• Design and lead AWS cloud mode
• Ensure alignment with regulatory & security frameworks (IMDA, PDPA, CSA, MAS-TRM, ISO27001)
• Drive microservices, containerization, API gateways, and cloud-native patterns
• Lead the Spotify Backstage developer portal roadmap and plugin ecosystem
• Provide architectural guidance to Shared Services, SRE, Cloud, Security, and Application teams
• Document architecture principles, guardrails, RFCs, and paved-road workflows
Requirements:
• 10–15 years in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, cloud architecture, or DevOps in large-scale tech or telco environments.
• Experience designing platforms supporting >50 microservices or multi-team engineering organizations.
• Strong expertise in AWS (EKS, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), CaC (Configuration as Code), GitOps, container orchestration, cloud networking.
• Experience with internal developer platforms (Backstage, Port, OpsLevel, or similar).
• Strong security architecture understanding (IAM, secrets, compliance, audit, least privilege).
• Certifications preferred: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, CKA/CKAD, TOGAF (optional).