Staff Engineer, Public Cloud Operations
Singapore · 5+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 22, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Singapore
About the role
- The Staff Engineer, Public Cloud Operations will manage the full lifecycle of enterprise-level hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- This role focuses on the orchestration, operations, and cost optimization of AWS and Alibaba Cloud resources to ensure high availability and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Plan, deploy, monitor, and maintain AWS and Alibaba Cloud services.
- Design highly available, auto-scaling cloud architectures.
- Implement full-stack monitoring and alerting using cloud-native and open-source tools.
- Lead critical incident response and perform root cause analysis.
- Analyze cloud resource usage and implement cost reduction strategies.
- Establish resource quota management to prevent waste.
- Implement cloud security baselines and conduct regular security audits.
- Design granular access controls and enforce database auditing.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize application architectures.
- Document operational procedures and lead internal technical training.
Requirements
- 5+ years of operations experience, with at least 3 years focused on public cloud (AWS/Alibaba Cloud) environments managing 100+ instances.
- Mastery of core services (compute/storage/network/security) on AWS or Alibaba Cloud, with familiarity in the other.
- Proficiency in Linux/Windows system operations and automation tools (Shell/Python/Ansible).
- Hands-on experience with containerized operations (Kubernetes, ECS/EKS, ACK) and cloud-native technologies.
- Excellent team management and communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related fields.
- Current right to work in Singapore.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in building cloud platforms from scratch, hybrid cloud architecture design, or large-scale migration projects.
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or Alibaba Cloud ACP/ACE certifications.
- Familiarity with multi-cloud management platforms or FinOps cost optimisation methodologies.
- Experience in cloud security practices, including WAF and DDoS protection.
- Exposure to big data/AI operations.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and education subsidy
- Team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
Skills
- AWS
- Alibaba Cloud
- Linux
- Windows
- Shell
- Python
- Ansible
- Kubernetes
- Service Mesh
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- ELK
