Cloud & Security Architect

  • Singapore
  • Negotiable
  • Permanent
  • Discipline: Cloud and Infrastructure
  • Ref: 51290
Kumar Thanabalan
Kumar Thanabalan
Senior Consultant

Manager, Technology Evaluation & Cloud Security

Location: Singapore
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Industry: Technology, Digital Innovation and Enterprise Transformation

About the Opportunity

Our client is a leading organisation supporting enterprise digital transformation, technology innovation, and the growth of promising technology companies.

They are looking for an experienced technology professional to evaluate innovative digital products, assess technical and security risks, and advise technology companies on secure, scalable, and enterprise-ready architectures.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys working across cloud architecture, cybersecurity, technical assurance, emerging technologies, and senior stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct detailed technical evaluations and risk assessments of innovative technology products.
  • Assess product capabilities, technical differentiators, architecture maturity, and market readiness.
  • Develop risk-based test plans covering functionality, performance, security, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and usability.
  • Review application architecture, source-code scan results, penetration-testing findings, and technical documentation.
  • Provide architectural guidance on secure and scalable cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Identify security, infrastructure, and architectural gaps and recommend practical remediation strategies.
  • Support the onboarding and deployment of technology products within secure cloud sandbox environments.
  • Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, security, performance, and deployment issues.
  • Develop reusable architecture patterns, security guardrails, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation using tools such as Terraform.
  • Monitor cloud security posture, platform health, utilisation, compliance, and expenditure.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies across enterprise software, AI, GenAI, agentic systems, cybersecurity, cloud, and IoT.
  • Present technical findings clearly to founders, CTOs, engineering teams, enterprise buyers, and senior business stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline is preferred.
  • At least five years of relevant experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, solution architecture, technical consulting, or a related domain.
  • Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud platform, with broader exposure to AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Experience reviewing modern application and cloud architectures for security, scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Proven experience conducting technical risk assessments, security assessments, or product evaluations.
  • Knowledge of cloud security controls, enterprise security frameworks, and secure deployment practices.
  • Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native architectures would be advantageous.
  • Understanding of penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, source-code scanning, or application security review.
  • Experience supporting proof-of-concepts, product onboarding, or enterprise cloud deployments.
  • Exposure to Singapore public-sector security standards or regulated technology environments would be advantageous.
  • Relevant cloud, security, or infrastructure certifications would be beneficial, including AWS, Azure, GCP, CISSP, CCSP, CKA, or CKS.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be:

  • Technically strong across cloud architecture and cybersecurity.
  • Comfortable evaluating unfamiliar products and emerging technologies.
  • Commercially aware and able to balance technical risk with business outcomes.
  • Confident communicating with founders, CTOs, senior executives, and engineering teams.
  • Proactive, independent, and comfortable managing multiple evaluations or workstreams.
  • Diplomatic and capable of delivering constructive technical feedback.
  • Passionate about enterprise technology, innovation, and Singapore’s digital ecosystem.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

  • Evaluate innovative products across AI, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise software, and IoT.
  • Work directly with high-growth technology companies and senior technology leaders.
  • Influence how emerging technology products achieve enterprise readiness.
  • Gain broad exposure across technology evaluation, cloud security, architecture, and product assurance.
  • Contribute to technology adoption and digital innovation at an ecosystem level.

 

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We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.

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