Job Description

Software Engr, Apps Cloud

Date: 02-Aug-2022 Location: Singapore, Singapore Company: Singtel Group
NCS is a leading technology services firm with presence in Asia Pacific and partners with governments and enterprises to advance communities through technology. Combining the experience and expertise of its 10,000-strong team across 49 specialisations, NCS provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients with its NEXT capabilities of digital, cloud, platforms as well as core offerings in application, infrastructure, engineering, and cyber security. NCS also believes in building a strong partner eco-system with leading technology players, research institutions and start-ups to support open innovation and co-creation. For more information, visit ncs.co.
Overview As a Software Engineer, Apps Cloud, your responsibilities will lie within the development and management of key components of the cloud infrastructure supporting our services, ensuring and improving availability and reliability of the infrastructure. You will be working within a DevSecOps driven team, which manages the customer cloud environment encompassing hundreds of servers and multiple implementations of cloud services in the form of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, by supporting the team and infrastructure with strong up-to-date technical and hands-on knowledge of cloud technologies and configuration of the cloud environment. You will be expected to maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices.
As a Software Engineer, Apps Cloud, the broad area of your job responsibilities should cover the following:

• Setup, testing, implementation and maintenance of technologies on multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
• Setup, testing and integration of CI/CD tools
• Architecting and development of solutions to meet project requirements
• Working in an agile, cross-functional team, actively engaging to support the success of the team
• Solving complex technical problems individually and as a team
• Review and improve work processes based on best practices in industry, specific to service support operations for client IT Cloud infrastructure
• Documentation of new processes
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices
• Demonstrate hands-on knowledge of DevSecOps to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development and deployment in project deliveries
• Operate, manage and support the IT infrastructure and services implemented to meet prescribed service levels by the client
• Review and improve work processes based on best practices in industry, specific to service support operations for client IT Cloud infrastructure
• Ensure that project implementation and operations are aligned to client technology standards and policies

The ideal candidate should have/possess the following:

• Diploma / Degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering or Information Technology or related disciplines
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of relevant IT experience
• Knowledge of virtualization – virtual machines, Docker, Kubernetes
• Possess current hands-on working experience with technologies involving CI/CD development (scripting such as Python, Ansible), Infrastructure automation using IaC such as Terraform, CloudFormation, cloud services on AWS & Azure to drive DevSecOps.
• Experience in setting up, utilisation and optimisation of CI/CD pipelines, scripting and automated testing
• Experience in coding or scripting languages such as bash, powershell, perl, python, etc.
• Experience in setup and configuration of OS and services via scripting will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of cloud concepts, services, technologies and architecting
• Experience in utilisation, management and integration of software development and collaboration tools such as Git, Maven, Gradle and Bamboo
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Able to communicate (written and spoken) with clarity and effectively to customer and be able to position to stakeholders as a trusted team member
• Possess an approachable attitude towards team members
• Adaptable towards changes
• Be a good cordial team player with an ability to work in a cross-functional setting besides being an individual contributor