Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer (Platform & Infrastructure) – Incident Response Management (IRM)

About the Role

You will be a key contributor to the IRM pilot, working under the close mentorship of our Senior

Tech Lead and reporting up to an elite SRE leadership team. You will be responsible for the

"pipes and wires" that keep our unified Incident Response Management (IRM) platform

bulletproof during high-stakes operations securing Singpass.

This role requires a balance of implementation speed, a passion for automation, and strict

operational discipline. You will help build a highly portable, secure, cloud-native ecosystem on

GCC+ that can easily transition across distinct Kubernetes environments without platform

lock-in.

What You Will Be Working On

1. Infrastructure, CI/CD & Portability

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Cluster Operations: Deploy, configure, and maintain platform services on enterprise

Kubernetes (EKS) using Helm charts.

Portable Deployment: Implement infrastructure configurations with a strict focus on

portability, ensuring applications can be cleanly migrated between distinct Kubernetes

clusters.

CI/CD Pipelines: Build and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure safe, automated,

and repeatable deployments.

2. Tooling & Backend Automation (Strict Golang Ecosystem)

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System Automation: Build and maintain platform tools, custom operators, and backend

logic exclusively in Golang.

Strict Ecosystem Constraint: We are a Go-centric shop for all system-level and

infrastructure work. If you rely on Node.js (npm/pnpm) for system administration,

backend logic, or DevOps tooling, this environment will not be a fit.

3. Frontend Execution & Observability●

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UI Implementation: Develop, refine, and localized user-facing IRM dashboard

components using TypeScript and pnpm, working closely with the Product Manager to

bring UX designs to life.

Platform Visibility: Continuously improve the monitoring, logging, and alerting systems

of the IRM platform itself to ensure its operational health is always visible.

Operations (BAU): Take on foundational business-as-usual (BAU) operations and

on-call rotations to guarantee absolute service stability for the Singpass pilot.

4. Engineering Governance & Sprints

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Process Discipline: Actively participate in weekly sprint cycles, backlog grooming, and

team retrospectives.

Documentation Standards: Adhere strictly to the team's engineering governance by

actively consuming, participating in debates over, and contributing to RFCs (Requests

for Comments) and ADRs (Architecture Decision Records).

What You Will Gain From This Experience

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Accelerated Technical Growth: It is incredibly rare for junior-to-mid engineers to

receive formal, rigorous training in large-scale Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and

cloud-native portability. You will leapfrog your peers by mastering a deeply technical,

Go-centric infrastructure skillset.

Silicon Valley-Grade Mentorship: You will work directly under a Senior Tech Lead and

an SRE Lead (Xoogler) who has managed hyper-scale infrastructure for Google

Spanner, Google Meet, and YouTube. You will learn how world-class systems are built,

documented, and kept resilient.

Resume-Defining Impact: Having a direct hand in securing Singpass—Singapore's

national digital identity platform—provides you with a high-visibility, Tier-1 engineering

project on your profile early in your career.

What We Are Looking For

Engineering Foundation

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Core Systems: Strong foundational understanding of software systems, Linux internals,

networking protocols, and cloud-native architecture.

Kubernetes Familiarity: Hands-on experience or solid theoretical knowledge of

Kubernetes, containers, and Helm.

Language & Tooling Stack

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Strong proficiency in Golang (Required for all backend, automation, and systems

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Proficiency in TypeScript and pnpm (Required for frontend dashboard features).

Quality First: A habit of writing clean, well-documented, and comprehensively tested

code.

Culture & Collaboration

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Appetite for Process: Eagerness to work in a structured engineering environment

governed by sprints, code reviews, ADRs, and RFCs.

Communication: Ability to clearly explain technical trade-offs and collaborate effectively

with both engineering peers and the Product Manager.

On-Site Availability: Commitment to work on-site at GovTech HQ for the duration of the

12-month contract.

Skills

Piloting, Debate, Profitable Growth, Leadership, Automation Technology, Architecture, Learning Experience Evaluation and Enhancement, Engineering Management, Platform Management, leading technical teams, Physical Security, Incident Management Services, mentorship to junior staff, Operational Management, Engineering Skills, Implementation Management