Solution Architect – AWS & GCC (Government on Commercial Cloud)

Company Overview

KRise Solutions Pte Ltd is an IT services and technology consulting firm driving business growth and digital transformation through expert cloud and IT solutions. We empower organizations and professionals across APAC with innovative technology and talent services.

Job Summary

KRise Solutions seeks an experienced Solution Architect specializing in AWS with mandatory hands-on experience in Government on Commercial Cloud (GCC). Lead cloud architecture design, ensuring secure, scalable AWS environments aligned with government security and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud architectures to meet business and compliance needs
• Lead GCC solution architecture, cloud onboarding, deployment, and integration activities to ensure seamless government cloud adoption
• Develop detailed high-level and low-level design documents, architecture diagrams, and technical specifications for cloud solutions
• Design cloud networking, landing zones, identity and access management, encryption, logging, and monitoring to enhance security and operational efficiency
• Apply Singapore government cloud security and compliance requirements, including IM8 controls, to all cloud architectures and deployments
• Lead architecture reviews, technical discussions, risk assessments, and solution design workshops to drive informed decision-making
• Support cloud migration, application modernization, infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps initiatives to improve agility and performance
• Collaborate effectively with project managers, developers, infrastructure engineers, security teams, and government stakeholders to align solutions with objectives
• Recommend and implement improvements in cloud performance, resilience, security, and cost optimization to maximize value

Required competencies and certifications

• Proven hands-on experience as an AWS Solution Architect or Cloud Architect
• Practical experience working on GCC (Government on Commercial Cloud) projects or environments
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, and related cloud services
• Experience with cloud security, networking, high availability, disaster recovery, and infrastructure automation
• Understanding of government cloud governance, security controls, and compliance requirements
• Strong technical documentation, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
• Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident eligibility (noted as per original JD but removed from responsibilities due to nationality neutrality)

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices
• Experience in public-sector cloud implementation, cloud migration, or application modernization
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF

Other Information

• Interested candidates should send their updated CV in Word format. Please use CV renaming: Solution Architect – AWS GCC_ Name. Only candidates meeting the mandatory AWS and GCC requirements and eligibility criteria will be considered.

Employment Type: Contract (12months with renewable)

Experience: Preferably 8+ years in IT, cloud architecture or solution design

Eligibility Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents only