Assistant Infrastructure Architect - #1101133

Toppan Next Tech is accelerating the growth of its Security Solutions & Services (SSS) Division to strengthen its competitive edge and capitalize on high-impact emerging opportunities.  Leveraging state-of-the-art multi-modal biometrics and advanced AI technologies, we are driving innovation across a range of next-generation solutions, including:

• Robotics and Automation Solutions

• Personnel Access Control Systems

• Vehicle Access Control Systems

• Automated Border Control Systems

The appointed personnel is responsible for the design and implementation of infrastructure and security solutions for on premise, cloud and hybrid environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure infrastructure blueprints (cloud/on-prem/hybrid) and enforce architecture standards

• Documentation of architecture specification

• Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and cost optimization for high-availability systems

• Manage vendors and bridge technical/non-technical stakeholder discussions

• Handles customer enquiries and discussions

• Analyse impact of changes/requests and propose architectural modifications

• Design zero-trust security postures (network segmentation, IAM, secrets management)

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field

• 7+ years of experience in a similar or related role

• Deep technical expertise in infrastructure technologies, including:

- Load balancers, Firewalls, and networking

- Backup & restoration, VM, Hyperconverged, Operating System (Linux)

• Possesses advanced proficiency in Cloud-Native technologies and Kubernetes ecosystems, including:

  - Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE) and enterprise distributions (Rancher, OpenShift)

- Container runtime management (Docker, containerd)

  - Secure secrets management and encryption of secrets-at-rest using KMS (AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp, Thales)

• Possesses deep expertise in enterprise Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES) with specialized experience in air-gapped deployments, including secure configuration, offline patching and compliance hardening

• Strong understanding of IT risk management, cybersecurity frameworks, security protocols and cryptography

• Excellent communication skills. Able to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Proactive in staying updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive future-ready solutions

• Proven track record of at least 2+ years of experience in large-scale Singapore Government project implementations

• Security background or experience is a strong advantage

• CISSP certification (preferred but not mandatory)

• Proven ability to develop comprehensive technical documentation, such as:

  - Design Specifications: High-Level and Low-Level Designs for system architectures

- Technical Diagrams: Technical Visualizations: Network architecture diagrams, data flow charts, and security control mappings