Senior IT Architect - Remote Sensing and GIS Solutions

Job Location: Singapore

We are looking for a Senior IT architect to join our Remote Sensing and GIS Solution R&D Team. This person will be one of the core members of the R&D Team, leading the platform design of our highly automated Earth Observation Services system.

Primary responsibilities:

  1. Provide technical leadership in multiple IT projects.
  2. Design and maintain the company IT infrastructure with the up-to-date technology.
  3. Lead the development of the service platforms.
  4. Supervise solution implementation by partners and vendors to ensure fidelity to scope and design.
  5. Cooperate with multinational teams to finalize the commercialization of the solutions.

Responsibilities

  1. Design and maintain the company IT infrastructure:
    • Understand the current existing IT components of the company.
    • Design cost-effective IT system to optimize the performance of current and future usage of IT infrastructure.
    • Maintain the deployed IT infrastructure, ensure the security and keep the infrastructure up-to-date.
  2. Lead the development of service platforms
    • Understand the existing IT Infrastructure deployed on the related stakeholders.
    • Propose cost-effective IT solutions for our service platforms.
    • Implement the selected IT solutions and monitor the progress of the implementation.
    • Lead the platform development team to achieve the required specifications.
  3. Supervise solution implementation by internal or external stakeholders:
    • Provide IT support for installation, deployment and maintenance.
    • Create and maintain good documentation
    • Generate user manuals for new systems and solutions

Qualifications

  • Technical degree required; Computer Science/Engineering background highly preferred.
  • At least 3 years of design/implementation/consulting experience with distributed applications.
  • At least 3 years of experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking.
  • Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries.
  • Familiar with Google Cloud, Amazon web services.
  • Experience in migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud.
  • Good understanding of the application, server, and network security and government requirements.
  • Demonstrate an ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
  • Good presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.
  • Knowledge of GIS/Remote sensing is preferred.
  • Knowledge of big data processing/ AI/ Data mining will be added advantage.

Please include the following in your resume

  • Nationality/PR status
  • Recent photo
  • Past experience
  • Expected Salary

To apply, email: bernadette.chang@skymapglobal.com