DevOps Engineer (GovText)

Assurity Trusted Solutions (ATS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Government Technology Agency (GovTech). As a Trusted Partner over the last decade, ATS offers a comprehensive suite of products and services ranging from infrastructure and operational services, authentication services, governance and assurance services as well as managed processes. In a dynamic digital and cyber landscape, where trust & collaboration are key, ATS continues to drive mutually beneficial business outcomes through collaboration with GovTech, government agencies and commercial partners to mitigate cyber risks and bolster security postures.

Who we are
GovText is a text related AI platform aims to avail a suite of reusable AI services to accelerate the incorporation of AI into WOG or agency-specific systems and applications. We are part of the GovTech's Data and Artificial Intelligence Platforms team. Where the mission is to deliver Data and AI assets for policy making, service delivery and operations across WOG.

What you will be working on

You will work on both small and large scale projects, building and maintaining and deployment of the infrastructure behind them. With a mix of on-premises and cloud infrastructure

• Manage the development, deployment, orchestration and maintenance of application services for our products
• Providing DevOps architecture implementation and operational support
• Architecture and planning for on-premises and cloud deployments (Private and Public cloud)
• Developing and managing processes, automation, best practices, documentation
• Development and operation of continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

What it is like working here
We build products that serve a variety of agency users, who use them to solve highly meaningful problems pertinent to our society, from transportation, to education, to healthcare. The public sector is full of opportunities where even the simplest software can have a big impact on people’s lives. We are here to improve how we live as a society through what we can offer as a government.

• Rapid Prototyping - Instead of spending too much time debating ideas we prefer testing them. This identifies potential problems quickly, and more importantly, conveys what is possible to others easily.
• Reliable Productization - To scale an idea, a prototype or a Minimum Viable Product to a software product, we scrutinize and commit to its usability, reliability, scalability and maintainability.
• Ownership - In addition to technical responsibilities, this means having ideas on how things should be done and taking responsibility for seeing them through. Building something that you believe in is the best way to build something good.
• Continuous Learning - Working on new ideas often means not fully understanding what you are working on. Taking time to learn new architectures, frameworks, technologies, and even languages is not just encouraged but essential.

We have products that resides in both on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Having that breadth of knowledge in government IT infrastructure and experience in government networks will help. A disciplined approach and strong problem-solving instincts are fundamental to succeed. Your aptitude for completing the tasks and attitude to continuous learning are more valued than any formal certification. To succeed, you will need to possess some of the following:

• Excellent problem solving and methodical troubleshooting skills
• Experience with on-premise deployments, government application and networking infrastructure/routing
• Strong knowledge and experience in setup of infrastructure services e.g. Elasticsearch, Openshift, MongoDB, Postgresql
• Knowledge and experience working with air-gapped on-premise deployments would be a good plus
• Cloud computing deployment and management experience in AWS, Azure and some GCP knowledge
• Strong scripting skills e.g. Python, Bash, JavaScript
• Strong understanding of virtualization and networking concepts
• Experience with patch maintenance, regression testing and security incident response
• Experience with interactive workloads, machine learning toolkits and how they integrate with cloud computing e.g. Jupyterhub
• Experience with highly scalable distributed systems
• Breadth of knowledge - OS, networking, distributed computing, cloud computing, authentication, security, monitoring services and capacity planning

Join us and discover a meaningful and exciting career with Assurity Trusted Solutions!

The remuneration package will commensurate with your qualifications and experience. Interested applicants, please click "Apply Now".

We thank you for your interest and please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data may be collected, used and disclosed by Assurity Trusted Solutions Pte. Ltd. (ATS), GovTech and their service providers and agents in accordance with ATS’s privacy statement which can be found at: https://www.assurity.sg/privacy.html or such other successor site.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programmes.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.