Day 2 System Engineer *No Exp required (AMK)
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Software System Engineer to support the Day 2 operations, maintenance, and enhancement activities for IT Project. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the stability, reliability, security, and operational readiness of mission-critical systems in a 24/7 operational environment. The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in DevOps, middleware/platform support, container technologies, CI/CD pipeline management, troubleshooting, deployment automation, and production support operations. Key Responsibilities:
- Day 2 Operations & Support
- Provide Day 2 operational support for mission-critical applications and platform services.
- Perform incident investigation, troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and issue resolution.
- Support production deployment activities, rollback activities, and post-deployment verification.
- Monitor system health, application performance, logs, and operational alerts.
- Work closely with Day 1 support teams, infrastructure teams, software developers, cybersecurity teams, and project stakeholders.
- Support system recovery, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity activities.
- Participate in standby support and after-office-hour support activities when required.
- Ensure compliance with operational procedures, governance, and security policies.
- CI/CD & DevOps Engineering
Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for:
- Source code management and branching strategy
- Code Quality Scanning
- Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
- Software Composition Analysis / Dependency Scanning
- Container Image Vulnerability Scanning
- Automated Build & Packaging
- Containerization of applications
- Automated Testing Integration
- Deployment File Generation
- Release Management & Deployment Automation
- Container & Platform Management
Deploy, configure, and manage containerized applications using:
- Docker
- Podman
- Kubernetes
Support application deployments for:
- React applications
- Node.js applications
- Spring Boot applications
- Perform container troubleshooting, performance tuning, and resource optimization.
- Support Kubernetes cluster operations, deployment configurations, secrets management, ingress configuration, and scaling activities.
- System Engineering & Administration
- Maintain middleware and application platform configurations.
- Support Linux and Windows server environments.
- Perform system patching, configuration updates, and preventive maintenance activities.
- Manage environment configurations across DEV, SIT, UAT, and Production environments.
- Support certificate renewal, configuration management, and secure connectivity setup.
- Maintain deployment scripts, automation scripts, and operational tools.
- Monitoring & Reliability Engineering
- Configure and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerts, and health checks.
- Monitor system availability, application performance, and resource utilization.
- Support log analysis and troubleshooting using centralized logging tools.
- Identify proactive improvement opportunities to enhance operational stability and reliability.
- Documentation & Compliance
Prepare and maintain:
- System architecture documentation
- Deployment procedures
- Operational runbooks
- Troubleshooting guides
- SOPs and technical reports
- Support audit activities, security compliance reviews, and operational assessments.
Qualifications & Experience Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in: Applicants with no experience are welcomed to apply
- Software system engineering
- DevOps engineering
- Application support
- Production support
- Platform/system administration
- Experience supporting enterprise or mission-critical systems is highly preferred.
- Experience in government or large-scale enterprise environments will be an advantage.
- Technical Skills & Competencies
- Mandatory Technical Skills
Strong knowledge of:
- Linux administration
- Application deployment and troubleshooting
- CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Container technologies and orchestration
- Hands-on experience with:
- GitLab CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Podman
- Kubernetes
- Git
Familiarity with:
- React
- Node.js
- Spring Boot
- Scripting & Automation
Experience in scripting and automation using:
- Bash
- Python
- PowerShell
- Shell scripting
- Monitoring & Observability
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as:
- eG Enterprise
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Nagios
- Zabbix
- Database Knowledge
Understanding of database technologies:
- SQL databases
- NoSQL databases
- Basic database troubleshooting and query knowledge preferred.
- Security & Compliance
Understanding of:
- Secure system hardening
- Cybersecurity best practices
- Vulnerability management
- Secure CI/CD practices
- Certificate and secret management
Working Environment 24/7 operational support environment May require standby support and after-office-hour deployment support Collaborative environment involving infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and operations teams Eligibility Requirement This role is open to Singaporean Citizens only due to project/security requirements.