Senior Software Engineer - Platform Services (Contract) - IMMEDIATE HIRING

The client is a Singapore-based data consultancy seeking a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer to deploy and operate the ingestion and distributed-storage layer of a large-scale on-premise data platform. This is an initial six-month contract, with the potential for extension or conversion to a permanent position based on business requirements and individual performance.

Key Responsibilities

· Design and build production-grade platform services, APIs and reusable Python libraries. · Develop authentication and authorisation integrations using OAuth 2. 0, OpenID Connect and role-based access control. · Implement secure identity propagation across distributed platform components and services.

· Build and maintain Model Context Protocol endpoints and related service integrations. · Containerise services using Docker and deploy and operate them on Kubernetes. · Integrate platform services with data, infrastructure, observability and security components.

· Write automated tests, technical documentation and maintainable deployment procedures. · Troubleshoot service reliability, security, integration and production-performance issues. · Work directly with technical stakeholders and contribute as a senior individual contributor.

Requirements

· Minimum 5 years of hands-on software, backend or platform-engineering experience. · Advanced Python experience, including building custom libraries, packages, SDKs or reusable platform components. · Proven experience developing production APIs, backend services or microservices.

· Strong hands-on experience with OAuth 2. 0, OpenID Connect, JWT, RBAC and identity propagation. · Production experience with both Docker and Kubernetes is mandatory. · Strong software-engineering practices covering testing, version control, CI/CD, security and documentation.

· Experience deploying services in on-premise or hybrid environments. · Ability to work independently, solve ambiguous technical problems and communicate effectively with client stakehol