The posting
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Lead – AI & Digital Transformation to join our team in Singapore and support a global enterprise client on strategic digital and AI initiatives.
The role will lead technical architecture, engineering delivery and integration for enterprise-scale digital products and AI-enabled platforms.
You will work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers, Enterprise/Solution Architects, Data & AI teams and engineering squads across multiple regions.
The ideal candidate combines strong solution architecture and software engineering leadership with practical experience in cloud-native platforms, enterprise integration and emerging AI technologies. The source JD specifically calls for architecture ownership, engineering leadership, cloud-native design and AI platform integration. Senior Technical Lead - JD
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end technical architecture for assigned digital products and platforms.
- Design scalable, secure and resilient cloud-native architectures.
- Lead technical delivery from discovery and solution design through development, deployment and production.
- Work closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders during roadmap planning and solution discovery.
- Evaluate technical feasibility, risks, dependencies and implementation options.
- Contribute to build-vs-buy and technology/platform selection decisions.
- Design and guide implementation of:Distributed systemsMicroservices architectureAPI-first solutionsCloud-native applicationsWorkflow orchestration services
- Collaborate with Data Scientists and AI Engineers to integrate Generative AI services and Agentic AI workflows.
- Drive engineering standards around code quality, testing, CI/CD and DevSecOps.
- Conduct architecture reviews and technical design sessions.
- Support sprint planning and resolve complex technical and delivery challenges.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, information security and data governance requirements.
- Promote responsible adoption of AI across the software development lifecycle.
These responsibilities closely reflect the supplied role, including technical architecture ownership, engineering delivery, AI enablement, API-driven design, workflow orchestration and DevSecOps.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering.
- 5+ years in technical leadership, solution architecture or a similar senior technical role.
- Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale digital platforms and products.
- Strong experience with:Distributed systems architectureMicroservicesAPI-first designCloud-native developmentWorkflow orchestrationDevSecOps
- Working knowledge of:Generative AILarge Language ModelsAgentic AI architecturesRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Experience working within Agile product organisations.
- Experience working with global and cross-functional teams.
- Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively across business and technology teams.
- Flexibility to collaborate across global time zones.
- Willingness to undertake occasional international travel, including Europe and the US.
Engagement
This is intended to be a long-term engagement supporting a global enterprise transformation programme. The role is renewable and may also offer the potential for future conversion to a permanent position with the client, depending on business requirements, individual performance and mutual suitability.



