Senior Principal Chief Architect -Enterprise Platform/Distributed AI Infrastructure & Kubernetes/PyTorch

Red Hat
Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic technical leadership","Community stewardship","Executive stakeholder management","Mentorship","Policy and privacy mindfulness"]

Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function within an APAC AI Center of Excellence in Singapore, shaping enterprise and sovereign AI platform architecture across hybrid cloud environments. Orchestrate a senior engineering squad, drive “integration wall” solutions, and bridge global product and ecosystem engineering hubs. Champion upstream open-source contributions, govern standards in foundations like CNCF/LF AI & Data, mentor technical talent, and advise C-level stakeholders in regulated industries using compliance-as-code approaches.

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Senior Principal Chief Architect -Enterprise Platform/Distributed AI Infrastructure & Kubernetes/PyTorch

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Job Summary

Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function within an APAC AI Center of Excellence in Singapore, shaping enterprise and sovereign AI platform architecture across hybrid cloud environments. Orchestrate a senior engineering squad, drive “integration wall” solutions, and bridge global product and ecosystem engineering hubs. Champion upstream open-source contributions, govern standards in foundations like CNCF/LF AI & Data, mentor technical talent, and advise C-level stakeholders in regulated industries using compliance-as-code approaches.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical leadership and operational direction to the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team, owning technical qualification and investment decisions for regional engagements.
  • •Drive end-to-end technical strategy for large-scale hybrid cloud AI deployments, defining architecture for continuous availability, performance, and rapid recovery.
  • •Design and lead complex integration layers, including identity access management, legacy data pipelines, and network isolation/air-gapped frameworks to reach production scale.
  • •Bridge global R&D hubs and coordinate distributed development to unblock regional AI product gaps while aligning on strategic partner blueprints and next-generation agentic frameworks.
  • •Establish software quality and SDLC practices for AI workloads, including testing/release rigor, modern SDLC evolution with CI/CD, mentoring senior staff, and developing local talent.

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years of senior technology or architectural leadership experience, including at least 5 years serving Financial Services, Government, or other highly regulated sectors.
  • •Strong Kubernetes-based hybrid cloud architecture experience across on-premises, public cloud, and edge environments.
  • •Deep expertise in system languages such as Go, C/C++, or Python, plus a track record as an active contributor or maintainer in key open-source communities.
  • •Expert knowledge of distributed inference, MLOps/LLMOps pipelines, model serving architectures, and LLM orchestrators (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).
  • •Proven open-source governance experience, including 5+ years in foundations/workgroups and the ability to scale technical communities and meetups across APAC.
Experience:12+ yearsOpen sourceAI/MLHybrid cloudCloud-nativeRegulated industries
Skills:Strategic technical leadershipCommunity stewardshipExecutive stakeholder managementMentorshipPolicy and privacy mindfulness
Tech Stack:KubernetesPyTorchGoC/C++PythonLangChainLlamaIndexMLOpsLLMOpsCUDAROCmCI/CDPolicy-as-CodeDoclingVLLMMLflowRayCNCFLF AI & Data

Company Brief

Red Hat
Provides enterprise open-source software solutions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, middleware, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies, delivering support, services, and solutions for hybrid cloud environments.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Raleigh, United States
Founded: 1993
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