We are looking for a skilled and experienced Database Lead to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, administration, and maintenance of our Microsoft SQL Server databases. You will ensure high availability, performance optimization, and integrity of the database systems while supporting data migration and integration efforts.

As a DB Lead, you will work collaboratively with both on-site and offshore teams to troubleshoot, monitor, and enhance database operations.

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

· 8+years of hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server development and database administration.

· Strong experience in database backup, recovery, and high availability configuration.

· Proven track record in performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.

· In-depth knowledge of MSSQL database architecture and administration.

· Experience with writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and scripts for data migration.

· Strong familiarity with database monitoring tools and techniques.

· Expertise in configuring and managing SQL Server’s High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.

· Certifications in SQL Server administration (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate).

· Familiarity with cloud-based databases and services (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, etc.).

· Experience with automation tools and database management frameworks.

· Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

· Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment.

· Experience in managing cross-functional communication with both onsite and offshore teams.

Job Description:
We are seeking a Cloud Database & AWS Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize database systems (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server) and cloud infrastructure on AWS. You will be responsible for managing database performance, ensuring scalability, and implementing monitoring tools. The role also involves deploying and maintaining AWS services to provide stable, reliable environments, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize database systems (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server), including installation, configuration, backup, and recovery.
• Monitor and optimize database performance to improve response time, stability, and reliability.
• Plan and expand database capacity to ensure scalability and meet business requirements.
• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, including servers, networks, storage, and other resources, to provide a stable and reliable environment.
• Create, configure, and maintain AWS services to align with business needs, selecting appropriate services based on requirements.
• Implement and manage monitoring tools to track the performance and operational status of databases and AWS environments, proactively identifying and resolving potential issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver efficient, scalable, and reliable cloud and database solutions.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in database administration (with hands-on experience in Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server).
• Strong experience with AWS services and managing cloud infrastructure.
• In-depth knowledge of database performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts and using monitoring tools for AWS environments.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills to handle technical challenges effectively.
• Fluency in English and Chinese for professional communication.

Roles and Responsibilities

Cluster Setup and Maintenance:

• Install, configure, and maintain big data platforms like Hadoop Clusters, Elastic Search, Spark, Kafka, Hive etc.
• Set up and manage distributed file systems (HDFS) and NoSQL databases (HBase, Cassandra).
• Ensuring high availability and reliability of Hadoop, Kafka and Elasticsearch Clusters.

Performance Optimization:

• Monitor system performance, fine-tune jobs, and optimize cluster utilization.
• Manage and resolve performance bottlenecks in big data environments.

Security Management:

• Implement data security policies, user authentication (Kerberos), and access control (Ranger, Knox).
• Regularly review and plan patch systems to ensure data integrity.
• Apply updates, patches, and version upgrades to all managed systems.
• Ensuring the backward compatibility and minimal downtime during upgrades.

Backup and Recovery:

• Plan and implement backup and recovery strategies for big data environments.
• Develop disaster recovery solutions and test failover scenarios.

Workflow Automation:

• Design and implement workflows using tools like Apache Oozie or Apache Airflow.
• Automate cluster management tasks like upgrades and scaling.
• Developing shell scripts and Ansible Playbooks to automate routine tasks, including monitoring, backups, and deployments.

Monitoring and Support:

• Monitor logs, metrics, and system health using tools like Ambari, Cloudera Manager, or Prometheus.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for production systems and resolve incidents.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with data engineers and developers to support ETL pipelines and data processing jobs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure big data systems meet organizational needs.
• Working transversally with other teams to guarantee high data quality and availability.

Cloud migration

• Migration planning from On-premises to GCP & AWS cloud

Required Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of big data ecosystems (Hadoop, HDFS, YARN, Hive, HBase, Spark, Kafka and Elastic Search).
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix system administration.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Nagios, Grafana, or Splunk, HPOMI.
• Scripting skills in Python, Ansible, Shell, or Bash.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their big data services.

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to handle high-pressure production environments.

Preferred Experience

• 8-9 years of experience in big data administration or similar roles.
• Hands-on experience in scaling and managing large, big data clusters in production environments.

Interested applicants please send your resume in MS Word format and attention it to Tan Joanna (R1104661)

Shortlisted candidates will be notified

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www.ambition.com.sg

EA Registration Number: R1104661

Business Registration Number: 200611680D. Licence Number: 10C5117

Product area

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Job description

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

Additional job description

As a Database Sales Specialist, you will help us grow our operational database business by building and expanding relationships with new and existing customers. In this role, you will work with customers to deliver true business value, demonstrate product functionality and provide a comprehensive overview of key business use cases. You'll lead day-to-day relationships with cross-functional team members, serving as a solution lead within the sales organization. You will lead go-to-market strategies, sales plays, run campaigns, and execute on the opportunities created.

Qualifications

Job responsibilities

• Make databases a leading conversation in sales discussions/account strategy, develop country and segment specific plans for GCP database services, and work with sub-region leadership team to define databases pen and ramp strategies.
• Build relationships with customers as trusted advisor to understand their business drivers/technology footprint, identify appropriate Google Databases solution use cases, manage complex business cycles and influence long-term strategic direction.
• Deliver against quota and achieve strategic business and growth goals while forecasting and reporting territory’s business.
• Work with account and cross-functional teams (e.g., sales reps and sales managers, customer engineering, marketing, customer success) to develop go-to-market strategies, generate and progress pipeline, understand the customers, and provide excellent prospect and customer experience.
• Collaborate with partner team to activate database-specific partners, ensure sales teams and customers have access to partners.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in promoting databases solutions or data management software.
• Experience in planning, pitching, and executing a territory business.
• Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
• Experience managing agreements or partnerships.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience carrying and exceeding strategic business goals in a sales role.
• Experience supporting executive relationships, and developing new territories/accounts, while ensuring customer success, adoption and expansion.
• Experience working with internal/external teams, including account teams, technical leads, procurement, and legal, to inventory existing software estate, build cases for transformation with implementation plans, and close agreements.
• Experience with Databases technologies and products (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, HA, security, etc.) and deployment options in the cloud.
• Experience working in an overlay sales role.

Position Overview:

The Preschool Administrator is responsible for overseeing the daily administrative operations of the preschool, ensuring compliance with school regulations, supporting teachers and staff, and maintaining a nurturing environment for children and families.

Key Responsibilities:

Administrative Management:

• Oversee and manage daily operations, including scheduling, record-keeping, and communication.
• Maintain accurate records for students, staff, and the school, including enrollment, attendance, and licensing documentation.
• Ensure compliance with local childcare regulations and accreditation standards.

Parent and Community Engagement:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for parents regarding administrative questions and concerns.

Financial Oversight:

• Assist in school fees collection and payroll coordination.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in office software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Workspace).

Reports To:

Director/Principal

Description :

The senior Windows Server Engineer/Lead is a technical specialist working as part of a Wintel Enterprise Operations Team. The Team provides to an enterprise level client base responsible for incident resolution, processing of change requests, and contributions to problem management for all Wintel platform cases. The candidate will ideally be qualified to an MSCA/MCSE/MCITP level or possess a similar proven track record of experience.

Position Objectives:

Resolving third level support cases; 90% of which will be resolved without escalation.

Escalating to the relevant team as required, promptly following procedures and ensuring management is updated accordingly.

Ensuring the Client and delivery team is up to date at all times on incident progress.

Maintain, troubleshoot and co-ordinate replacement of faulty hardware.

Involve in the execution of Client Change Requests in a timely manner as planned by Client Service Partner and Infra Delivery teams.

Escalation of critical issues/outages to Delivery Team Management as per procedures.

Provide detailed feedback to team members on all incident resolutions, ensuring full details are documented and entered into Knowledge base

Daily review and action of open cases; updating Operations Management on current cases and their status as appropriate.

Update Operations team on any projects being worked on.

To provide comprehensive handovers to peers at the end of shift.

Attend Daily Operations and Change Review Meetings as required.

Log cases to 3rd party vendors requesting assistance on unresolved issues.

Compliance - Working with Client base to organize and schedule compliance items such as hardware and software updates including firmware revisions and OS and Sub-Systems patching.

Technical Skills

• 6 years of excellent knowledge of Windows 2008, 2012 and associated platform(s) and/or tools,
• Hands on experince in Vmware 6.5 and above.
• Good knowledge and experience in Active directory forest and multiple domain trusts
• Good knowledge in Microsoft clustering
• Experience in DHCP,DNS, GPO
• Knowledge of Storage technologies, virtualisation like VMware, MSSQL and Citrix (useful)
• Excellent debugging and problem analysis skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivation and the ability to work in a team
• Ability to manage large projects as Project Manager
• Should be Ok to work on Hospital Environment.
• Acknowledged expert in their field

EA License No. - 14C6941

Sales Administrator

The Company

We are Lowe, a globally recognized brand for innovation, ambition, and high quality.

Our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients’ needs. With over 40 years’ experience, today Lowe Rental is the world’s leading refrigeration and catering equipment supplier to retailers, events, online food delivery platforms and hospitality sectors across the globe.

The Role

This is a full time and permanent position to join our Far East Sales Team, based at our office in Singapore. Reporting to the Managing Direct – Far East, the Sales Administrator will play a key role in assisting with incoming inquiries for Retail and Event Rental Sales in both Singapore and Hong Kong. You will also play a key support role for our Business Development Managers in both locations. You will join an established team with a wealth of experience in Lowe’s products and services and work closely with the internal team to deliver against customer needs and requirements.

Key job responsibilities include:

· Administering incoming inquiries, quotes and sales orders through CRM tools

· Generating and managing all new business leads on the internal platforms.

· Assisting with business development outreach and tracking campaigns through CRM

· Managing and coordinating deliveries with driver network

· Responding to customer queries and sharing updates on their orders

· Assisting and providing administrative support to Business Development Managers when required

· Raising and chasing Purchase Orders

· Assisting with sales order process on behalf of the team in other service lines when required.

· Support on general ad-hoc administration when required

· Previous experience within sales or customer service is advantageous but not essential.

Essential Skills & Experience:

As a people-orientated organisation, candidates must demonstrate a strong match for our vibrant entrepreneurial culture and our core values; Listen, Empower, Accomplish and Innovate

Candidates should also possess the following skills and experience;

· Previous inside sales, customer service or administrative experience.

· Proficient knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word.

· Ability to learn and think quickly.

· Works well as a team, with good time management skills.

· Computer literate with ability to adapt to new software programs.

· Must be detail oriented and meticulous with administration duties, as well as being very organized.

· With the role covering Singapore and Hong Kong, language requirements include

o English – fluent (spoken and written)

o Cantonese – fluent (spoken and written)

o Mandarin – intermediate (spoken and written)

· Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.

Lowe is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workforce. We are incredibly selective in our hiring and shortlisting for this vacancy will be completed on the basis of merit. Candidates should tailor their CVs to reflect our essential criteria.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Administrative Support:
• Manage daily administrative tasks for the laboratory, including scheduling, correspondence, and filing.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation in compliance with laboratory quality standards.
• Coordinate meetings and liaise with internal and external stakeholders.

2. Sample Management:
• Receive, register, and document incoming samples in the laboratory ’ s information system.
• Ensure samples are properly labeled, stored, and routed to the appropriate laboratory sections.

3. Inventory and Supplies Management:
• Monitor and manage laboratory supplies and administrative materials.
• Coordinate procurement requests and track delivery schedules.

4. Other Duties:
• Provide general administrative support to the laboratory team as needed.

Qualifications and Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma.
• Prior experience in administrative roles, preferably in a laboratory or healthcare setting, is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Lead and drive the Contract Management work
• Attend monthly Client and Stakeholder meeting independently
• Ability to prepare tender / contract documents
• Experience and be familiar working with statutory boards clients.
• Perform contract management and administration duties.
• Maintain strategic relationship with both internal and external stakeholders
• To update and administer both pre- and post-contract administration works for Term Contracts and minor improvement works.
• Assist in monitoring maintenance budget and progress payments to ensure cash flow projections are met and payment are promptly made to contractors and service providers.
• Assist in the preparation of ITT/ITQ contract documentation including conducting site show round & tender interview.
• Assist in putting up recommendation paper and liaise with various government agencies.
• Conduct weekly meeting with client and preparation of minutes

Requirements

• Diploma / Degree in Building Services / Quantity Surveyor or related engineering discipline
• 3 years of relevant working experience and track records in managing contracts / projects.
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Possess strong Contract and Project management skill set

Job Description:

This role is more than just accounting and payroll administration—it is a career pathway to transitioning from traditional back-office operations to a dynamic, customer-facing role. As our Accountant and HR Payroll Administrator, you will start by managing accounting and payroll operations, ensuring compliance and leveraging tools like Xero (accounting) and Talenox (HR payroll). Over time, the focus will shift toward managing relationships with startup teams, contributing to the coworking space ecosystem, and playing a key role in fostering a collaborative technology community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage bookkeeping and prepare financial statements for internal and external stakeholders.
• Handle tax-related matters, including annual tax returns, ensuring compliance with Singapore regulations.
• Administer payroll, CPF submissions, and related HR processes efficiently using digital tools.
• Build relationships with startup teams, acting as a key point of contact for financial and operational support.
• Collaborate on the development of a thriving coworking space ecosystem, fostering innovation and community engagement.
• Gradually transition from operational accounting tasks to strategic customer relationship management and ecosystem development.

Candidate Requirements:

• Education: Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: 2-5 years relevant experience in accounting, payroll, or bookkeeping is advantageous.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with tools like Xero and Talenox is a plus.
• Language Skills: Proficiency in English is essential. Basic knowledge of written and conversational Chinese is beneficial for supporting a diverse client base.
• Attributes:Growth mindset and an eagerness to transition into customer-facing and community management roles.
  Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
  Ability to manage multiple responsibilities effectively while maintaining high standards.
  Enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.
  

What We Offer:

• A unique opportunity to develop your career beyond traditional accounting into strategic roles like customer relations and ecosystem management.
• Professional growth in a forward-thinking environment, with exposure to digital workflows, AI-enabled processes, and community-building initiatives.
• Competitive salary package and opportunities for long-term career advancement.

Join Us as an Account Administrator and Customer Services SA and Be Part of a Global Maritime Journey!