Chee Lik Tham

Nearly 7 years of hands-on AWS experience, specializing in the end-to-end design of scalable enterprise infrastructure and Landing Zones. Currently lead regional architecture strategy and technical design, delivering key in-house solution products and AI-driven initiatives. Translate business requirements into practical cloud solutions for regional stakeholders and drive POCs.

Cloud Engineer | Cloud Solutions Architect (Functional) at NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (2023-02 – Present)

Full-time role as Cloud Solutions Architect leading regional architecture strategy and technical design.

• Contributed as a member of the 'Day 1' team; defining regional architectures and operational standards for the business unit
• Translate business requirements into technical architectures for regional stakeholders
• Lead architectural design and reviews for in-house solution products, evaluating technical trade-offs to meet compliance and ensure project alignment with business goals
• Drive Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives to evaluate new technology feasibility and business value
• Drove technical, service, and product initiatives for NEC's ASEAN regional hub, visiting Southeast Asia teams to share best practices and build cross-regional collaboration
• Manage technical delivery with technology vendors and strategic partners
• Stay current with AWS services through regular on-site deep-dive sessions at AWS Singapore and annual attendance at AWS Summit (2023–2025)

Cloud Engineer at NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (2023-02 – Present)

Full-time Cloud Engineer role focusing on AWS infrastructure and design.

• Built the AWS Landing Zone from scratch using Control Tower and Organizations; used Terraform for deployment and scaled it to 60+ accounts for my business unit
• Designed the AWS architecture for a customer-facing AI Agent, working with AI engineers to integrate Bedrock AgentCore into the company's product
• Transformed the on-prem data lake into an AWS Lakehouse architecture and unified data access for the business unit
• Designed and built centralized networking and established security governance across accounts on AWS to comply with ISO compliance and audit requirements
• Worked with AWS Solution Architects to review and validate designs against the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Managed GitHub Enterprise governance, setting up repository structures and security controls for the organization
• Practiced DevSecOps principles and worked closely with DevOps engineers to support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions

Cloud Engineer at G-AsiaPacific Sdn Bhd (2019-10 – 2023-02)

Full-time Cloud Engineer designing and building AWS infrastructure for multiple clients.

• Designed and built AWS infrastructure for multiple clients using Terraform, covering EC2, RDS, VPC, and ELB services
• Conducted AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews to evaluate client environments and recommend technical improvements
• Participated in cloud disaster recovery and migrations using CloudEndure
• Implemented encryption and key rotation in MySQL Enterprise Edition using AWS KMS customer keys
• Centralized monitoring and logging using CloudWatch for application and OS-level visibility
• Handled FinOps and cost optimization, using Cost Explorer and Allocation Tags to reduce client costs
• Conduct pre-sales technical sessions to identify and address customer requirements

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology in Mobile Technology – Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU / APIIT)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology in Mobile Technology – Staffordshire University