Data Product Designer

MHA - Internal Security Department (ISD)

Permanent

What the role is

The Internal Security Department (ISD) utilises state-of-art technology and technical know-how to safeguard Singapore's security and sovereignty. Given the ever-growing complexity of the operating landscape, we need Data Product Designers who can craft modern and data-rich solutions that can convey key insights and business intelligence, therein communicating effectively at both micro and macro levels. By wielding cutting-edge technologies alongside user interaction design skills, Data Product Designers play a key role in rendering large and complex data sets accessible, understandable and usable to stakeholders.
Apart from an interest in building products that facilitate sense-making and a passion for furthering data analytics, candidates should be driven by our mission to make Singapore a safer home, and also enjoy working on challenging, diverse and unique problem statements. You will be supported by a team of highly technical and collaborative colleagues, and equipped with training opportunities, including leading conferences and courses.

What you will be working on

• Design and build highly interactive data products to drive operational excellence for various stakeholders
• Architect customisable mission-critical dashboards to meet ISD's operational and organisational objectives
• Craft multi-faceted, novel visualisations and intuitive interactions to facilitate sense-making, insight generation, and the co-analysis of complex datasets
• Work closely with data solutioning teams to create and implement data-UX strategies (e.g. data and visual hierarchies) and design data pipelines to engineer the consumption of data sources
• Utilise design thinking skills to gather user feedback and assist business clients with solution crafting and insight distillation via various commercial analytics products
• Refining assets, artifacts and products based on feedback so as to ensure operational relevance, and continued accuracy and functionality
• Implement best practices of UX design to ensure a consistent design language
• Designing, writing and testing of data product interfaces

What we are looking for

• Empathetic, open-minded, resourceful and meticulous professionals who are passionate about designing and building data products to empower and enrich users

• Portfolio will be a plus

• Able to work independently and in teams

• Ability to keep the overarching objectives of the project in mind while pursuing the technical details

• Competent in information management (e.g. architecting and delivery of information and visual hierarchies)

• Familiar with Databases and/or associated with data-wrangling tools (e.g. Power Query, DAX, pandas, , SQL, Redis, NoSQL, neo4j)

• Familiar with at least one programming language (e.g. Python, JavaScript)

• Knowledge and experience with any of the following would be an advantage:
- Data Analytics (e.g. Descriptive Statistics, modelling)
- Web Development and UX/UI frameworks (e.g. HTML5, ES6, CSS3, Python 3, jQuery, , , DOM, Shadow DOM)
- Web-based data visualisation and associated interactivity (e.g. , Python Dash)
- Software-based data visualisation and dash-boarding (e.g. Tableau, MS Power BI, Qlik Sense, Qlik View)
- Geospatial-temporal data visualisation and associated interactivity (e.g. , ArcGIS JS)
- Network graph visualisation and associated interactivity (e.g. Gephi, )
- Design thinking (e.g. crafting efficient and sensible user paths)

• Only Singaporeans need
We wish to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MHA - Internal Security Department (ISD)

The Internal Security Department (ISD) confronts and addresses threats to Singapore's internal security and stability. For over 75 years, ISD and its predecessor organisations have played a central role in countering threats such as those posed by foreign subversive elements, spies, racial and religious extremists, and terrorists.
At the heart of our work are the collection of intelligence that enables us to size up the threats to Singapore's internal security, and taking the executive actions necessary to overcome those threats. Every day, we collect and analyse intelligence, make impartial assessments, and take decisive action to counter the threats to Singapore's internal security and stability, and sovereignty.

About your application process

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within MHA - Internal Security Department (ISD) or the wider Public Service.