Head of Engineering, Product Development

Company description:

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd

Job description:

ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe,

the Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Join our Cyber Team

We are an industry leader in cybersecurity with over two decades of experience, we deliver a holistic suite of trusted cybersecurity solutions to empower cyber resilience for government and ministries, critical infrastructure, and commercial enterprises. Backed by our indigenous capabilities and deep domain expertise, we offer robust cyber-secure products and services in cryptography, cybersecurity engineering, digital authentication, SCADA protection, audit and compliance. We specialise in the design and build of security operations centres for cybersecurity professionals and provide managed security services to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of our government and enterprise customers.

We are seeking visionary and experienced head to lead the engineering department responsible for the end-to-end development of cutting-edge cybersecurity products. This leader will drive the architecture, engineering execution, and delivery of secure, scalable, and reliable solutions, aligning with product strategy and business objectives. He/she will foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on innovation, technical excellence, and secure software development.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Define and drive the long-term engineering strategy for cybersecurity product development.
• Own architectural decisions ensuring scalability, performance, security and maintainable systems
• Champion secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices across the engineering teams.
• Stay abreast of cyber threat trends and evolving technologies, guiding technical direction accordingly.

Product Development Ownership

• Oversee the full product development lifecycle; design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance
• Collaborate closely with product management to align engineering efforts with market and customer needs
• Ensure timely and high-quality product releases with a focus on security, reliability and user experience

Security & Compliance

• Embed security-first principles in product design and development processes
• Ensure products meet relevant industry standards and compliance framework (e.g. NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR)
• Work with internal security teams on threat modelling, vulnerability management and incident response preparedness.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Implement engineering best practices (Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, observability, test automation)
• Establish metrics and KPIs for engineering velocity, quality and security
• Optimize tooling, infrastructure and development workflows for efficiency and scale

Required Qualifications & Skill

Technical Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong background in cybersecurity products or platforms (e.g., threat detection, IAM, SIEM, endpoint protection, etc.).
• Expertise in secure software development, cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, and modern tech stacks (e.g., containers, microservices, Python/Go/Java, AWS/Azure).
• Experience with compliance, data privacy, and security certifications

Leadership & Management

• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing, geographically distributed engineering teams across functions (backend, frontend, DevSecOps, QA)
• Strong execution skills with experience delivering complex software products at scale.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strategic thinking with a pragmatic, outcome-driven approach.

Demonstrated Success Metric

• Product velocity: Speed and quality of releases.
• Engineering quality: Uptime, defect rates, security incidents.
• Team health: Retention, engagement, productivity.
• Security posture: Compliance, vulnerability resolution SLAs, SSDLC maturity.

Work location: Jurong East

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ST Engineering believes in fostering a culture where team members are encouraged to overcome challenges, explore new ideas, and work together to succeed. We value individuals who are determined to push beyond the boundaries, and have a thirst for knowledge, continuous learning, and self-improvement.