Engineer / Lead Engineer, AI Engineering, AI Products

Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)

Permanent

Closing on 30 Sep 2025

What the role is

The Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which aims to pioneer innovation solutions and develop world class science and technology capabilities to transform and empower the Home Team in delivering safety and security for Singapore.
The HTxAI Products team is committed to empower our Home Team Department (HTD)'s flagship projects through the seamless integration of AI technologies. From identifying opportunities to delivery, launch, and continuous enhancement, HTxAI aims to push boundaries and setting new standards in homeland security.
As a Lead/Engineer in HTxAI, you will be part of a dynamic engineering team that designs and develops AI-related solutions for Home Team use cases. We are looking for aspiring candidates with a passion for problem solving and solution development to fulfil a role in AI Products, HTxAI as AI Engineer, who is proactive and is able to design and develop machine learning/deep learning-based AI solutions with good software engineering experience. He/she will be working with product managers, project managers, and different stakeholders to build capabilities for our Home Team officers.

What you will be working on

Develop/train machine learning / deep learning AI models or large/multi-modal models to address Home Team use cases
Write production quality code, optimise and containerise AI-models and related solutions for deployment on Cloud Platform (GCC), on-Premises or on-Edge devices
Continually optimise performance of in-house developed AI solution through increase run-time efficiency, reduce computational costs, inference optimisation, parallelisation/distributed computing, etc.
Conduct performance testing and troubleshooting.
Deploy AI models in production environments and monitor their performance, making necessary adjustments to improve efficiency.
Handle data pre-processing and annotation for model training and development
Document methodologies, design decisions, and findings in a clear and organized manner to different technical and non-technical stakeholders
Provide technical advisory and review related technical articles to support key business decision and project decision making
Keep abreast of new AI technologies development and continuously improve HTxAI's AI engineering capability
Collaborate with external partners to co-develop novel AI solutions or enhance existing in-house solutions
Learn and share knowledge in a multi-disciplinary team both internally and externally

What we are looking for

Undergraduate / Postgraduate qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any relevant areas
4-5 years of Software Engineering experience with 2-3 years of hands-on experience in AI model training and application.
Candidates with experience in Python
Experience with open-source frameworks such as OpenCV, Pytorch and Tensorflow.
Candidates with experience in Vision-AI models or knowledge in Large model are preferred
Able to develop AI applications and deploy the applications using docker containers with RESTful APIs
Able to do Bash and PowerShell Scripting on Linux Operating system
Practical experience with Cloud environment (AWS or Azure)
Experience with Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) environment will be strongly preferred
Candidates with experience in CI/CD pipeline for model deployment will be an added bonus
Able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams multi-disciplinary / multi-agencies teams
Able to communicate technical concepts and conduct demos in a clear and effective manner to stakeholders of varying technical background
Knowledge of emerging AI-related technologies and trends
Self-motivated, team player, creative with excellent communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.
Having domain knowledge in Homeland Security sector will be an added bonus
Applicants with more than 5 years' relevant experience will be considered for more senior

*** All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance.
As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

About Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)

HTX is the world's first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore's frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.

About your application process

This job is closing on 30 Sep 2025.

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 Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) or the wider Public Service.