Cybersecurity Strategist

[What the role is]

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. We also develop the Smart Nation infrastructure and applications and facilitate collaboration with citizens and businesses to co-develop technologies.

Join us as we support Singapore's vision of building a Smart Nation - a nation of possibilities empowered through info-communications technology and related engineering.

[What you will be working on]

• Identify gaps, formulate strategic insights, and provide timely recommendations to ensure continuous and relevant protection of Government ICT assets

• Recommend creative and practical ways to address complex cybersecurity challenges from existing and emerging technologies, and digital environments, to proactively address cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities

• Perform strategic resourcing functions to secure resources to grow the cybersecurity portfolio to support WoG needs

• Develop, assess, and review existing and proposed cybersecurity strategies and policies in close collaboration with stakeholders to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements across Whole-of-Government

• Monitor and evaluate the continued effectiveness of cybersecurity strategies and initiatives

• Develop performance metrics and reporting mechanisms to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and communicate results to senior leadership and stakeholders

• Perform research in cyber and non-cyber domains in order to formulate cross-disciplinary frameworks, roadmaps and strategies

• Support all cybersecurity strategy and planning functions, including but not limited to preparing reports, briefings, and presentations for senior leadership and other stakeholders, draft speeches or talking points for senior leadership's engagements, preparing responses to Parliamentary Questions, or questions from senior leadership in and outside of GovTech, and supporting in the Division's work in comms management, diplomacy efforts and partnership engagements

• Perform basic protocol duties for G2G and G2B events

[What we are looking for]

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Infocomm Security, Computer Science, Computer/Electronics Engineering or Information Technology preferred

• CISSP and/or CISA certifications would be an advantage

• Knowledge of and interest in emerging cybersecurity threats and trends about the latest cybersecurity technologies, tools, and solutions, and continually assessing their applicability to Government systems

• At least 5-6 years of prior experience in civil service-related work is preferred

• English language skills is a must

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Clear and logical thinking, and analytical mindset; ability to grasp complex topics and distill into clear and easy-to-understand concepts; ability to develop creative solutions and form logical, coherent reasoning

• Familiarity with statistical methods and econometrics would be an advantage

• Finance, accounting or legal qualifications or experience would be an advantage

• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

• Able to work independently and persevering attitude

• Singapore Citizen only

[What we are looking for]

GovTech is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation. Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs.  

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

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