Head of Software Engineering, AI Products

Overview

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. The Head, Engineering is a technical manager who oversees the development of an array of HTxAI products and solutions to meet the business needs. This is a technical role which includes managing a team of software, QA engineers and AI engineers. The successful candidate must be able to understand the consider the business aspect of software product work, lead discussions with external partners (commercial and non-commercial), and be able to articulate the value of the various solution option in layman terms to non-technical users.

What you will be working on:

Lead the software engineering, quality assurance and devsecops technical functions in product team(s). Define engineering scope of work based on defined features and requirements and oversee the day-to-day development. Make technical decisions and advise the team on the software development approach to take, considering trade-offs between the approaches and mitigating known drawbacks. Integrate software engineering, quality assurance, devsecops, and mlops frameworks, guidelines and processes taking into account industry best practices, into software development activities. Define, implement and continuously improve software development processes within the team to ensure reliability, and maintainability of released software products. Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to define software features and implement software products that meet their business needs. Guide the engineering team to write production quality code and deliver products and solution to end users. Manage team’s resources and work performance and to match individual aspiration with stakeholders’ requirements. Foster a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement in the software engineering team. Keep abreast of new AI and software engineering practices and technologies, and continuously improve S&S COE’s engineering internal workflow and practices.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant areas.
• Min. 10 years of relevant professional work experience relating to software engineering, quality assurance or system engineering, with at least 6 years of hands-on experience.
• Min. three years of experience in software development using the Agile methodologies (e.g., SCRUM).
• Min. three years of experience in designing, developing, deploying, and monitoring machine learning and deep learning solutions using Docker, Kubernetes or Kubeflow.
• Min. three years of experience working in Cloud environment (AWS or Azure). Experience with Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) environment will be strongly preferred.
• Competent in Python programming language, and able to do Bash and PowerShell Scripting on Linux Operating system.
• A proven track record of people management (working with AI engineers, Software Engineers, QA Engineers or DevOps engineers) and being able to develop individuals’ careers and motivation to achieve team’s outcomes.
• Good to have experience in AI-related technologies, AI/ML, Data Science and Data Analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate product vision and strategy to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and prioritization skills.
• Ability to deal with uncertainty and adapt to changes, with the ability to pivot product strategy as customer needs or business strategy evolve.
• A deep passion for product development and motivated to build great products that bring value to users.
• Having domain knowledge in Homeland Security sector will be an added bonus.
*** 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. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement.

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.