Job Description

What the role is:The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore\'s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government\'s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions.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.Play a part in Singapore\'s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.You will play a key role in the Cyber Defence Operations & Intelligence Cluster (CDOI) of Cyber Security Group (CSG) as a Lead, Cyber Threat Hunter (CTH) to proactively and iteratively detect threats that evade security solutions, to reduce the dwell time of detection of cyber threats.Successful candidate who is able to lead a team and is proficient in either network/host-based intrusion analysis, digital forensics or cyber threat intelligence, and develop custom analytics to proactively defend against cyber attacks.What you will be working on:Manage and ensure timely delivery of threat hunting missionsProvide proactive hunting and analysis against the dataset (e.g. Netflow, DNS and Firewall logs etc)Leverage internal and external resources to research threats, vulnerabilities and intelligence on various attackers and attack infrastructureUse Big Data Analytics platform to identify threats in various datasetAble to provide strong technical guidance to the team in advanced threat research to proactively identify potential threat vectors and work with multi-disciplines to improve prevention and detection methodsIdentify gaps in logging capabilities and propose enhancement strategiesAssist the team in tasks priorisationWhat we are looking for:Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science/Information Security or equivalentProfessional certifications, including EnCE, GCFA, GREM, GNFA, GCTI, CISSP or other relevant certificationsPreferably 4 years or more of experience as a full time threat huntingExperience managing a teamTechnical Expertise:Experience with digital forensics, focusing on Windows and Linux systems from a malware perspective, and Operating System (OS) exploitation methodologiesExperience in log analysis using Splunk, ELK, or similar tools, and malware triageStrong understanding of cyber threat analysis models such as kill chain, diamond model, and MITREStrong knowledge of malware families and network attack vectorsKnowledge of creating YARA or Snort signatures is a plusExperience with a common scripting or programming language, including Perl, Python, Bash or PowershellKnowledge of web applications and APIsOther Requirements:Demonstrate a high degree of integrity, initiative, energy and enduranceHighly developed research and analytical skillsCritical thinking and contextual analysis abilitiesKnowledge in one or more scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl) an advantagePossess good communication and interpersonal skillsSingapore Citizen onlyGovTech 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 programmes.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.Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech.About Government Technology Agency:The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore\'s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government\'s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions. 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. Play a part in Singapore\'s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today! Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

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