Job Description

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.What you will be working on:The job holder will design the security monitoring capabilities and activities to be carried out in the security ops centre (SOC), manage the activities in a cybersecurity ops centre, investigate cyber security events, cyber threat management and perform incident response / remediation for MSOC operations. He/she is responsible for the following: Cloud Deployment \xe2\x80\xa2 Take charge of design and deployment of security and monitoring capabilities for apps deployed in the enterprise cloud. \xe2\x80\xa2 Work with key stakeholders (internal and external) to elicit, scope and manage the requirements for cybersecurity monitoring of enterprise cloud. \xe2\x80\xa2 Evaluate and recommend solutions that best address the requirement for security monitoring of cloud infrastructure and applications. \xe2\x80\xa2 Develop solutions that can integrate with existing cybersecurity monitoring system. \xe2\x80\xa2 Manage the vendors to develop and deliver the solution. \xe2\x80\xa2 Work closely with project team to identify and manage risks to the project and to recommend mitigating measures. Incident Response \xe2\x80\xa2 Take charge of incidents or suspected incidents assigned by the Ops cluster and work towards establishing the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA Triangle) of information systems and data in MHA. \xe2\x80\xa2 Perform incident triage / remediation and threat management activities in co-ordination with various Security Incident Response Officers (SIROs) across MHA Home Team Departments. \xe2\x80\xa2 Collaborate with other cyber incident response agencies such as National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Government IT Security Incident Response (GITSIR) & Cyber-Watch Centre (CWC) to ensure proper incident closure and reporting to internal and external stakeholders. \xe2\x80\xa2 Review and update the MHA Security Incident Response Plan (SIRP) and incident response framework in consultation with various cybersecurity stakeholders across MHA Home Team Departments. Managing SOC operations \xe2\x80\xa2 Assist Head (Cybersecurity Operations) in managing a team Tier 1 & 2 analysts in MSOC Operations Room, in matters of manpower, training and operation issues. \xe2\x80\xa2 Stay abreast of emerging security threats, vulnerabilities and controls. \xe2\x80\xa2 Develop a threat management programme for MSOC operations, which may include trials with analytics tools, collaboration with other HTX teams on proof-of-concept projects, processing cyber-intel reports from OSINT and Government sources, etc. \xe2\x80\xa2 Review existing monitoring rules to respond to evolving cyber threats. \xe2\x80\xa2 Review SOP documents to ensure the effective and efficient monitoring operations of the SOC.What we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or IT equivalent education and experience, preferably with advanced technical credentials. \xe2\x80\xa2 At least 2 years\' work experience in cyber-security and threat Intelligence related area preferably in large mission critical environment (e.g. Critical infrastructure systems), with experience in team management. \xe2\x80\xa2 Technical sound familiarity with predominant public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP). \xe2\x80\xa2 At least 2 years of demonstrated work experience within private, public or hybrid clouds. \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong with cloud and security architecture and application development. \xe2\x80\xa2 Understanding of Industry trends in cloud technologies for private, public and hybrid cloud deployments. \xe2\x80\xa2 Certifications in CISSP, CCSP, GCIH or GSEC are preferred. \xe2\x80\xa2 Government Home Team Ops knowledge and good understanding of their systems & networks are preferred. \xe2\x80\xa2 Experience with log analysis (ie, hardware, application, OS) in order to identify cyber risk, cyberthreat hunting, and improve monitoring \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong effective communications skills. \xe2\x80\xa2 Good time management and organizational skills \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills. \xe2\x80\xa2 A team player with the ability to work autonomously. 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.

Home Team Science and Technology Agency