Job Description

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

GovTech is tasked with harnessing info-communications technology and related engineering for public sector transformation. The Governance Group within GovTech designs and implements progressive policies that continuously raise the technology standards and respond to the ever-changing nature of security threats. The group has also put in place an effective compliance framework and works with all government agencies to achieve this.

If you are someone with strong IT audit and compliance background and passionate about technology, looking for opportunities to work with a team of practitioners and leading industry experts, we welcome you to join the Governance Group.

As a Lead / Senior ICT & SS Auditor (Audit and Compliance), you will join a team of audit professionals responsible for the whole-of-government (WOG) IT audit and compliance management, covering over 100 government agencies.

What you will be working on:

Develop and customise audit programmes / security audit checklists to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls in mitigating IT risks.

Plan, develop and conduct annual policy compliance and process audits, technical audits on critical systems and infrastructure.

Manage agency interactions, including briefings, conduct of audit fieldwork, management responses and follow-up actions to ensure on-time and on-target execution of audit plans.

Review audit findings and assess agencies\xe2\x80\x99 and Whole-of-Government overall state of ICT governance and risks.

Formulate mitigation plans to improve state of overall ICT governance.

Work with multiple agencies at the working and management levels to assess current situation and identify recommendations to address the gaps.

Monitor and validate audit findings to ensure control remediation is effective and root causes have been addressed.

Plan, source and actively manage outsourced augmentation of internal capability, to deliver the committed deliverables.

What we are looking for:

Degree in IT discipline, or equivalent.

Possess professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and cloud security certification.

Minimum 10 years ICT experience, preferably with at least 6 years in ICT audit and/or compliance management. Audit experience and knowledge related to cyber security, cloud application development and commercial public cloud platforms would be a plus.

Prior experience leading audits and conducting audit fieldwork and has good working knowledge and understanding of regulatory compliance, governance and internal controls.

Strong understanding of technology, IT management processes, technology risks and internal controls.

Prior experience in application development and cloud application development preferred.

Able to deliver quality and thorough work, with eye for details.

Good written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

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 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.

Government Technology Agency