Job Description

What the role is:The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has been at the forefront of the Public Service Transformation effort, iteratively building towards the successful delivery of HDB's services to our customers digitally. The Information Services Group in HDB champions this effort, developing customised IT solutions that affords HDB the flexibility and efficiency in serving its missions.What you will be working on:You will be in a pioneer team in HDB's Information Services Group that seeks to embrace DevSecOps culture and practices for application development. With the goal of creating cross-functional teams that would be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of IT services, we aim to adopt a you-code-it, you-run-it approach to software product development and maintenance. The success of our endeavour will form the blueprint upon which all subsequent in-house DevSecOps teams can be modelled after. As a software engineer on this team, you will work with fellow developers, your Technical Lead, Product Owner and Delivery Manager in iteratively delivering IT solutions for both internal and external stakeholders of HDB. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to different aspects of software delivery, including solution design, CI/CD pipeline configurations, frontend and backend development, and test automation.What we are looking for:1. Have 3+ years frontend and/or backend software engineering experience in building scalable products, with a demonstrated ability in designing and building well-structured enterprise applications on commercial clou a. Skilled in modern web application technology stack, such as React.js, Spring, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL. b. Experienced in development and deployment on commercial cloud such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure c. Experienced in Loosely Coupled Architecture and Application Integration Patterns, such as Microservices and Scatter-Gather, with the ability to design and architect scalable and resilient systems d. Experienced in containerisation technologies, such as Docker, AWS ECS and Kubernetes e. Has exposure to infrastructure provision tools, such as Terraform and Ansible f. Embraces the concept of DevSecOps and CI/CD, with experience in relevant CI technologies such as Git, Jenkins, and Bamboo. g. Understand the concept of Secure-By-Design Lifecycle for Agile and the utilisation of technologies for SAST and DAST h. Practised Test-Driven Development with the utilisation of automated testing i. Exposure in performance optimisation and tuning of applications and databases 2. Is adaptable and thrives in dealing with uncertainties 3. Can articulate software problems and proposed solutions clearly 4. Thrives in working as a team, and embraces a team-first mentality Good to Have: - Adaptability and thrives in dealing with uncertainties - Can articulate software problems and proposed solutions clearly - Thrives in working as a team, and embraces a team-first mentality - Takes initiative, pride and ownership in work - Growth mindset Successful candidates will be offered a 1+1 year contract in the first instance. Conversion to perm is dependent on good performance. Find out more about a career with HDB at www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/about-us/careers Entry level applicants are welcomed to apply. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted for the position within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.About Housing and Development Board:We are Singapore's public housing authority and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development. We take pride in creating homes and towns that form a quality living environment for the young and old. Throughout the years, our continuous innovation and upgrading programmes have ensured that the heartland remain our cherished home. Join us in making a difference to the heartlands and communities that matter to us. Take on the challenge of shaping the nation's skyline and landscape. With the wide range of opportunities available in HDB, you play an integral part in redefining the future of public housing and improving the lives of Singaporeans.

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