Engineer, Cybersecurity

Job Description

Job Summary

The Cyber Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of security controls and cyber protection measures in a secure and regulated environment, with a focus on Singapore government-related initiatives. The role requires strong technical security knowledge, hands-on experience in cyber defense and security operations, and the ability to support secure delivery in accordance with security, regulatory, and organisational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cyber security controls across infrastructure, applications, endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
• Support the identification, assessment, and remediation of security vulnerabilities and configuration weaknesses.
• Perform security hardening, patching, and baseline compliance activities for systems and platforms.
• Monitor, analyse, and respond to security alerts, events, and incidents in a timely manner.
• Support incident response activities, including investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review.
• Conduct security reviews, risk assessments, and control validation for project and operational environments.
• Implement and support security tooling such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, IDS/IPS, IAM and DLP solutions where applicable.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure security requirements are understood and properly implemented.
• Support secure architecture design, security testing, and security sign-off activities.
• Prepare and maintain security documentation, including technical specifications, security assessments, remediation plans, and status reports.
• Ensure compliance with government security requirements, internal policies, and approved security standards and delivery processes.
• Support vendor and third-party coordination for security-related implementation and issue resolution.
• Assist with operational handover, knowledge transfer and ongoing support for security solutions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 to 8 years of relevant experience in cyber security, infrastructure security or security operations.
• Experience working on government, secure, regulated or enterprise IT environments is preferred.
• Strong understanding of cyber security principles, security controls, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Proficiency in common security technologies and tools such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners, firewalls, IAM, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, Security+, GIAC, or equivalent.
• Experience working in secure environments with strict access control and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with government security processes and/or security-related delivery standards.
• Experience in cloud security, endpoint security, network security, or application security will be an advantage.
• The candidate should be open to cross-training and may be required to support adjacent technical areas based on project needs.

Key Competencies

• Cyber security technical knowledge
• Security operations and incident handling
• Vulnerability management and remediation
• Planning and organisation
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking
• Ownership and accountability
• Ability to influence and drive outcomes

Security and Compliance Requirement

• Possession of relevant security clearance or the ability to obtain required clearance may be necessary, depending on project requirements.