Cybersecurity Consultant (Security Architect) (Contract)

[What the role is]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator.

As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.

As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore – banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.

MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.

Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore’s economic and financial landscape.

[What you will be working on]

Sitting within Data & Technology Architecture Department, the Cybersecurity Consultant is responsible to:

• Design and develop enterprise security architectures that align with business objectives and compliance requirements

• Provide expert security consultancy to project teams and senior management on complex security challenges

• Conduct security architecture reviews and risk assessments for new and existing systems, and provide remediation recommendations

• Create and maintain security design patterns, standards, and guidelines

• Lead security architecture governance processes and ensure compliance with security frameworks

• Ensure security best practices and compliance standards are implemented on IT system

• Evaluate emerging security technologies and make recommendations for adoption

• Develop innovative approaches to address complex security challenges

[What we are looking for]

• Background in Engineering or Computer Science

• 8 or more years of working experience in IT Security

• Relevant certifications in networking or cyber security, e.g. CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC

• Experience with DevSecOps methodologies and processes

• Experience in security architecture of cloud native applications

• Strong experience in providing security advisory and consultancy on application and services, including the design, development, implementation and/or management of the system

• Understanding of security integration in CI/CD pipelines

• Deep understanding of security tools and technologies, such as Security Information and Events Management, Data Loss Prevention, Database Activity Monitoring, Data Security and Protection, Privileged Access Management, File Integrity Monitoring, Web Application Firewall, Intrusion Prevent etc

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

This is a 2-year contract. All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.