Deputy / Assistant Director, Cyber Security (Contract)

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]

Security Engineering, Architecture & Delivery

• Strategic planning for IT security investments and technology adoption to maximize effectiveness of IT security controls against rapidly evolving threats

• Develop and maintain common standards, methodologies and best practices for security management to ensure IT systems are designed with due considerations for security

• Provide consultancy and advice on IT security architecture and design considerations to IT project teams

• Lead in the design and implementation of IT security platforms and their associated software which may include access control solutions, identity and access management platforms, data protection technologies, anti-malware, vulnerability management, security monitoring and compliance tools

• Perform security review of IT systems and identify gaps in security architecture

• Ensure security best practices and compliance standards are implemented on servers and end-points

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on cyber security issues to keep everyone abreast of expectations, project/issue status and completion

[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 preferred

• Experience in defining security architectural principles and policy

• Experience in emerging technologies to design and implement security solutions for both enterprise and cloud environments

• In-depth understanding of information security, application design, high availability architectures and networking, etc

• Experience with DevSecOps methodologies and processes preferred

• Experience in security architecture of cloud native applications preferred

• Understanding of CI/CD tools

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