Cybersecurity Manager (Direct Contract) - DS/MC

ST Engineering Mission Software & Services Pte Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

ST Engineering Mission Software & Services is seeking a Security Manager to lead cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, and operational security for Singapore Government and Public Sector projects. This role ensures systems, applications, cloud environments, and infrastructure meet government security requirements and industry best practices.

The incumbent will act as a trusted advisor to project stakeholders, government agencies, auditors, and technology teams, driving a strong

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity experience with 3–5 years in leadership.
• Experience in Singapore public sector projects is a plus.
• Proven governance, risk management, compliance, security operations and assurance.
• Solid knowledge of ISO standards: ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 12207.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance activities.
• Oversee security operations, monitoring, and incident response.
• Drive Secure-by-Design and Security-by-Default across stacks.
• Serve as primary liaison with government agencies, auditors, and vendors.
• Mentor cybersecurity personnel and develop security culture.
• Provide strategic direction on emerging risks and industry trends.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Governance

Risk management

Compliance

Security operations

Security awareness

Education

CISSP/CISM/CRISC/CCSP

ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Bachelor’s in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

ISO standards knowledge

Audit coordination

Job description

About ST Engineering

ST Engineering is a global technology, defence, and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence, and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Our history spans more than 50 years, and our strategy is underpinned by our corevalues – Integrity, Value Creation, Courage, Commitment and Compassion. These 5 core values guide every aspect of our business and are embedded in our ST Engineering culture – from the people we hire, to working with each other, toour partners and customers.

About our Line of Business – Mission Software& Services

OurMission Software & Servicesbusiness provides leading-edge mission critical command, control, and communications (C3) systems with secured IT infrastructure and managed services. We support our client’s innovation journey through design thinking, analytics, and AI-enabled decision support with ourfull suite of cloud computing solutions. We provide intelligent, actionable insights and sustainable solutions to our valued partners in diverse industries including defence, government, and commercial sectors.

Together, We Can Make A Significant Impact

The Security Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, and operational security functions for Singapore Government and Public Sector projects. This role ensures that systems, applications, cloud environments, and supporting infrastructure are designed, implemented, and operated in accordance with Government security requirements, regulatory obligations, and industry best practices.

The incumbent will serve as a trusted advisor to project stakeholders, government agencies, auditors, and technology teams, driving a strong security posture through effective governance, risk mitigation, compliance assurance, and continuous security improvement initiatives.

Be Part of Our Success

• Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks and agency-specific security requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, contractual, and security requirements throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage security accreditation activities including VA/PT, Security Assessment Reports and remediation.
• Oversee security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management and patch governance.
• Promote and enforce Secure-by-Design and Security-by-Default principles across systems, applications, cloud platforms, and infrastructure.
• Ensure security controls are appropriately implemented and maintained throughout the technology stack.
• Act as primary cybersecurity liaison with Government agencies, auditors, vendors and project stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop cybersecurity personnel, fostering a high-performance security culture.
• Drive cybersecurity awareness, training, and capability-building initiatives across project and operational teams.
• Provide strategic direction and thought leadership on emerging cybersecurity risks, technologies, and industry trends.

Qualities We Value

• Minimum 8 years of cybersecurity experience with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role
• Good to have experience in Singapore public sector projects
• Demonstrated experience in cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, security operations, and security assurance activities
• Good to have experience with government security requirements
• Good knowledge of ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 12207)
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor are highly desirable.

Our Commitment That Goes Beyond the Norm

• An environment where you will be working on cutting-edge technologies and architectures.
• Safe space where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone’s unique contributions are celebrated.
• Meaningful work and projects that make a difference in people’s lives.
• A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace.
• Competitive remuneration and comprehensive benefits.