Assistant Director (Common Infrastructure)

Ministry of Defence of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Defence of Singapore seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure professional to plan, oversee and ensure readiness, performance and resiliency of OSIT common infrastructure to deliver high-quality technical services and maintain operational excellence.

You will collaborate with cybersecurity agencies and DSTA teams to provide effective engineering support, manage technology refresh and ensure governance, while monitoring performance to meet user requirements and standards.

Qualifications

• STEM or related degree required or advantageous.
• Minimum 6 years in technical or engineering roles.
• Strong IT infrastructure and services background.
• Excellent leadership, planning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cybersecurity agencies and stakeholders to respond to and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
• Work with Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) teams to provide engineering support.
• Manage technology refresh, upgrades and updates with governance in mind.
• Monitor infrastructure performance to meet user requirements and standards.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Engineering support

Cybersecurity collaboration

Technical troubleshooting

Governance

Leadership

Communication

Education

STEM background

Related field

Job description

What The Role Is

You plan, oversee and ensure readiness, performance and resiliency of Operations Support Information Technology (OSIT) common infrastructure to deliver high-quality technical services and maintain operational excellence.

What The Role Is

You plan, oversee and ensure readiness, performance and resiliency of Operations Support Information Technology (OSIT) common infrastructure to deliver high-quality technical services and maintain operational excellence.

What You Will Be Working On

• Collaborate with cybersecurity agencies and stakeholders to respond to and troubleshoot common infrastructure backend technical issues to ensure high user satisfaction


• Work with internal and external entities including Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) Operations and Support (O&S) Teams to provide effective engineering support


• Manage technology refresh, upgrades and updates whilst ensuring policy compliance and proper governance


• Monitor and maintain IT common infrastructure performance to meet user requirements and operational standards
  

Challenge(s)

• Maintaining comprehensive knowledge of various technological stacks to ensure managed infrastructure meets evolving user requirements


• Driving collaboration across diverse internal and external stakeholders to ensure IT common infrastructure effectively supports operational networks
  

What We Are Looking For

• Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) or a related field


• At least 6 years of relevant experience in technical or engineering roles, with possession of related professional qualifications being advantageous


• Strong technical background in IT infrastructure and services


• Excellent leadership and planning abilities


• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with leadership, engineers and ground users


• Organisational acumen with ability to multi-task effectively in fast-paced environments
  

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.