Assistant Director, National Cyber Incident Response

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA); Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) is seeking an Assistant Director for SingCERT to lead a team of cybersecurity professionals in detecting, assessing, and responding to cyber threats affecting businesses and the public. You will set strategic direction and represent Singapore in local and international cybersecurity engagements.

This role requires a strategic thinker with incident management experience, strong leadership, and the ability to drive cross‑agency collaboration, policy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years IT infrastructure or cybersecurity experience.
• 3+ years supervisory experience in incident response.
• Deep knowledge of operating systems, network protocols, security monitoring, log collection, and forensics.
• Understanding attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures; end-to-end incident management.
• Experience investigating cyberattacks, packet analysis, log analysis, and security events review.
• Experience advising on enterprise cybersecurity strategies or audit frameworks is advantageous.
• Certifications such as GCFE, GREM, GCIH, GNFA are advantageous.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; strong stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Drive SingCERT’s operations in investigating and responding to cybersecurity incidents and threats
• Engage stakeholders across industries — including SOCs, CERTs, technical teams, law enforcement, and leadership — during incident handling and remediation
• Shape and coordinate public and crisis communications during major cyber incidents
• Identify and drive improvements in processes and tools to enhance operational effectiveness
• Represent SingCERT in regional and international cybersecurity forums and working groups
• Strengthen ties with the global CERT community through proactive outreach and partnerships
• Drive thought leadership and contribute to policy-level discussions in national cyber response
• Drive innovation by identifying emerging trends, experimenting new ideas and turning viable ideas into scalable outcomes
• Support capacity building through training, exercises, knowledge sharing, and collaboration to strengthen cyber readiness and incident response

Skills

Incident response leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field

Job description

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) is seeking an Assistant Director for SingCERT to lead a team of cybersecurity professionals in detecting, assessing, and responding to cyber threats affecting businesses and the public. You will set strategic direction and represent Singapore in local and international cybersecurity engagements.

This role requires a strategic thinker with incident management experience, strong leadership, and the ability to drive cross‑agency collaboration, policy