Chief Information Security Officer - Strategy & Risk Leader

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Singapore invites a senior executive to lead infocomm security across the ministries. The role requires directing information security strategies, policies, and compliance with whole-of-government standards.

The candidate should drive risk management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration to safeguard IT and business processes. The position emphasises governance, strategic planning, and the implementation of security initiatives aligned with regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Obtain executive support and provide leadership for the Ministry and its agencies within the information security sphere through development of appropriate cyber security strategies and action plans
• Formulate information security goals and establish policies, standards and procedures in line with whole-of-government cyber security directions
• Develop the culture of appropriate cyber security risk assessment and risk acceptance across stake holders to end users and ICT professionals
• Ensure cyber security compliance to whole-of-government policies and standards
• Review, endorse, and align information security and develop risk management and mitigation plans
• Advise management on the appropriate cyber security solutions and technologies to be deployed
• Align IT needs with the strategic cyber security direction of whole-of-government
• Implement change management process to keep up with evolving cyber threat landscape

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

InfoSec leadership

Policy development

Cross-functional teamwork

Risk management

Education

CS/IS/Engineering degree

Job description

GovTech Singapore invites a senior executive to lead infocomm security across the ministries. The role requires directing information security strategies, policies, and compliance with whole-of-government standards.

The candidate should drive risk management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration to safeguard IT and business processes. The position emphasises governance, strategic planning, and the implementation of security initiatives aligned with regulatory requirements