Cyber Defense Penetration Tester

Internal Security Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Internal Security Department is seeking candidates to contribute to safeguarding Singapore’s internal security. You will perform vulnerability assessments on networks, research tools for penetration testing, and develop PoC simulations to demonstrate security risks.

The role emphasizes strong cybersecurity knowledge, networking, and web tech familiarity, with emphasis on CMS and cloud platforms. Singaporeans only.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Infocomm Security/Technology or equivalent competencies.
• Strong interest and passion in Cyber Security domain.
• Knowledgeable in computer networking and web development languages/frameworks (e.g. PHP/JSP/ASP/Python/ Javascript).
• Familiarity with CMS (e.g. Wordpress / Joomla / Drupal / vBulletin) and Enterprise and Cloud-based technologies (e.g. Active Directory / AWS / GCP / Azure).
• Good interpersonal and communications (written / oral) skills.
• Good analytical skills - able to distil complex technology concepts.
• Only Singaporeans need apply.

Responsibilities

• Perform vulnerability scanning and assessments on networks/systems to discover and assess security threats.
• Research and develop tools to enable efficient and accurate penetration testing.
• Develop proof-of-concept simulations and replicate vulnerable environments to demonstrate and assess criticality, extent and impact.

Skills

Cyber security

Networking

Web development languages

Penetration testing

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Infocomm Security/Technology or equivalent

Tools

Wordpress

Joomla

Drupal

vBulletin

Active Directory

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Internal Security Department is seeking candidates to contribute to safeguarding Singapore’s internal security. You will perform vulnerability assessments on networks, research tools for penetration testing, and develop PoC simulations to demonstrate security risks.

The role emphasizes strong cybersecurity knowledge, networking, and web tech familiarity, with emphasis on CMS and cloud platforms. Singaporeans only.