Cyber Risk & Threat Assessment Specialist

HDB Housing & Development Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HDB Housing & Development Board is seeking a cybersecurity professional to strengthen its threat and risk posture by designing, operationalising, and governing the Threat & Risk Assessment framework across enterprise IT systems and programmes. You will work closely with system owners, project teams, and senior stakeholders to identify cyber risks early and drive effective risk mitigation.

The role combines hands-on risk assessment, security advisory, and governance across cloud, on-premise, and

Qualifications

• Experience in Threat Modelling with MITRE ATT&CK and STRIDE.
• Hands-on cybersecurity risk management and security testing.
• Knowledge of cloud security and security controls on AWS/Azure.
• Familiarity with IT security principles and industry frameworks (ISO 27001/27002, COBIT).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and operationalise the Threat & Risk Assessment framework across IT systems and programmes.
• Conduct end-to-end cybersecurity risk assessments, including threat identification, risk analysis, control determination, and effectiveness reviews.
• Drive and support key cybersecurity functions: Cyber Security Assurance Programme, Threat & Risk Assessment Framework, Cyber & Data Security Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management (Cybersecurity).
• Provide security advisory and consultancy to project teams, including cybersecurity requirements and evaluation of proposals.
• Embed security-by-design into system development, enhancement, and modernisation initiatives.
• Promote IT security awareness and outreach programmes to strengthen organisation-wide security culture.
• Monitor emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices; recommend pragmatic controls to improve security posture.
• Lead/adopt new technologies and security best practices in infrastructure, cloud, and application security.

Skills

Threat modelling

MITRE ATT&CK

STRIDE

Cloud security

Security governance & risk management

Security testing

IT security principles & frameworks

Security certifications

Access control & identity management

Network security

Secure software development

Cryptography basics

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

HDB Housing & Development Board is seeking a cybersecurity professional to strengthen its threat and risk posture by designing, operationalising, and governing the Threat & Risk Assessment framework across enterprise IT systems and programmes. You will work closely with system owners, project teams, and senior stakeholders to identify cyber risks early and drive effective risk mitigation.

The role combines hands-on risk assessment, security advisory, and governance across cloud, on-premise, and