Deputy Director, AI Software Engineering, AI Products

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency); Singapore; Presencial; SGD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

HTX in Singapore is seeking a Deputy Director, AI Software Engineering to lead a team of AI engineers delivering scalable AI platforms for public safety. You will act as the highest-level SME in AI technology, coaching the team and establishing best practices in AI modeling, machine learning, sensors, data fusion, and integration.

As part of HTX’s mission to advance AI and digital technologies, you will shape technology roadmaps, guide cross-agency collaborations, and provide consultancy across

Formación

• Minimum degree in information systems, information technology, computer science, computer engineering or related discipline.
• At least 10 years of product development, with 8+ years in AI and 5 years delivering large-scale AI projects across sites.
• Knowledge of multi-tier architectures for AI/ML, data science and analytics on cloud providers.
• Strong leadership and ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading multi-agency teams and understanding Home Team domain needs.
• 5+ years programming in Python and/or C++.
• Knowledge of DL frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Caffe.
• Self-motivated, team player, creative with good communication and independent work capability.

Responsabilidades

• Develop technology roadmap for HTX AI Products teams and lead platform product development across AI domains.
• Review AI & Digitalisation roadmaps and address capabilities and gaps of HTD units.
• Lead in-house development of AI technologies deployable for operations across platforms.
• Advise on technical approaches to optimize accuracy and processing needs.
• Guide best practices for software engineering, QA, DevOps, and MLOps.
• Provide SME support to HTDs and WOG agencies in AI and digital tech across domains.
• Collaborate with multi-agency teams and ensure high-quality AI solutions.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

Technical communication

AI/ML domain knowledge

Python

C++

Team collaboration

Self-motivated

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/IT/CS/Engineering

Herramientas

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Caffe

Descripción del empleo

What The Role Is
HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that brings together diverse scientific and engineering capabilities to develop transformative, operationally ready solutions for public safety. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower the Home Team with cutting-edge capabilities. Guided by our mission to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage, we are committed to keeping Singapore the safest place on planet Earth.

What The Role Is
HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that brings together diverse scientific and engineering capabilities to develop transformative, operationally ready solutions for public safety. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower the Home Team with cutting-edge capabilities. Guided by our mission to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage, we are committed to keeping Singapore the safest place on planet Earth.
With its mission of advancing science and technology, force multiplying the Home Team, and securing Singapore’s future, HTX has been applying cutting-edge developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to public safety.
With advancements in machine learning and deep learning, which have laid the foundations for Generative AI, HTX’s AI engineers are harnessing Generative AI’s powerful capabilities to build innovative AI solutions to enhance public safety and improve the Home Team’s citizen services.
The Deputy Director, AI Software Engineering will provide engineering leadership to a team of developers, delivering scalable AI-related platforms, products, and solutions to Home Team Departments (HTDs). This role serve as the highest-level Subject Matter Expert (SME) in AI technology, coaching and mentoring the team, establishing best practices, and ensuring quality delivery of solutions in AI modeling, machine learning, sensors, data fusion, and integration. In additional, the Deputy Director will support consultancy to HTDs as SMEs in AI and digital technologies across domains like Adversarial AI, Computer Vision AI, Embodied AI, Language AI, Multi-modal AI, and Emerging AI.
What You Will Be Working On

• Develop technology roadmap for HTxAI Products team(s), lead the team(s) in customising and developing platform products and solutions across in various AI domains.
• Regularly review and formulate AI & Digitalisation roadmap with the awareness of AI capabilities and gaps of HTDs
• Lead the HTX in-house development of AI technologies deployable for operations use in multiple platforms.
• Advise the team on technical approach to undertake, to optimise on accuracy and processing requirements.
• Guide the team in adhering to industry best practices for Software Development, Engineering, Quality Assurance, DevOps and MLOps.
• Guide the team in the evaluation and co-development of AI modelling & ML, Integration, Testing & Product Management.
• To provide engineering leadership to the team in providing technical consultancy to the HTDs and WOG agencies as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in AI and Digital technologies, across AI domains of Adversarial AI, Computer Vision AI, Embodied AI, Language AI, Multi-modal AI, and Emerging AI related projects.
  

What We Are Looking For

• Min Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related disciplines.
• Min 10 years in product development work, of which min 8 years of working experience in the field of AI and 5 years experience in the development and delivery of large scale AI related projects with multi-sites deployment and proven track records.
• Knowledge in multi-tier architectures for AI/ML, Data Science and Data Analytics platformsin one or more cloud service providers.
• Strong leadership with good interpersonal skills to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in leading and collaborating with multi-agencies teams.
• Strong understanding of Home Team Departments’ business and technical requirements and cognizant of AI technologies across AI domains of Adversarial AI, Vision AI, Embodied AI, Language AI, Multi-modal AI, and Emerging AI.
• At least 5 years’ experience in programming languages such as Python, C++ etc.
• Good knowledge of Deep Learning frameworks such as Pytorch, Tensorflow, Keras, Caffe etc.
• Self-motivated, team player, creative with excellent communication skills, excellent technical and interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.
  

All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance.
As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.
All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement.