Deputy Director (IT Infrastructure System Management)

Ministry of Defence of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Defence of Singapore, through MINDEF/SAF, seeks an experienced leader to oversee a team delivering the OSIT infrastructure portfolio that sustains current and future IT operations. You will work with internal and external stakeholders to implement projects, establish policies, ensure alignment with security and enterprise architectures, and manage schedules and budgets.

Candidates should have 10+ years in the field, 5+ years in PM or IT infra delivery, strong leadership, and the

Qualifications

• 10+ years in relevant field, with at least 5 years in project management and/or IT infra and services delivery.
• Strong knowledge of system management and IT governance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team delivering the OSIT infrastructure projects portfolio.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement OSIT projects and plans.
• Establish project policies, guidelines, and specifications; ensure security and OSIT policy compliance.
• Ensure projects align with enterprise architectures and regulatory requirements.
• Support master planning and execution of the OSIT Multi-Year Business Plan (MYBP).
• Ensure smooth handover of rolled out projects for operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

IT governance

System administration

Education

Telecommunication

Electrical Engineering

Public Policy

Job description

What The Role Is

You oversee a team to deliver the portfolio of Operations Support Information Technology (OSIT) infrastructure projects to support MINDEF/SAF's current and future Information Technology (IT) operations.

What You Will Be Working On

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to implement OSIT infrastructure projects, formulate and execute plans
• Establish related project and usage policies and guidelines, oversee the development of OSIT infrastructure projects' specifications and performance
• Ensure that the project is in alignment with enterprise architectures and compliance to security and OSIT policies
• Ensuring all projects are within regulatory requirements, industry standards, internal governance polices and existing enterprise architectures
• Support the master planning and execute the OSIT Multi-Year Business Plan (MYBP)
• Ensure smooth handling over of rolled out projects for operations

Challenge(s)

• Ensuring delivery of OSIT projects are within schedule and budget
• Prioritising the delivery of the various projects across the entire OSIT portfolio by assessing various factors such as business value, criticality, cost, manpower effort, potential ROI and technology readiness.
• Staying abreast of technology trends so as to push boundaries in performance standard as well as to stay up-to-date with the rapidly changing IT landscape and government policies,
• Having a good understanding of the limitations and complexities of existing OSIT systems and services

What We Are Looking For

• Education in Telecommunication, Electrical Engineering or Public Policy
• At least 10 years of working experience in the relevant field, of which at least 5 years of work experience in project management and/or IT infra and services delivery
• Strong knowledge and working experience with system management and IT governance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Good organisation acumen
• Ability to engage the various stakeholders

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.