Head, AI Data Solutioning, AI Data Engineering, xData

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency); Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX, Singapore's Science and Technology agency, seeks an experienced Data Engineering Leader to guide capabilities development, roadmaps, and governance for AI products.

You will oversee data integration from multiple sources, build scalable pipelines, ensure data quality and security, and drive compliance with IM requirements.

The role requires 7+ years in data engineering with at least 3 in leadership, plus hands-on cloud, big data, and ETL tool expertise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant working experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong interest in AI Data Engineering, solutioning and data management.
• PMP or equivalent certification would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction to formulate capabilities development roadmaps for AI and Data Engineering.
• Oversee data integration across sources ensuring consistency and accessibility.
• Build and manage scalable data pipelines to process large data volumes for AI products.
• Establish data quality, validation, and governance protocols.
• Review Data Engineering requirements for AI product delivery for feasibility and completeness.
• Optimize data processing performance for complex AI models.
• Ensure data security and regulatory compliance including AI governance.
• Stay updated with AI data engineering technologies and promote adoption.
• Guide the team to deliver capabilities within governance and security standards.
• Facilitate data sharing and data consumption requirements and solution integration.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Data modelling

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or related

Tools

Hadoop ecosystem

AWS

Azure

GCP

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Airflow

Talend / Informatica / dbt

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD (GitHub Actions / GitLab CI / Jenkins)

Job description

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.

From data to decisions, from insight to action — we harness data, AI and technology for public safety. By applying data science, AI, and engineering, we build enterprise data and exchange platforms, innovative products, and sensor‑driven systems that transform complexity into situational awareness for the Home Team, safeguarding our nation’s future.

What You Will Be Working On

• Provide guidance as SME to formulate capabilities development roadmaps for the AI and Data Engineering domain areas.
• Oversee the integration of data from various sources, ensuring consistency, accuracy and accessibility.
• Build and manage efficient data pipelines to process large volumes of data for AI products and applications.
• Establish protocols for data quality, validation, and governance.
• Review all Data Engineering (including Data Governance and compliance with IM requirements) requirements to deliver AI Product to ensure technical feasibility, completeness and comprehensiveness with high quality.
• Optimize data processing performance for complex AI models.
• Ensure data security and compliance with relevant regulations and standards. Including AI Governance and Security.
• Stay updated with the latest AI Data Engineering technologies and best practices, advocating for the adoption within HTX.
• Guide the team to deliver Data Engineering capabilities within stipulated timeline, compliant with governance and security guidelines/standards.
• Facilitate the formulation of data sharing and data consumption requirements, design, implementation and integration of data solution for the identified project.

What We Are Looking For

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology or related disciplines.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant working experience including a minimum of 3 year in a leadership position
• Strong interest in technologies and innovation, particularly in AI Data Engineering, solutioning and data management.
• Strong planning and project management skills. PMP or equivalent certification would be an advantage.
• Able to work independently and within a team.
• Facilitation skills, planning skills, problem‑solving skills, organising capabilities and foresight to drive projects.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills for internal/external stakeholders’ engagement.
• Experience in building government systems that meet IM8 policies would be an advantage.
• Able to design and implement a data solution.
• Has professional experience with Hadoop ecosystem would be an advantage.
• Has experience in building solutions on any cloud provider e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Strong knowledge in networking and system security would be an advantage
• Possess strong knowledge in Data modelling (OLTP, OLAP, dimensional modelling), Cloud data services (AWS Redshift, GCP BigQuery, Azure Synapse/Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.), Big data technologies (Spark, Kafka, Flink, etc.) and ETL/ELT frameworks and tools (Airflow, Talend, Informatica, dbt, etc.)
• Hands‑on experience with, SQL, Python and distributed systems, Kubernetes and Docker, CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• CDMP certification would be an advantage.

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.