Lead Engineer / Engineer, AI Agent Engineer, Programme Planning Office

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) in Singapore is building a team of specialised AI-enabled Enterprise Architects. We are looking for fearless AI Agents Engineers to design and orchestrate autonomous AI agents that will act as expert enterprise architects across multiple tech domains.

The jobholder will create intelligent AI agents covering networking, infrastructure, security, data and AI, and software engineering, delivering production-grade architecture designs and migration

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a related engineering field.
• Love to code and AI-native mindset.
• Strong experience building agentic AI systems and orchestration frameworks.
• At least 2 years of software engineering experience in enterprises (architect, developer, DevOps or SRE).

Responsibilities

• Design and build specialized AI agents for different architecture domains.
• Define clear agent goals, skills, and capabilities.
• Engineer high-quality context systems and reasoning loops.
• Build multi-agent orchestration systems enabling cross-domain collaboration.
• Create agents delivering production-grade outputs.
• Deploy the agents.

Skills

AI Architecting

Agentic AI systems

Software development

DevOps / SRE

Context engineering

Enterprise architecture

Team collaboration

Problem solving with code

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/IS

Job description

What The Role Is

The Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which aims to pioneer innovation solutions and develop world class science and technology capabilities to transform and empower the Home Team in delivering safety and security for Singapore.

What The Role Is

The Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which aims to pioneer innovation solutions and develop world class science and technology capabilities to transform and empower the Home Team in delivering safety and security for Singapore. We are building a team of specialised AI-enabled Enterprise Architects. We are looking for fearless AI Agents Engineers to design and orchestrate autonomous AI agents that will act as expert enterprise architects across multiple tech domains. The jobholder will create intelligent AI agents covering key areas including networking, infrastructure, security, data and AI, and software engineering. These agents will generate production-quality architecture designs, develop migration strategies, provide technical guidance to product teams, and produce production-ready code and solutions. This is an opportunity to shape the future of AI-native enterprise architecture, and achieving exponential impact through AI.

What You Will Be Working On

The principal accountabilities of the job holder are (but not limited to):

• Design and build specialized AI agents for different architecture domains
• Define clear agent, goals, skills, and capabilities
• Engineer high-quality context systems and reasoning loops
• Build multi-agent orchestration systems that enable collaboration across domains
• Create agents that consistently deliver high-quality, production-grade outputs
• Deploy the agents

What We Are Looking For

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, engineering or a related engineering field.
• Love to code
• AI Native

Experience:

• Strong experience building agentic AI systems and orchestration frameworks.
• Deep expertise in context engineering and tool-use patterns.
• Have at least 2 years of experience doing software engineering for enterprises either as an architect, developer, DevOps or SRE.
• Experience in building re-usable components and implement enterprise architecture patterns will be fantastic.

Skills and Competencies:

• Love to solve problem with code.
• Good understanding of enterprise architecting principles, architecture concepts, frameworks, and documentation practices.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and systems thinking.
• Able to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a team.
• Innovative mindset, someone who challenges norms, explores new approaches, and is excited to push the boundaries of what's possible.

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 shortlisted applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement.