Lead Engineer/Engineer, AI & Data Engineering, xData

Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX in Singapore seeks a data and AI‑savvy project manager to lead cross‑agency data pipelines and ML/AI initiatives for public safety. You will coordinate stakeholders, ensure schedules and budgets, and drive system integration across teams.

Ideal candidates hold a tertiary CS/IS/Data Science degree with 5+ years in related tech domains; you’ll need strong skills in Hadoop, Spark, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud platforms, plus solid communication abilities.

Qualifications

• tertiary qualification in computer science or quantitative field
• postgraduate qualifications and 5+ years in relevant tech domains may be senior
• strong project management and communication skills
• experience with big data, AI, and security policies

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely delivery of projects within schedule and budget
• Provide regular updates to HTX management on milestones and expenditures
• Engage stakeholders to deliver systems and manage risks
• Oversee contractual and payment matters and SLA compliance
• Integrate hardware/software components per contractual requirements
• Collaborate with HTX and external agencies to ingest data
• Build data pipelines for analysis, ML, and visualization
• Ensure data quality and security
• Apply ML/AI techniques to problem statements

Skills

Big Data Technologies

Container Technologies

Cloud Technologies

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Python

SQL

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelors in CS/EE/IS/Data Science

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

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.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:

• Ensure timely delivery of projects within the committed schedule and budget ensuring project issues are timely resolved or escalated to management for attention.


• Provide regular update to HTX management on the project progress highlighting project milestones, issues and track project expenditure.


• Effectively engage and manage all relevant stakeholders to deliver system.


• Identify, manage project risks and implications to the project and to recommend mitigating measures.


• Manage contractual and payment matters affecting the projects and ensure that systems are operating according to service level agreements


• Understand the various prevailing policies and security guidelines and to ensure the system and processes are designed to comply with these policies and guidelines


• Ensure proper integration and testing of all hardware and software components so the system is delivered according to contractual requirements.


• Work with external agencies and/or Home Team Departments (HTDs) to bring in the necessary data (which can be, for example, sensory data and images) through proper technical interface agreements.


• Build and maintain data ingesting and processing pipelines to collect, clean, harmonise, merge and consolidate data sources to be used for analysis, machine learning and visualisation purposes.


• Ensure data quality and security


• Collaborate with various teams to understand needs to build scalable and data-driven products and assist with data-related technical issues.


• Participate in the application of machine learning/AI techniques to various problem statements.


• Ability to simplify ideas, present and engage stake holders and senior management.


• Keep abreast of technological advances in Big Data Technologies, database designs & architecture and government policies & recommendations, etc.

What we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualification in computer science, electrical engineering, information systems, data science, mathematics, statistics or other quantitative/ analytical fields.


• Applicants with postgraduate qualifications and/or more than 5 years of experience working in the relevant technology domains will be considered for senior positions.


• Good project management skills


• Proficiency in Big Data/Container Technologies (e.g: Hadoop, Spark, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes), Cloud Technologies (e.g: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure), Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence and Computer Vision and Video Analytics


• Candidate with knowledge in ML/AI scripting languages (Python, R), data query languages such as SQL, Painless for Elasticsearch will have an added advantage.


• Candidate with knowledge on network design, servers and network components; and experience in critical operation activities will have an added advantage.


• Good critical thinking, data analysis and problem-solving skills.


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.


• Ability to work under tight timelines.


• 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.

About Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)

HTX is the world’s first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore’s frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team’s advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.