Lead Engineer/ Engineer, Systems Management, HTSC Operations

HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency delivering transformative solutions for public safety. The role focuses on systems management, project governance, and contract oversight to keep critical infrastructure running for public safety operations.

The candidate will manage Day 2 operations, coordinate with multiple PMTs, and ensure contracts are renewed or adjusted timely while maintaining security and compliance across HTSC systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or IT is required.
• Certifications PMP, CISSP, GCIH or GSEC are preferred.
• Knowledge of Government Home Team operations and systems is a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities; good time management.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head (Systems Management) in managing HTSC Day 2 operations systems and infrastructure.
• Coordinate with Day 1 PMTs to align systems with technical specs and ensure proper handover documentation.
• Oversee system uptime, patching, security signatures, and certificate renewals to meet SLAs.
• Work with Facility Management and vendors for day-to-day system availability and maintenance.
• Raising Purchase Orders, contract variations, and ensuring SLAs and liquidated damages where needed.
• Communicate with vendors to ensure contract compliance and performance.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

System administration

Documentation

Communication skills

Autonomous

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or IT

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 You Will Be Working On

He/She is responsible for the following:

Systems Management

• Assist Head (Systems Management) in managing the systems delivered to HTSC for Day 2 operations.
• Work closely with Day 1 PMTs to ensure that the systems and infrastructure are built in accordance with the technical specifications.
• Ensure Handing-Over-Taking-Over documentations are in order before taking over the system.
• Oversee all system issues and ensure minimum system downtime by keeping within the contracted system availability figures, to manage preventive and corrective maintenance activities, timely vulnerability patching, accounts review and certificates renewal.
• Work closely with Facility Management (FM) Engineers and maintenance vendors to support the maintenance programme, i.e., the day-to‑day running of the systems in HTSC. This include ensuring the availability of Systems Infrastructure comprising servers, storage, logs collectors at all remote sites, network connectivity, system backup, daily update of security signature, system patch, users account management, port scanning against current systems.
• Work closely with HTDs’ PMTs to ensure systems are onboarded to HTSC for monitoring.
• Any other tasks assigned that are related to ensuring the smooth operations of the HTSC systems.

Project Management

• Lifecycle project management of new projects, i.e., requirements gathering, AOR and AOB approval, procurement, contracting, tech refresh, maintenance and retirement.
• Finance Budget tracking and resource utilisation

Contract Management

• Raising of Purchase Orders and verification of invoices
• Ensure that the Service Level Agreement of contracts are met
• Prepare documentations for liquidated damages, when required
• Ensure contracts are renewed or replaced timely
• Work out Contract Variations when required

Vendor Management

• Work closely with vendors to ensure the works are carried out in accordance with the contracts.
• Communicate effectively with vendors to resolve issues and manage vendors’ performance during the execution of the works required.

What We Are Looking For

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or IT equivalent.
• Certifications in PMP, CISSP, GCIH or GSEC are preferred.
• Government Home Team Ops knowledge and good understanding of their systems & networks are preferred.
• Strong effective communications skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• A team player with the ability to work autonomously.

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.