Lead Engineer - Vulnerability & Endpoint (Cyber Security Office)

Synapxe; Singapore; On-site; SGD 89,280 - 133,920; Full time

Job summary

Synapxe in Singapore is seeking a candidate for a direct contract role focusing on vulnerability management. This position requires strong leadership skills, overseeing the vulnerability assessment process, and ensuring alignment with governance expectations.

The ideal candidate will act as a technical authority, resolving complex security issues and communicating insights to senior stakeholders. This role is critical in shaping the organization's security posture through effective prioritization and management of vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and management capability.
• Hands-on technical credibility with vulnerability assessments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor team members in vulnerability management.
• Lead vulnerability assessments and drive remediation priorities.
• Act as a technical authority for complex security issues.

Skills

Leadership

Technical credibility

Stakeholder influence

Security management

Problem resolution

Job description

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and management capability, with the ability to set direction, influence stakeholders, and lead teams, while still retaining hands‑on technical credibility. This role is responsible for guiding and mentoring team members, coordinating cross‑functional efforts, overseeing delivery commitments, and providing authoritative technical direction to ensure consistent, high‑quality outcomes across the organisation.

The role provides ownership and leadership over the vulnerability management function, leading vulnerability assessments, reviewing and validating scan results, and driving remediation priorities across Synapxe’s IT environment. The position plays a critical role in shaping and strengthening the organisation’s security posture by ensuring vulnerabilities are accurately identified, risk‑assessed, prioritised, and addressed in line with governance and SLA expectations.

The engineer will act as a technical authority and point of escalation, leading the resolution of complex security issues across diverse systems and networks, ensuring the integrity of the IT asset inventory, and aligning remediation strategies with operational realities and business needs. Success in this role requires strong technical depth, sound judgement, data‑driven decision‑making, and the ability to communicate confidently with senior stakeholders, translating technical risk into clear, actionable insights for both engineering teams and management.

This is a 2 year direct contract role.