Lead Engineer - Vulnerability Management

SYNAPXE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SYNAPXE PTE. LTD. is seeking a senior IT vulnerability and asset management professional to lead a team, drive remediation efforts, and ensure governance across IT infrastructure. You will coordinate with technical teams, vendors, and business owners to deliver secure and compliant operations.

The role focuses on vulnerability management, asset lifecycle, data analysis, and process improvement, leveraging Python scripting and Power BI to generate actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in information technology, cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.
• At least two years of experience managing a team of minimum 4 people.
• At least four years of vulnerability management experience.
• Experience in IT infrastructure support, systems administration, or related technical role is desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with troubleshooting complex IT systems.
• Hands-on Python programming for data processing, analysis, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects and BAU activities meet timelines, scope, and quality expectations.
• Manage expectations across technical teams, vendors, and business owners.
• Drive improvements, manage resistance, and lead teams through change.
• Take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks.
• Create, maintain, and update vulnerability management and IT asset management SOPs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage vulnerability reporting and IT asset lifecycle management.
• Perform root cause analysis and technical troubleshooting for vulnerability remediation.
• Analyze large datasets to support asset health and network status indicators.
• Stay current with industry trends and threats to enhance IT infrastructure resilience.

Skills

Team leadership

Python scripting

Data analysis

Vulnerability management

Networking troubleshooting

Detail-oriented

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in IT/cybersecurity/computer science

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Visio

Word

Python

Job description

• Ensuring projects and BAU activities meet timelines, scope, and quality expectations.
• Managing expectations across technical teams, vendors, and business owners
• Driving improvements, managing resistance, and leading teams through change
• Taking responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
• Experience establishing, enforcing, and continuously improving processes, SOPs, and governance frameworks.
• Good knowledge in Infrastructure system (Hypervisor, Servers, Firewall, Network, etc.) and Operating System (WINDOWS, UNIX, IOS, etc.).
• Good technical knowledge is Cloud and AI.
• Strong technical skill in troubleshooting when Infrastructure system unable to establish a handshake with vulnerability tool.
• Perform technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis on IT systems and network components to support vulnerability remediation and operational stability.
• Process, analyze, and manipulate large volumes of vulnerability and asset data to support effective decision-making.
• Generate and present comprehensive vulnerability status reports with insightful analytics, incorporating asset health and network status indicators.
• Manage timely resolution for vulnerability-related inquiries from stakeholders, including issues related to system configurations, network connectivity, and hardware/software assets.
• Support the full vulnerability tool lifecycle—from procurement to disposal—in accordance with company policies and regulations, ensuring proper asset tracking and configuration management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage vulnerability reporting, tracking, remediation efforts, and IT asset lifecycle management.
• Conduct regular assessments to ensure operations align with organizational policies, ITIL framework, and industry standards for asset management and network security.
• Create, maintain, and update vulnerability management and IT asset management SOP documentation.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices to continuously enhance the vulnerability management program and IT infrastructure resilience.
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in information technology, cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.
• At least two years of experience in managing a team of minimum 4 people.
• At least four years of vulnerability management experience
• IT infrastructure support, systems administration, or a related technical role is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to troubleshoot complex IT systems and network issues.
• Demonstrated strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience in performing data processing, analysis, transformation of large datasets, and automation of IT operational tasks.
• Strong capability in Python scripting to automate tasks, manage system configurations, and design efficient process workflows related to asset inventory and vulnerability management.
• Proficiency in vulnerability management tools and platforms, database management and querying, Power BI, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word).
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure components, including operating systems, network protocols, hardware assets, and endpoint management.
• Familiarity with ITIL framework, asset management best practices, and network troubleshooting methodologies is a plus.