[LTA-T&ID] PRP / SENIOR / EXECUTIVE CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER, AV CYBERSECURITY

Land Transport Authority; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Land Transport Authority in Singapore seeks a Principal / Senior / Executive Cybersecurity Engineer for AV cybersecurity assurance and regulatory development. Lead the framework, assess developers, and define secure OTA updates while shaping the AV security ecosystem.

You will contribute to the cybersecurity assurance regime for autonomous vehicles, partner with local and international bodies, and grow the function from the ground up, collaborating with engineers and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of the regulatory framework for AVs, establishing CSMS requirements across lifecycle (development, production and deployment).
• Assess AV developers’ cybersecurity submissions against assurance criteria, applying TARA and ISO/SAE 21434 guidance.
• Define expectations for secure over‑the‑air software updates per UN R156 and manage cyber risk across the AV supply chain.
• Establish monitoring, detection and incident response requirements for AVs, analysing threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations.
• Maintain AV cybersecurity policies, standards and playbooks, and engage with local partners and international fora (e.g. UNECE WP.29 / GRVA).
• Work with the Systems team to secure CAM’s software development lifecycle from design through CI/CD to production.
• Conduct security architecture reviews and risk assessments, delivering remediation recommendations.
• Support security reviews of application code and architecture and help design secure‑by‑default components.
• Set up automated security testing (SAST/DAST, dependency scans, secrets scanning, IaC checks) in delivery pipelines.
• Assist with breach detection and incident response for CAM products.
• As you grow, identify gaps and propose tools, processes and improvements for the team and its remit.
• Evaluate emerging security technologies and recommend tools and approaches for the team to adopt.
• Provide security advice to CAM project teams on design and architecture decisions and foster a security‑m minded culture.
• Own and drive the AV cybersecurity assurance framework end to end for senior hires, setting assurance criteria for developers.
• Lead assessments of AV developers’ cybersecurity management systems and act as a technical authority for deployment decisions on assurance adequacy.
• Help establish security architecture governance and compliance with relevant frameworks.
• Lead cybersecurity incident response for the AV fleet and products and define tooling, standards and processes.
• Mentor junior engineers and help grow the team.

Job description

What the role is:

PRINCIPAL / SENIOR / EXECUTIVE CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER, AV CYBERSECURITY

What you will be working on:

Centre for Autonomous Mobility (CAM) leads Singapore’s national effort to deploy autonomous vehicles (AVs) at scale. As AVs move onto public roads, their cybersecurity becomes a matter of public safety: a compromised vehicle is not just a data breach but a physical risk. You will be part of the cybersecurity team responsible for developing the cybersecurity assurance regime for AVs, to ensure autonomous vehicles are deployed safely and securely in Singapore. You will drive to grow into AV cybersecurity. You will help build the function from the ground up assuring the cybersecurity of AVs themselves, and securing the systems CAM builds to oversee them.

Your responsibilities:

• Drive the development of the regulatory framework for AVs, such as establishing requirements for a Cyber Security Management System (CSMS) that covers the vehicle’s lifecycle — development, production and deployment.


• Assess AV developers’ cybersecurity submissions against our assurance criteria, applying Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment (TARA) and the R155 Annex 5 threats and controls, as well as standards such as ISO/SAE 21434.


• Define expectations for secure over-the-air software updates in line with the intent of UN R156 (a Software Update Management System), and for managing cyber risk across the AV supply chain.


• Establish monitoring, detection and incident response requirements for AVs, including analysing threats, vulnerabilities and mitigations to contribute to collective knowledge for the AV ecosystem.


• Maintain the policies, standards and playbooks for AV cybersecurity, and support engagement with local partners and international fora (e.g. UNECE WP.29 / GRVA).

Help secure CAM’s digital products / DevSecOps (secondary)

The other part of the team’s remit is making sure the systems CAM builds to regulate and monitor AVs — such as the Autonomous Vehicle Monitoring System — are themselves secure by design.

• Work with the Systems team to build security into the software development lifecycle, from design through CI/CD to production.


• Conduct security architecture and design reviews and risk assessments of CAM’s systems, and provide and implement remediation recommendations.


• Support security reviews of application code and architecture, and help design secure-by-default components.


• Set up automated security testing — SAST/DAST, dependency and secrets scanning, and infrastructure-as-code checks — in the delivery pipeline.


• Assist with breach detection and incident response for these products.

Help build the function

• As you grow into the role, you will naturally spot gaps and suggest tools, processes and improvements as the team and its remit grow.


• Evaluate emerging security technologies and recommend tools and approaches for the team to adopt.


• Provide security advice to CAM project teams on design and architecture decisions, and help build a security-minded culture across CAM, working alongside engineers, AV developers and agency partners.

For more senior hire, you will:

• Own and drive the AV cybersecurity assurance framework end to end, and set the assurance criteria AV developers must meet.


• Lead assessments of AV developers’ cybersecurity management systems and act as a technical authority in deployment‑approval decisions on cybersecurity assurance adequacy.


• Help establish security architecture governance and compliance with relevant frameworks.


• Lead cybersecurity incident response for the AV fleet and our products, and define the team’s tooling, standards and processes.


• Mentor junior engineers and help grow the team.

About Land Transport Authority

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under Ministry of Transport that spearheads land transport developments in Singapore. We are seeking dynamic, energetic, highly motivated, passionate and qualified professionals to join us.Many opportunities & challenges await those who are keen on an exciting career to realise our commitment to envision & implement an integrated transport system.