Security Engineering Lead

TRUST BANK SINGAPORE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Trust Bank Singapore Limited is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Leader to shape and secure our AWS-based digital banking platform in Singapore. You will mentor security engineers, drive DevSecOps, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement zero-trust architectures and incident response.

You will lead security strategy, governance, and incident response, shaping the security program and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver a resilient digital banking experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years focused on cloud security or security engineering.
• Deep expertise in AWS cloud security services, architecture, and best practices.
• Experience in financial services or highly regulated industries (banking preferred).
• Strong engineering background with hands-on technical implementation.
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud security strategy and implementation for our AWS-based digital banking platform.
• Collaborate with platform engineers to review, validate, and secure designs.
• Conduct security assessments of cloud infrastructure, services, and patterns.
• Drive security controls, monitoring, and incident response across cloud environments.
• Lead security incident response and forensics for cloud threats.

Skills

Cloud security

Security engineering

Leadership

DevSecOps

Zero-trust

Threat & incident response

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

IAM

GuardDuty

Security Hub

CloudTrail

Job description

Trust is the first of a new breed of banks in Singapore - digitally native and focused on delivering a delightful customer experience. You will work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment to solve new and interesting challenges each day. Together with our Trust team, you will help shape the future of our bank.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Platform Security

• Lead cloud security strategy and implementation for our AWS-based digital banking platform
• Collaborate with platform engineers to review, validate, and secure technical designs and implementations
• Conduct security assessments of cloud infrastructure, services, and architectural patterns
• Drive implementation of security controls and monitoring across cloud environments
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and security frameworks in cloud deployments

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Application Security, Security Architecture, and Security Engineering teams
• Contribute to security solutions across multiple disciplines in an agile, collaborative environment
• Engage with senior stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, to communicate security strategies and risks
• Facilitate security discussions between engineering teams and business stakeholders

Engineering Leadership & Innovation

• Lead strategy and direction for innovative security solutions to improve security posture
• Implement and optimize security controls, monitoring, and incident response capabilities
• Drive security automation and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Lead and mentor teams of security engineers and contribute to their professional development
• Stay current with emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices

Strategic Security Management

• Develop and maintain cloud security policies, standards, and procedures
• Provide technical security guidance for cloud adoption and digital transformation initiatives
• Lead security incident response and forensics for cloud-based threats
• Present security metrics, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership

Required Qualifications

Experience & Background

• 8+ years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years focused on cloud security or security engineering
• Deep expertise in AWS cloud security services, architecture, and best practices
• Proven experience in financial services or highly regulated industries (banking preferred)
• Strong engineering background with hands-on technical implementation experience
• 3+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams

Technical Expertise

• Expert-level knowledge of AWS security services (IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, etc.)
• Strong understanding of cloud-native security architectures and zero-trust principles
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Proficiency in security automation and DevSecOps practices