Security & IT Operations Engineer — Regulated FinTech

HYDRAX PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HYDRAX PTE. LTD. in Outram, Singapore is seeking an Associate Engineer to support security and IT operations. You will run internal IT administration, maintain regulatory control records, and assist infrastructure security and key management under supervision.

Ideal candidates are early-career engineers with a hands-on mindset, capable of working across Singapore and with regional teams on production systems and audit-ready processes.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure support, systems administration or a related technical role.
• Strong graduates with relevant internship experience will be considered.
• Working knowledge of Linux and networking fundamentals.
• Familiarity with identity and access management concepts, including account provisioning, permissions and access reviews.
• Some scripting ability in Python, bash or a similar language, or clear evidence of aptitude for it.
• Careful, methodical working habits.
• This role involves controlled procedures that must be followed exactly as written.
• Clear written documentation and accurate record keeping.
• Willingness to learn cryptographic key management, cloud security and regulatory technology requirements on the job.
• Strong written and verbal English.
• Based in Singapore, and able to attend on-site infrastructure activities as required.
• Good to Have: Exposure to cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code or configuration management tools.
• Experience working in an environment subject to external audit or regulatory inspection.
• Background in financial services, capital markets or digital asset infrastructure.
• Familiarity with key management or hardware security modules in any capacity.
• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Run internal IT administration for the Singapore office, including account provisioning, onboarding and offboarding, endpoint security and IT asset inventory.
• Administer internal systems and access controls, and prepare records for periodic access reviews by authorised reviewers.
• Provide IT support to staff, escalating or coordinating with service providers where appropriate.
• Collect and maintain technical control evidence for ISO 27001, SOC 2, MAS TRM-aligned reviews and other regulatory reviews, including access records, change records and vulnerability remediation records.
• Implement agreed remediation on systems within scope, including patching, configuration changes and access control fixes.
• Track open remediation items, follow up with action owners and report status, and report status for review and closure.
• Prepare security and control metrics for ISMS and other committee reporting.
• Support infrastructure security work, including patching, vulnerability remediation, secure configuration and access control changes.
• Support security monitoring, log management and incident investigation alongside the engineering team.
• Support cryptographic key management operations under supervision, following documented procedures, dual control and segregation of duties.
• Maintain runbooks, operational records and supporting documentation to a standard that withstands audit.
• Support penetration testing and specialist assessments.

Skills

Linux

Networking

IAM concepts

Python

Bash scripting

Documentation

English language

Education

CompTIA Security+

AWS Cloud Practitioner

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

IaC

Config mgmt

HSM exposure

Job description

HYDRAX PTE. LTD. in Outram, Singapore is seeking an Associate Engineer to support security and IT operations. You will run internal IT administration, maintain regulatory control records, and assist infrastructure security and key management under supervision.

Ideal candidates are early-career engineers with a hands-on mindset, capable of working across Singapore and with regional teams on production systems and audit-ready processes.