Senior Assistant Director/ Assistant Director (Cybersecurity)

Ministry of Transport; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government transport agency in Singapore is seeking a Cybertech Leader to enhance cybersecurity across its transport sectors, including aviation, maritime, and land transport. Responsibilities include formulating cybersecurity policies, overseeing governance compliance, and collaborating with agency officials. Ideal candidates will have experience in cybersecurity or information assurance, along with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset. Preferred experience with government agencies is a plus.

Qualifications

• Relevant Cyber security or Information Assurance experience in the recent 3 years.
• Ability to work with stakeholders effectively.
• Experience with government agencies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive Transport Cybersecurity and ensure governance compliance.
• Collaborate with CISOs to enhance cyber security capabilities.
• Monitor latest cybersecurity trends and report to senior management.

Skills

Cyber security technical competencies

Information Assurance work experience

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Job description

What the role is:

Singapore is internationally renowned for our transport infrastructure and for being a global aviation and maritime hub. At the Ministry of Transport (MOT), we spearhead developments in our air, land and sea transport sectors to advance Singapore’s economic competitiveness and Singaporeans’ quality of life. We seek dynamic, analytical and committed individuals to join our able MOT team in realising our vision of a global interconnected transport hub. If you share our vision and possess the qualities we seek, do join us!

What you will be working on:

The cybertech leader will drive greater assurance in Transport Cybersecurity and ensure governance compliance in cyber and data security. He/She will collaborate with MOT agencies’ CISOs to level up cyber and data security capabilities. As a cybertech leader, you will oversee and drive cyber and data security across Transport Ministry family of Statutory Boards. In this role, you will work as part of the MOT cybersecurity team on the following:

• Formulate policies, strategies, frameworks and initiatives to strengthen cybersecurity posture of Singapore’s transport sectors at the Ministry level covering Aviation, Maritime and Land Transport, including reviewing and assessing the cybersecurity capabilities and plans at sectoral level, covering both the MOT agencies and their key industry partners.
• Responsible for all regulatory oversight and governance of Critical and Important Information Infrastructure systems (CIIs & IIIs) owned by Transport Statutory Boards (i.e. LTA, CAAS and MPA), including regular reviews of Risk Assessment reports and Audit reports in accordance with Cybersecurity Act and IM8 requirements.
• Monitor latest cybersecurity trends and technology developments to apprise senior management of the implications and applications to Transport cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with agencies’ CISOs to develop capability development roadmap including R&D plans for funding approvals.
• Partner key stakeholders in Transport Statutory Boards and transport operators to strengthen the cyber resiliency of the transport sectors’ critical and important information infrastructures (CIIs & IIIs) against cyber threats and to ensure the continuity of the essential services.
• Developing and monitoring key risk indicators for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) at the Ministry level.
• Providing technical leadership and expertise to advise SBs in timely response and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and system vulnerabilities discovered.
• Provide independent assessment to senior management on cybersecurity and data security incidents.
• Engaging and providing timely updates to senior management on cybersecurity and data security issues that straddle across Transport Statutory Boards.

What we are looking for:

• Relevant Cyber security or Information Assurance technical competencies and work experience preferably in the recent 3 years
• Adaptive, self-driven and able to work with stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Prior work experience within or in collaboration with government agencies (e.g. MOT, Govtech, CSA, DSTA) will be preferred.

About Ministry of Transport

The Mission of Ministry of Transport is to develop Singapore's land, sea and air transport sectors so as to enhance our economic competitiveness and quality of life in a knowledge‑based economy. MOT oversees the development and regulation of the following sectors:

• Civil Aviation and Air Transport
• Maritime and Ports
• Land Transport

Besides providing an efficient and cost-effective transportation in Singapore, it also strives to make Singapore an international civil aviation and maritime centre for the region. The ministry sets the strategic and policy direction while operations and regulatory works are carried out by the statutory boards under its charge. There are four statutory boards which are established by Acts of Parliament: the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Public Transport Council (PTC). The ministry also oversees the operation of the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB).