Senior Cybersecurity & Secure-by-Design Lead

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech in Singapore is hiring a Security Services Specialist to elevate cyber security across the Ministry Family. The role focuses on security testing governance, secure-by-design, and source code excellence, bridging governance with technical implementation.

You will lead red-teaming, SAST/DAST/SSCA programs, and guide DevSecOps integration, collaborating with CIOs, ACISOs, and project owners to strengthen the government’s security posture.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of deep technical experience in cybersecurity with a focus on offensive security and application security.
• Proven track record in conducting pen-tests for web apps, IT systems (on-prem and cloud), and complex networks.
• Experience performing manual and automated source code reviews to identify logic flaws, injection vulnerabilities, and cryptographic weaknesses.

Responsibilities

• Establish ministry-wide security testing standards (VAPT) and SOPs for engaging external vendors.
• Lead Red Teaming and deep-dive penetration tests on high-impact systems.
• Oversee secure-by-design practices, including secure coding guidelines based on OWASP/SANS.
• Drive CI/CD security integration (DevSecOps) and code quality oversight across agencies.
• Engage CIOs and project owners to promote secure-by-design culture and knowledge sharing.

Skills

SSDLC

Offensive Security

Source code security

Security testing governance

Tools

Checkmarx

Fortify

SonarQube

Snyk

Burp Suite

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

GovTech in Singapore is hiring a Security Services Specialist to elevate cyber security across the Ministry Family. The role focuses on security testing governance, secure-by-design, and source code excellence, bridging governance with technical implementation.

You will lead red-teaming, SAST/DAST/SSCA programs, and guide DevSecOps integration, collaborating with CIOs, ACISOs, and project owners to strengthen the government’s security posture.