System Management Engineer

THALES SOLUTIONS ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Solutions Asia PTE. LTD.

is seeking a System Management Engineer (Command and Control) to oversee operations, maintenance, and lifecycle management of mission-critical C2 systems for a government agency, ensuring high availability and reliability while coordinating with technical teams and stakeholders. This role is seconded at the client site and involves monitoring SLAs up to 99.9%, managing incident response, patching, hardware and software life cycles, and governance across contracts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in information security/IT disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years in IT operations or maintenance of mission-critical systems.
• Experience with SLAs and availability targets 99.9% or higher.
• Strong ITSM knowledge including incident, change, and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health, uptime, and incidents to meet SLA targets.
• Coordinate incident management, escalation, troubleshooting and stakeholder communications.
• Provide on-site operational support across locations and ensure readiness.
• Coordinate patching, downtime planning, and recovery activities.
• Manage contracts, licenses, security certificates, and other service agreements.
• Review vendor proposals and operational manuals for accuracy and completeness.

Skills

IT operations

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Vendor management

Incident management

Education

Bachelors in IT

Tools

ITSM tools

Job description

Thales Solutions Asia is looking for a System Management Engineer (Command and Control) to oversee the operations, maintenance, and lifecycle management of mission-critical Command and Control (C2) systems supporting a government agency.

In this role, you will work closely with technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders to maintain system reliability, meet stringent Service Level Agreements (SLAs), manage system enhancements, and ensure operational readiness.

This role will be seconded at the client's location.

Responsibilities

• Monitor system health, uptime, downtime, and incidents to maintain stringent SLA requirements, including availability targets of up to 99.9%.


• Coordinate incident management, issue escalation, troubleshooting, and stakeholder communications.


• Support on-site operations across project locations and provide timely operational support through emails and group chats based on incident priority and severity.


• Coordinate system patching, planned downtime, power servicing, and recovery activities to ensure system availability.


• Manage hardware maintenance contracts, software licences, security certificates, and other service agreements.


• Monitor vendor performance and ensure compliance with contractual obligations and SLA requirements.


• Coordinate contract variations, non-conformance matters, and follow-up actions with relevant stakeholders.


• Support vendor security clearance submissions and audits of Authority-Furnished Spares.


• Coordinate Change Requests (CRs), including requirements review, solution validation, approvals, implementation tracking, testing, and closure.


• Manage system baselines, configuration changes, and technical documentation.


• Plan and track technology refresh activities, including hardware and software upgrades, operating system migrations, infrastructure migrations, and end-of-life replacements.


• Monitor obsolescence risks involving hardware, software licences, operating systems, and security certificates.


• Coordinate system enhancements, infrastructure upgrades, maintenance activities, and technical refresh projects.


• Review vendor proposals, technical solutions, operation and maintenance manuals, troubleshooting guides, and operational documentation.


• Support procurement activities, including service contracts, maintenance agreements, bulk tenders, and ad-hoc requirements.


• Monitor budgets, expenditure, and forecasts for maintenance services, system enhancements, Change Requests, and ad-hoc projects.


• Maintain project documentation, including project handbooks, meeting minutes, system records, and operational reports.


• Support baseline reviews, compliance activities, and governance processes to ensure effective system management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business IT, or an equivalent discipline.


• At least 5 years of experience in IT operations, systems support, project management, or the maintenance of mission-critical systems.


• Experience working with stringent SLAs, preferably in environments with availability targets of 99.9% or higher.


• Good understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM), operational best practices, incident management, change management, and configuration management.


• Experience in vendor management, contract administration, procurement, budget tracking, or technical project coordination.


• Ability to understand system and software architectures, infrastructure dependencies, and user operational requirements.


• Strong coordination, communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.


• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise competing tasks, and respond effectively to operational incidents.


• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving system requirements.