VP, Business Security Advisory

NETS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NETS is a leading payments infrastructure provider in Singapore. We are seeking an experienced IT security professional to join as Business Project Security Advisory with the IS PMO, ensuring Security By Design across key financial services projects.

The role requires 8+ years of security experience, including 3+ in advisory, strong leadership, and exceptional communication. Familiarity with MAS TRM, PCI DSS, NIST, and payment card standards is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of security experience with 3+ years in advisory roles.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Security.
• Security certifications CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISA, AWS Certified Security - Specialty are desirable.
• Familiarity with MAS TRM, PCI DSS & NIST.
• Experience leading security initiatives for payments/financial services.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment and review security designs; provide tailored security requirements and solutions.
• Oversee planning, execution and delivery of security activities for projects; manage risks and changes.
• Monitor and report on project progress, performance and budget.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure success and security of implementations.
• Advise senior management on security strategy and vendor relationships.
• Foster continuous learning, innovation and excellence within the team.

Skills

Security leadership

Communication

Security architecture

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

CS/CE/InfoSec degree

Job description

The NETS Group is a leading payments services group, enabling digital payments for merchants, consumers and banks across the entire payments value chain.

The Group operates Singapore's national debit scheme enabling customers of DBS Bank/POSB, HSBC, Maybank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and UOB to make payments using their ATM cards or mobile devices at more than 130,000 acceptance points in the country as well as online payments.

Position Summary

Being a leading payment infrastructure provider in Singapore, NETS develops and operates many mission-critical financial services that is used by the population in Singapore. We are seeking an experienced and skilled ITSec professional to assume the role of Business Project Security Advisory with IS Program Management Office (IS PMO). The successful candidate plays a critical role in helping to ensure "Security By Design" principles are closely adhered to in the design and implementation of these financial services and they are completed on time within budget and compliant to the regulatory standards.

Responsiblites

1. Conduct assessment, review security designs and provide tailored security requirements & solutions where appropriate, to various financial services projects/initiatives. Provide defence and explanations to the soundness of the security design of the systems and recommend enhancements to improve overall security posture where necessary.
2. Overseeing the planning, execution and delivery of security activities for projects, ensuring timely completion by managing and controlling project risks, issues and changes.
3. Monitor and report on project progress, performance and budget.
4. Ensure effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders, including project sponsors, cross team members, external business partners and vendors to ensure the success and security of system implementations.
5. Provide security advice to senior management to steer security strategies and manage and co-approve organsiational security budget and expenses and vendor relationships.
6. Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation and excellence within the team.

Requirements

• 8 years+ of security experience with 3+ years in advisory role
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of security principles, practices and technologies with solid understanding of security architecture, application, security processes and industry security frameworks.
• Familiarity with various payment and Card specifications, standards and protocols is an advantage.
• Familiarity with MAS TRM, PCI DSS & NIST is a must.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Security related fields.
• Security certifications such CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CISA, AWS Certified Security - Specialty are highly desirable.

Network for Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd.