VP/SVP - Head of Developer Experience (DevEx)

Singapore Exchange Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Exchange Limited is seeking a senior security engineering leader to oversee DevSecOps, platform engineering and architecture in a high-availability environment.

You will lead engineering teams, drive secure SDLC practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to balance risk, compliance and speed. A strong background in cloud platforms and security standards is essential for delivering secure, pragmatic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in DevSecOps, security engineering, platform engineering or technology leadership in high-availability environments.
• Proven ability to lead projects, workstreams or engineering teams with accountability for outcomes, stakeholder alignment, risk management and execution quality.
• Hands-on knowledge of secure SDLC, CI/CD, SAST/DAST, SCA, container security, secrets management, compliance-as-code and policy-as-code.
• Experience with IAM, encryption, secure configuration, vulnerability management, incident response and security standards (OWASP, NIST, CIS Benchmarks).
• Strong communication and leadership to guide teams toward secure, pragmatic outcomes.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security or related discipline; relevant cloud, DevOps, security or architecture certifications advantageous.

Skills

DevSecOps experience

Project leadership

Security engineering

Platform engineering

Technology leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Security

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Bash/PowerShell

ELK

Datadog

Coralogix

Job description

• Experience: Significant experience in DevSecOps, security engineering, platform engineering or technology leadership within complex, high-availability environments; financial services or regulated industry experience is strongly advantageous.
• Track record: Proven ability to lead projects, workstreams or engineering teams with clear accountability for outcomes, stakeholder alignment, risk management and execution quality, including delivering work with high management visibility.
• Technical stack: Strong hands-on knowledge of secure SDLC, CI/CD, SAST/DAST, SCA, container security, secrets management, compliance-as-code and policy-as-code, with practical expertise across Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Bash or PowerShell, and observability platforms such as ELK, Datadog and Coralogix.
• Standards & environment: Strong grounding in IAM, encryption, secure configuration, vulnerability management, incident response, technology risk and security standards such as OWASP, NIST and CIS Benchmarks.
• Communication & leadership: Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and guide teams toward secure, pragmatic and sustainable outcomes.
• Education & certifications: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security or related discipline; relevant cloud, DevOps, security or architecture certifications are advantageous.