Full-timeTech & engineering· Posted 22 May

Senior Cybersecurity Governance Specialist

GovTech SingaporeFrom company site

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Singapore

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Work mode: On-site
Experience: Experienced

About the role

Join the Cyber Security Group at GovTech, the agency leading Singapore's Smart Nation digital transformation. You will report to a Ministry Chief Information Security Officer and act as the main architect of the Ministry's security governance and risk management framework, helping agencies adopt new technology with confidence. This suits an experienced governance, risk and compliance professional who can turn compliance work into a strategic enabler.

What you'll do

Establish and oversee the Ministry-wide security risk register, keeping it current with the threat landscape and project status
Lead high-level risk discussions with senior management and agency CIOs, translating technical risk into business impact

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Develop a framework guiding agencies to perform consistent, high-quality risk analysis

Set and maintain Ministry-wide standards for Threat Risk Assessments across cloud, web applications and OT/ICS systems

Develop SOPs to help project teams identify critical information assets and map threat vectors

Define common security configuration standards and ensure controls effectively mitigate identified risks

Lead establishment of a Ministry-wide Zero Trust Framework covering identity-based security and micro-segmentation

Provide GRC input during design of high-impact systems to ensure security-by-design

Evaluate and recommend security technologies that mitigate specific risks

Establish frameworks for managing software supply chain and IT vendor risk

Develop standards for assessing third-party cyber resilience and software dependency risk

Shift agencies toward continuous compliance and audit readiness

Oversee closure of audit findings and ensure substantive technical fixes

Analyse audit trends to identify and address systemic weaknesses

Partner with agency CIOs, CISOs and project owners to build a proactive risk management mindset

Track evolving threat actor tactics and review the relevance of existing defences

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Based in Singapore
Learning and development opportunities are provided all year round

Requirements

10 to 12 years of experience in cybersecurity GRC, information security risk management or security architecture
Proven experience managing risk across IT and cloud environments
Exposure to OT systems is an advantage
Familiarity with Singapore Government security policies such as the Instruction Manual on IT Management
Knowledge of international standards such as NIST and ISO 27001
Mastery of risk assessment methodologies such as TVRA

Benefits

Purposeful career building tech for public good
Robust learning and development opportunities throughout the year

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