Manager (Security Ops Centre)

Agency: Ministry of Defence - DXO

Job no.: 518742

Work type: Permanent

Location: Singapore

Categories: InfoComm, Technology, New Media Communications

At the Ministry of Defence, our mission is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor. Our Defence Executive Officers (DXOs), alongside their military counterparts, play critical roles in preserving Singapore's sovereignty and stability.

You maintain situational awareness of cyber incidents happening in the Defence ecosystem. You also oversee all information piped from Defence sectors to the Security Ops Centre (SOC) and correlate voluminous alerts across the different security solutions to make assessments. On this, you perform duty in the 24/7 SOC and develop standard operating procedures to identify and mitigate cyber threats. You also prepare cyber security reports and monitor health status of security solutions. Your challenge lies in having to make independent assessments, time-critical decisions, follow escalation procedures and carry out immediate response action upon detection of a cyber threat.

You must have a tertiary qualification in information security, computer science, computer engineering or related fields, preferably with 3 years’ work experience in IT operations, system or network administration or software development. You must be a strong team player with strong written and verbal communication skills. Possession of knowledge in IDS/IPS, netflow, protocol collection and analysis tools is essential. Appointment will be commensurate with your experience.

(Candidates with no experience may apply.)

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.