Cybersecurity Professional

What the role is:
ISD confronts and addresses threats to Singapore’s internal security and stability. For over 75 years, ISD and its predecessor organisations have played a central role in countering threats such as those posed by foreign subversive elements, spies, racial and religious extremists, and terrorists. A fulfilling and rewarding career awaits those who want to join in ISD’s critical mission of keeping Singapore safe, secure and sovereign for all Singaporeans.

What you will be working on:
Join our team of cybersecurity professionals, led by our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and play a vital role in protecting ISD's ICT systems and information assets. Risk assessment is at the heart of what we do. We seek individuals with technical expertise, analytical and communication skills to help our stakeholders make informed decisions about security risks.

As a Cybersecurity Professional, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other government agencies on complex cybersecurity issues and play a part in shaping policies and strategies. You will also work closely with our internal stakeholders and directly contribute in one of the focus areas and roles:

1) Security Consultant
You will advise our project teams on building secure systems and implementing effective security controls. This involves working closely with them to incorporate their requirements into secure system designs to mitigate security risks that you identified.

2) Policy Developer
You will adopt a broad perspective in developing security requirements to safeguard our systems. You will help contextualise and actualise Government policies with respect to our operations and risk profile. You will also engage our stakeholders to promote security awareness and understanding security risks

3) Security Administrator
You will administer our cybersecurity infrastructure and capabilities to ensure that they operate reliably. You will work with our project teams to review their technical design and streamline the onboarding process for their systems.

4) Security Auditor
You will assess the security controls and practices of our systems objectively. You will also work with the system owners to plan the corrective actions and report your findings to our senior management.

5) Incident Responder
You will monitor our environment and investigate suspicious activities on our systems. This includes optimising the detection rules of our security platforms to ensure that our security operations are effective and sustainable.

6) Penetration Tester
You will conduct tests using a variety of tools to discover vulnerabilities in our systems and networks. You will also run incident management exercises to put our incident response readiness to the test.

What we are looking for:
• Relevant security-related certifications such as CISA, CISSP, GCIH and OSCP would be an advantage.
• Able to collaborate with different teams, and independently manage and deliver assignments
• Have a strong sense of responsibility and accountability
• Only Singaporeans need apply

We wish to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MHA - Internal Security Department (ISD)
The Internal Security Department (ISD) confronts and addresses threats to Singapore’s internal security and stability. For over 75 years, ISD and its predecessor organisations have played a central role in countering threats such as those posed by foreign subversive elements, spies, racial and religious extremists, and terrorists.

At the heart of our work are the collection of intelligence that enables us to size up the threats to Singapore’s internal security, and taking the executive actions necessary to overcome those threats. Every day, we collect and analyse intelligence, make impartial assessments, and take decisive action to counter the threats to Singapore’s internal security and stability, and sovereignty.

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