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GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.      At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.     Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!      Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.   About the division:   At Singpass, we aim to provide reliable digital identity for Singapore that streamlines transactions, enables businesses, and protects against fraud. This involves improving the online transaction experience with Singpass and Corppass while keeping it secure. It includes everything from building better frontend applications for residents and keeping an eye on fraudulent transactions to improving internal operations and working with our partners.   What you will be working on:   As a Lead Cybersecurity Operations Specialist, your job will be to:   Determine what security problems are worth solving in your domain and decide what approach best reduces risk and delivers resilience for our users and systems   Shape the strategic direction of our cybersecurity capabilities and prioritise initiatives based on threat landscape, resources, and organisational risk appetite   Work with people from engineering, product, policy, and product operations to embed security across the full lifecycle of our digital services   Measure and track the effectiveness of our security operations, from detection coverage to response times and risk reduction   Wear multiple hats to keep our systems and users safe. You may be leading an incident response or threat hunt, reviewing architecture decisions, guiding a junior analyst, or shaping a new detection capability   Build a culture of security ownership and collaboration with the people you work with   What we are looking for   We are looking for a Lead, Cybersecurity Operations Specialist, who can independently drive security strategy and operations that protect meaningful public services, and operate effectively in a complex, fast-moving threat environment.   In this role, you will:   Own and drive security impact in the digital identity space   Take end-to-end ownership of key security domains, shaping direction in alignment with Singpass' broader strategy. Translate threat intelligence, operational findings, and policy requirements into clear security investments and deliver measurable improvements in our security posture.   Lead security capabilities from design to sustained operations   Drive the full lifecycle of security capabilities — from identifying gaps and designing solutions to operationalising them at scale. Define detection strategies, response playbooks, and tooling roadmaps that keep pace with an evolving threat landscape.   Make high-quality, risk-informed decisions   Define security metrics, evaluate trade-offs, and prioritise effectively using threat data, operational insights, and strategic context. Focus efforts on initiatives that drive the most meaningful risk reduction across a diverse and evolving attack surface.   Guide day-to-day and crisis cybersecurity operations   Lead and mentor the team through day