Senior Cybersecurity Operations Specialist
GovTech
| Company | GovTech |
| Category | Security |
| Location | Singapore |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 25 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
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.
[What you will be working on]
The Cyber Security Group (CSG) is the cybersecurity arm of GovTech. CSG is committed to create a digital government that is safe and secure. CSG delivers technical and operational capabilities to counteract cyber threats, provides thought leadership on transformative cybersecurity governance and policies and to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of government agencies in a manner that is sustainable, pragmatic, and effective.
To enhance infocomm security capabilities in GovTech and the Whole-of-Government (WOG), GovTech appoints Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) teams at the various ministries to oversee infocomm security management.
As the Security Operations Specialist within the Ministry CISO (MCISO) Office , you will be the lead architect of the Ministry’s operational resilience. You are responsible for ensuring that the entire Ministry Family , spanning multiple agencies maintain s a high state of readiness against cyber threats. You will standardise incident response, oversee comprehensive monitoring, and drive advanced resiliency testing (such as chaos testing) to ensure that the Ministry can withstand and recover from sophisticated attacks.
Key Responsibilities
Incident Management & Response Standardisation
Unified Playbooks: Establish and maintain Ministry-wide Incident Response (IR) playbooks for diverse threat scenarios (e.g., Ransomware, Data Exfiltration, Cloud breaches).
Crisis Leadership: Provide direct guidance and technical oversight to agencies during High and Critical severity incidents, ensuring timely reporting and effective containment.
Incident Governance: Work with Agency CIOs and CISOs to establish clear command structures and roles, empowering leaders to make difficult, high-stakes decisions during a crisis.
Operational Readiness & Resiliency Testing
Advanced Exercises: Design and oversee high-quality Tabletop Exercises (TTX) for various stakeholders ( system owners, SIROs, CISOs, CIOs). You will evaluate external vendors to ensure these exercises are realistic, comprehensive, and push the Ministry’s limits.
Chaos Testing: Drive the adoption of chaos testing across agencies to validate the adequacy of resiliency plans and identify hidden failure points in critical systems.
Capability Building: Continuously assess the operational readiness of the Ministry Family and lead initiatives to bridge identified gaps in incident management.
Continuous Monitoring & Asset Governance
Centralised Monitoring: Ensure all Ministry systems are effectively onboarded to central monitorin