Manager (Infrastructure Resiliency)

The Military Security Department is hiring a Manager (Infrastructure Resiliency) in Singapore. This role involves maintaining on-premise infrastructure, focusing on resiliency, scalability, and security. Responsibilities include coordinating IT operations, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards. Candidates should have experience in IT infrastructure management, strong knowledge of systems and network technologies, and good communication skills. The position is full-time and requires relevant qualifications.
What the role is:

You will be part of a dynamic team responsible for the execution and maintenance of on-premise infrastructure, focusing on resiliency, scalability, and security. This includes configuring and maintaining server and network platforms to ensure secure and reliable operations for mission-critical enterprise systems.

You will coordinate IT infrastructure operations, conduct risk assessments, and propose enhancements to strengthen system resiliency. Additionally, you will ensure that physical and digital infrastructure complies with established governance frameworks, data protection policies, and cybersecurity standards.

This is both a digital and cybersecurity role, where you will effectively harden infrastructure, architecture, and platform configurations against sophisticated cyber threats.
What you will be working on:

You will work extensively with data centres, enterprise networks, and hyper-converged infrastructure products. Your day-to-day operations may involve windows environments and powershell scripting, as well as managing compute, storage, and network domains. You will support the operation of dedicated disaster recovery sites, helping to establish recovery procedures, test schedules, and align operations with business continuity plans. You will actively monitor data centre operations to maintain high system availability and assist in evaluating diverse technology stacks.
What we are looking for:

You should have a tertiary education, preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields, with relevant experience in deploying, administering, and managing complex or large IT infrastructure systems. You must possess strong knowledge of systems, backup solutions, network and storage technologies, and hyper-converged virtualisation platforms. A solid understanding of cybersecurity principles is also essential to ensure secure operations. Experience in deploying and managing IT infrastructure with configuration management or monitoring tools is advantageous. You should possess good written and verbal communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders, be a collaborative team player, and have the tenacity and patience to resolve technical challenges.
About Military Security Department

The Military Security Department (MSD)’s core business is in Counter Intelligence and internal security for MINDEF/SAF. MSD was formed in 1975 to counter the threats of espionage, subversion and sabotage against MINDEF/SAF. It began with two main entities, namely the Counter Intelligence Branch (CIB) and Field Security Branch (FSB). Over the years, the department has continued to evolve and our roles expanded in tandem with the changing security environment. Today, our roles also include Counter Terrorism and Cyber Security.