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Government Technology Agency

Government Technology Agency

Engineering Manager, GDT (MSF)

About Government Technology Agency

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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions.

GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. 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 Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) is Singapore's lead ministry for social and family policies, working to build a caring and inclusive society where every individual and family can thrive.

We deliver essential services through our network of Family Service Centres, Social Service Offices, and industry partners, supporting vulnerable populations across all life stages. Our work encompasses family services, early childhood, social assistance, disability support, mental health initiatives, and community development programmes.

We are actively expanding our team to drive impact for our key initiatives including:

  • Case Central for integrated case management for Social Service Sector
  • ComLink+ for enhanced community support programme
  • Social Service Coordination Centre for Whole-of-Govt insights
  • Early Childhood programmes that give our youngest citizens the best start in life
  • Sectors Futures Technology to look ahead on sectoral digitalisation and transformation efforts

These innovative platforms represent our commitment to leveraging technology and coordinated approaches to better serve Singaporeans.

Join our dedicated team of professionals and help make a meaningful difference in the lives of Singaporeans as we work together to nurture strong families and build resilient communities.


[What you will be working on] 

Digital transformation within the public sector is at the heart of what GovTech (Government Technology Agency of Singapore) does. We harness the best info-communications technologies to make a difference to the everyday lives of people in Singapore. 

GovTech is seeking an engineering manager to work on technically challenging problems in an environment running like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems in the public sector. Some of the problems are related to different programs including healthcare, manpower transformation, trade facilitation, national development, HR and Finance products. 

 

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for technical direction and processes in one (or more) teams. Additionally, you will drive the design, implementation & practices across Engineering teams in MSF. You would be accountable for the Enterprise Architecture for MSF.


Your responsibilities will include:  

  • Defining your team’s engineering vision, strategy, and directions that align with the organization’s overall vision and goals.  
  • Partnering with stakeholders and agencies to prioritize and manage roadmaps for delivering product vision incrementally and efficiently.  

  • Creating a long-term technical plan and roadmap for the assigned team, and for other teams as needed. Updating the roadmap regularly to meet future product/business needs and infrastructure requirements.

  • Regularly engage with engineers in conversations about their performance, professional growth, offering constructive feedback, mentoring, and guidance as needed.

  • Working with cross-functional partners to develop quality, reliability, and security strategies within your team.  

  • Proactively identifying and initiating worthwhile engineering initiatives to maximize our impact on the public good through developing and evolving the enterprise architecture.

  • Establishing practices and tools to encourage a strong engineering culture and maximize engineering effectiveness and impact.  

  • Establish and drive the MSF Engineering Landscape — building engineering visibility and standards from the ground up across a portfolio of 30+ systems and multiple vendors. This includes tracking engineering capabilities backed by facts ("show me the code"), defining and maturing key pillars such as Infrastructure-as-Code (creation, patching, remediation), CI/CD (build, test, deploy), and compliance posture (audits, VAPT, risk management). Use leading and lagging metrics such as lead time and deployment frequency to create accountability and drive measurable improvement across teams and vendors.

  • Helping with recruitment, particularly for more senior hires.

  

[What we are looking for] 

  • Experience working on reasonably large, high-availability software systems that have operated at scale.

  • Experience in modern full-stack web application technologies; experience in modern front-end engineering like Next.js/React.js and Java/TypeScript on the backend is preferred.

  • Have a strong sense of what it means to be a technical leader, particularly as it relates to the suite of soft skills beyond just your technical chops.

  • Passion for engineering excellence; you deeply understand that software engineering is a team sport, and you take pride in the craftsmanship aspect of software engineering.

  • Passion for working in the public interest.

  • The ability to guide a team to achieve important goals together.

  • 2+ years of experience coaching developers, helping them enhance their performance and grow their careers.

  • Comfort operating in an environment where engineering maturity is being built, not inherited — you can objectively assess the current state across teams and vendors, identify gaps, and create a structured path to improvement without waiting for perfect conditions.  


What we offer you:  

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.    

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs.  

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.   

 

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers. 
Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech

About your application process

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Government Technology Agency or the wider Public Service.