You will report to the Deputy Director, Infrastructure and Security Department, overseeing the management of enterprise ICT infrastructure and cloud services. You will also develop and implement ICT policies, standards and procedures for the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Assistant Director (Infrastructure & Security)
Singapore Food Agency
Fixed Terms
Closing on 18 Sep 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
1. Strategic Planning
- Develop network and cloud infrastructure adoption strategies, ensuring high availability and performance
- Develop cloud governance frameworks and standard operating procedures
- Develop proposals for network and cloud budgets and develop strategies to optimise utilisation of resources
- Support the Agency’s digitalisation and innovation efforts by proposing use of new ICT technologies
2. Technical Management
- Provide technical consultancy to integrate new applications to infrastructure
- Oversee the deployment and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and platform services
- Manage cloud service providers and vendors
- Recommend improvements on network and cloud services
3. Contract/Project Management for Agency’s Network and Cloud services
- Develop contracts to fulfil Agency’s ICT requirements
- Monitor contract compliance and deliverables
- Maintain contract documentation and records
- Track contract milestones and renewal dates
- Review and process payments
- Track budget utilisation
- Identify cost-saving opportunities
- Handle contract variations and amendments
What we are looking for
Qualifications and Experience
Technical Expertise
- Proficiency in AWS and Azure cloud platforms
- Proficiency in network configuration in cloud environments
- Understanding best practices in network and cloud cybersecurity
Management Skills
- Project and budget management experience
- Vendor management experience
- Risk management experience
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent
- Professional cloud certifications
- 3+ years of cloud experience
Key Competencies:
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
About Singapore Food Agency
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a new Statutory Board formed under the ‘Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) to oversee food safety and security. The SFA will serve as the single point of contact for public feedback on food-related issues, and strengthen management of foodborne disease outbreaks to protect public health.
The SFA will also facilitate more business-friendly regulations with oversight of all food safety policies and consolidation of food laboratory capabilities to deepen competencies in food diagnostics, and research and development in food safety.
About your application process
This job is closing on 18 Sep 2025.
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 Singapore Food Agency or the wider Public Service.