Government Technology Agency

Systems Engineer (Smart City Technology Division)

Fixed Terms

Closing on 30 Dec 2025

What the role is

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

We are seeking a multidisciplinary Team Lead with strong System Engineering foundations to lead the design, deployment, and operation of critical infrastructure projects, beginning with Singapore's EV charging network.

Role Overview:

This position combines infrastructure engineering, software development, and production operations to deliver resilient, secure, and highly available platforms. The successful candidate will architect solutions with rigour, develop with agility, and operate with reliability across the full lifecycle—from infrastructure provisioning to production monitoring and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

Lead cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure solutions
Drive Kubernetes architecture and CI/CD automation
Implement security hardening measures including PKI/mTLS
Contribute to backend development with potential expansion to other tech stacks
Collaborate with stakeholders across technical, operational, and management domains
Ensure innovation, reliability, and compliance remain central to all deployments
Handle diverse projects of varying nature as the role evolves

What we are looking for

Programming & Development: Java 17+, Spring Boot 3.x, Maven, Go, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, RESTful API design
CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Helm, Infrastructure as Code
Cloud Platforms: AWS (EKS, VPC, IAM, ALB, Route53, KMS, S3, CloudWatch, SNS)
Message Queue: RabbitMQ, RabbitMQ Operator, AMQP, event-driven architecture
EV Charging Protocols: OCPI 2.2.1 (Open Charge Point Interface) for EV charging communication
Security: HashiCorp Vault, EJBCA (PKI/CA), mTLS, certificate management, IAM, network segmentation, security hardening, OWASP Top 10
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, distributed tracing, log aggregation.

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

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers

About your application process

This job is closing on 30 Dec 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 Government Technology Agency or the wider Public Service.

About Government Technology Agency

The 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.

Learn more about Government Technology Agency