Lead Engineer/Engineer, Homeland Security & Enforcement, COE Hub

HTX is the world’s first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore’s frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team’s advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on Earth. The jobholder will act as a key liaison between external stakeholders beyond Home Team such as the Whole-of-Government (WOG) entities and internal technical teams, focusing on understanding operational challenges and translating them into actionable requirements. This is a business-oriented coordination role, supported by in-house Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for detailed technical execution.

The jobholder will be responsible for the following: • Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Gathering: Engage external agencies and Home Team departments to understand their operational needs, particularly those related to security, crisis management, and enforcement. • Use Case Analysis & Translation: Analyse operational workflows and use cases to identify opportunities for Science and Technology (S&T) solutions. • Business Case Development (AOR Papers): Lead the development of Approval of Requirements (AOR) papers. This involves framing the operational justification, outlining the benefits, and coordinating inputs from various stakeholders to secure project approval. • Workshop Facilitation: Plan and facilitate workshops and discussion sessions with both external stakeholders and internal teams. Ensure these sessions effectively capture requirements, align expectations, and drive consensus on project scope and priorities. • Project Coordination & Governance: Oversee the project timeline and budget in a coordinating capacity. Provide regular progress updates to management, highlighting key milestones, potential risks, and expenditures. Ensure project issues are tracked and escalated to management or the technical team for resolution. • Data Digitalisation & Requirements Synthesis: Work with stakeholders to understand their current data landscape and identify digitalisation opportunities. • Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Effectively manage relationships with all relevant parties, ensuring smooth communication and coordination between the end-users and the in-house technical delivery team.

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering/ Computer Science/ Information Technology or a related disciplines. • 3-5 years of relevant working experience. • Strong interest in technologies and innovation, especially robotics, automation, sense-making, and other S&T domains. • Proven planning, project management and business analysis skills; data Visualisation ability is a plus. • Experience working with Home Team agencies (or being familiar with their operations, procedures and tools) will be an advantage. • Excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills. • Strong analytical ability to process multiple information streams from diverse stakeholders, digest and prioritise them from an organisational perspective. • Capability to integrate information from a wide range of sources in a complex environment and synthesise key issues and considerations. • Generates innovative ideas and solutions that can be practically executed to deliver significant organisational benefits. • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. • Works effectively both independently and as part of a team. All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement. #LI-CW1