Cyber Security Specialist at Singapore Institute of Management

, , Singapore -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cybersecurity, IT Governance, Risk Management, Project Management, Vendor Management, Communication Skills, Security Technologies, Threat Modeling, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Network Protocols, Encryption, Identity Management, DevOps, Process Improvement, Vulnerability Management

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Serve as a senior cybersecurity specialist guiding and collaborating with a team of cybersecurity engineers, playing a critical leadership role in enhancing the university’s cybersecurity posture. Drive initiatives to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets and critical systems, while ensuring alignment with IT governance, risk management, operational security objectives, and executive reporting requirements Responsibilities Collaborate with the IT Security team to define, implement, and maintain cybersecurity practices and standards across the university. Lead and manage IT security projects involving infrastructure upgrades and new security system deployments, ensuring timely, secure, and effective delivery. Oversee daily cybersecurity operations, including security monitoring, vulnerability management, and threat response to ensure system integrity and continuity. Develop, document, and regularly update IT security policies, standards, procedures, and operational guidelines. Prepare and deliver regular management reports and cybersecurity dashboards, providing insights into threat landscape, control effectiveness, and risk posture. Actively participate in management and stakeholder meetings, offering expert input on cybersecurity risks, controls, and improvement initiatives. Provide subject matter expertise in IT governance, policy formulation, and risk assessment practices. Maintain up-to-date IT documentation, ensuring timely reviews, approvals, and publication. Manage the IT Risk Management Framework and ensure effective alignment with the university’s enterprise risk strategy. Collaborate with senior management to continuously assess IT governance and risk posture, identify control gaps, and develop actionable remediation plans. Provide operational support for cybersecurity tools and systems; coordinate with vendors on implementation, maintenance, and incident resolution. Promote security awareness through regular training and communications on IT security and data protection policies and practices. Act as the primary point of contact for cybersecurity incidents, leading investigation, containment, mitigation, and post-incident reporting activities Requirements Have at least 10 or more years of experience in the IT Field, with appropriate experience of which is in the Cybersecurity space. Strong experience in vendor, project, service, people, stakeholder management and process improvement. Excellent interpersonal, strong people management and communication skills both written and oral with proven ability to communicate at all levels. Strong technical knowledge of current and developing security technologies would be an advantage. Able to have holistic view, able to bridge people, process and information in order to produce appropriate results; ability to see beyond the dots. A self-starter to learn and broaden knowledge to continuously add values to the organization. Strong knowledge of network protocols, security architecture, encryption, and identity management Hands-on experience with security technologies such as firewalls / WAF, SIEM, antivirus, DLP, VPN, IDS/IPS, email security, PAM Expertise in threat modeling, risk assessment, and incident response. Knowledge of cloud environments & cloud security – AWS, Azure, GCP would be an advantage Knowledge of IT Infra – on prem, cloud as well as general IT systems architecture Knowledge of DevOps / DevSecOps We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is one of the region’s leading education and lifelong learning institutions, recognized for empowering individuals and enterprises to thrive across life stages through learning. Seeded by the Singapore Economic Development Board in 1964, SIM has, for close to 60 years, been leading in the development of work and industry skills for Singapore’s growth. Through harnessing new knowledge, skills and technology, SIM provides skills-based learning experiences that enable students, professionals, and enterprises to Learn for Life and Thrive for Life. SIM achieves this through SIM Global Education (SIM GE) and SIM Academy. SIM GE focuses on higher education pathways and SIM Academy focuses on Professional Development (PD) and Enterprise Solutions (ES) for career transitions and advancements, and integrated learning solutions for enterprises. For more information on the Singapore Institute of Management, visit sim.edu.sg

Responsibilities

The Cyber Security Specialist will lead and collaborate with a team to enhance the university's cybersecurity posture. Responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, managing IT security projects, and developing IT security policies and procedures.