Systems Engineer (OT Policy & Service Journey)

About GovTech

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.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Deputy Director for Smart City (Policy & Products Strategy), you will be part of a specialized technical policy triad responsible for shaping Whole-of-Government (WOG) smart city infrastructure.
• While your peers focus on Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity and Service Journey/Middleware architecture, your mandate is outward-looking cross-sector integration.
• Leveraging the INCOSE Systems Engineering lifecycle, you will partner with diverse government agencies to study their unique sectoral requirements, uncover systemic interoperability gaps, and formulate strategic policies to prevent cross-agency integration failures.
• You will act as the strategic bridge, ensuring that our overarching smart city policies and product strategies perfectly align with on-the-ground sectoral realities.
• Sectoral Needs Discovery & Roadmapping: Engage with cross-sector government agencies (e.g., transport, energy, environment) to study their cyber-physical ecosystems. Identify macro-level interoperability gaps and determine where the WOG needs to strategize and focus its integration efforts.
• Triad Collaboration & Strategic Alignment: Work hand-in-hand with the OT Cybersecurity and OT Policy & Service Journey systems engineers. Ensure that the sectoral requirements you discover directly inform WOG security frameworks, smart city middleware architecture, and strategic procurement specifications.
• Policy Formulation & Governance: Develop the strategic guidelines and governance frameworks that address the root causes of systemic integration failures. Establish the "rules of the road" for how disparate physical and digital systems must connect and share data across agency boundaries.
• Engineering Practice Normalization: Institutionalize standardized systems engineering processes across the public sector. Define the strategic blueprints and integration frameworks that normalize how government agencies procure, architect, and deploy connected System of Systems (SoS).
• Stakeholder Alignment & Advisory: Act as a strategic advisor to agency leaders and technical directors. Facilitate cross-agency collaboration to ensure localized sectoral requirements align with the broader national smart city and cyber-physical product strategies.

Requirements

• Degree in a related engineering field (e.g., Systems Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering). INCOSE Certification, such as Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) preferred.
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience, with a strong background in technology policy, enterprise architecture, strategic planning, or technical governance within OT/cyber-physical environments.
• A solid engineering foundation coupled with the ability to step back and apply systems thinking at a macro, System of Systems (SoS) level.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills. You must be able to translate complex engineering challenges into clear strategic priorities for agency leaders and your technical peers.
• Advantage to have
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) or the macro-level application of systems engineering methodologies to guide organizational strategy.

Preferred

• Prior experience shaping policy for large-scale public infrastructure, smart city platforms, or multi-agency technological deployments.

Benefits

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.
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