Engineering Manager (Data Analytics Systems)

Key Skills

Agile methodologies, Analytical and Problem solving, Docker, Elasticsearch, GitLab, Kubernetes-K8s, Mentoring, MongoDB, Object-Oriented programming (OO languages), Oracle, PostgreSQL, React.js, Software Development, Spring Boot

Job Description

Role

As an Engineering Manager in the Threat Research Products section, you will set the technical direction and drive the development of critical technical solutions related to national security. You will work closely with product managers, engineers, and key stakeholders to design and build data-intensive web-based search applications that are scalable, extensible, and maintainable. Join us to seize the opportunity to use cutting-edge technologies to protect the nation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop internal flagship big data analytics systems, libraries, and APIs that allow engineers and analysts to retrieve, triage, and analyse information more efficiently
• Manage enterprise system performance, reliability, and sustainability through software quality control and optimisation of software products and technologies
• Work with the product managers, software engineers, and key stakeholders to develop solutions that meet our business needs
• Conduct technology scans and proof-of-concepts to the team and senior management 
• Work with the team or independently on the following:

• • Plan out the work for sprints and facilitate sprint discussions
  • Architect solutions that are able to scale efficiently
  • Perform software quality control through code review
  • Able to incorporate design, engineering, and operational excellence to products
  • Safely roll out mission-critical products that impact hundreds of users
  • Identify system issues to provide timely resolution and recovery
  • Perform system health monitoring and support patches, and assist in capacity planning and performance tuning

• Be involved in the recruitment of talented software engineers into the team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information System, Information Technology, or equivalent
• At least six years of software development experience in entire web application stack
• At least two years of engineering management experience
• Strong foundation and knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming and Functional Programming paradigms
• Strong technical expertise in the following area such as Microservices, Event-driven architecture, API designs, DevOps practices, and Agile software development processes
• Familiarity with the following technologies such as Spring, React, Elasticsearch, Mongo, Oracle/PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI is a plus
• Able to communicate technical details effectively and clearly to people with different levels of engineering expertise
• Ability to grow the team's capability through technical coaching and mentoring
• Good interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills to get things done in a dynamic environment

Why join us?

• The work is purposeful and meaningful
• You get to work with talented and driven people
• We work with modern technologies and techstacks
• We have excellent engineering culture and work-life balance
• We aspire for engineering and operational excellence
• We empower to innovate

As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.