Cyber Security Penetration Tester

What The Role Is ISD confronts and addresses threats to Singapore’s internal security and stability. For over 70 years, ISD and its predecessor organisations have played a central role in countering threats such as those posed by foreign subversive elements, spies, racial and religious extremists, and terrorists. A fulfilling and rewarding career awaits those who want to join in ISD’s critical mission of keeping Singapore safe, secure and sovereign for all Singaporeans.

What You Will Be Working On

• Perform vulnerability scanning and assessments on networks/systems to discover and assess security threats
• Research and develop tools to enable efficient and accurate penetration testing
• Develop proof-of concept simulations and replicate vulnerable environment to demonstrate and assess criticality, extent and impact of discovered vulnerabilities

What We Are Looking For

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Infocomm Security/Technology or equivalent competencies
• Strong interest and passion in Cyber Security domain
• Knowledgeable in computer networking and web development languages / frameworks (e.g. PHP/JSP/ASP/Python/Javascript)
• Familiarity with CMS (e.g. Wordpress / Joomla / Drupal / vBulletin) and Enterprise and Cloud-based technologies (e.g. Active Directory / AWS / GCP / Azure)
• Good interpersonal and communications (written / oral) skills
• Good analytical skills - able to think critically and laterally to distil complex technology concepts and implementations
• Only Singaporeans need apply