Intern, Information Security

Singlife is a leading homegrown financial services company, offering consumers a better way to financial freedom. Through innovative, technology-enabled solutions and a wide range of products and services, Singlife provides consumers control over their financial wellbeing at every stage of their lives.

In addition to a comprehensive suite of insurance plans, employee benefits, partnerships with financial adviser channels and bancassurance, Singlife offers investment and advisory solutions through its GROW with Singlife platform. It also offers the Singlife Account, a mobile-first insurance savings plan.

Singlife is the exclusive insurance provider for the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and Public Officers Group Insurance Scheme. Singlife is also an official signatory of the United Nations Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, affirming its commitment to finding a better way to sustainability.

The merger of Aviva Singapore and Singlife was announced in September 2020 and created one of the largest homegrown financial services companies in Singapore in a deal valued at S$3.2 billion. It was the largest insurance deal in Singapore at the time. Singlife was subsequently acquired by Sumitomo Life in March 2024, one of Japan’s leading life insurers, which valued Singlife at S$4.6 billion, making the transaction one of the largest insurance deals in Southeast Asia.

Please note that this position is specifically intended for students seeking a Polytechnic Internship.

Professional Summary Join Singlife as a Cyber Security (TISO) Intern and be part of a team that helps keep our technology environment safe, trusted and resilient. In this role, you will support the team in improving security review processes, checking security documents, updating standards and building simple dashboards or automation to make work clearer and more efficient. You will learn how cyber security supports a real business, work with different teams and gain hands-on experience in a regulated financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Help map and improve TISO workflows such as security review intake, vulnerability tracking and reporting, so that the team can work faster and more consistently.
• Support security reviews by helping to check solution designs, change requests and project documents and summarising key risks or gaps for the team.
• Review security artefacts submitted by project, application and infrastructure teams to ensure they are complete, clear and aligned to required standards.
• Assist in updating security standards, checklists and templates so they stay relevant, easy to use and aligned with Singlife’s policies and regulatory expectations.
• Help prepare simple security metrics, dashboards or reports using tools such as Excel, Power BI, Power Automate or other digital tools to improve visibility for stakeholders.

Requirements

• Education: Currently pursuing a diploma in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• Skills: Comfortable with basic digital tools such as Excel or PowerPoint; exposure to scripting, automation, Power BI, Power Automate or AI tools would be a plus.
• Interest: Curious about cyber security, technology risk, AI, automation and how organisations protect their systems and data.
• Mindset: Eager to learn, detail-oriented and willing to ask questions, try new ideas and solve problems in a practical way.
• Teamwork: Able to work well with others, communicate clearly and take ownership of tasks while being open to guidance and feedback.