Trust is the first of a new breed of banks in Singapore – digitally native and focused on delivering a delightful customer experience. You will work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment to solve new and interesting challenges each day. Together with our Trust team, you will help shape the future of our bank.

We are looking for an specialist in cloud security architecture and engineering to join our digital banking team in Singapore. This senior role will be responsible for ensuring the security of our AWS cloud infrastructure and platforms, leading the build of key security platforms and automation, and working closely with platform engineers to validate technical designs and implementations. You will be a key technical leader driving security strategy and innovation across our cloud-native banking platform.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Platform Security

Lead cloud security strategy and implementation for our AWS-based digital banking platform
Collaborate with platform engineers to review, validate, and secure technical designs and implementations
Conduct security assessments of cloud infrastructure, services, and architectural patterns
Drive implementation of security controls and monitoring across cloud environments
Ensure compliance with banking regulations and security frameworks in cloud deployments

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Application Security, Security Architecture, and Security Engineering teams
Contribute to security solutions across multiple disciplines in an agile, collaborative environment
Engage with senior stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, to communicate security strategies and risks
Facilitate security discussions between engineering teams and business stakeholders

Engineering Leadership & Innovation

Lead strategy and direction for innovative security solutions to improve security posture
Implement and optimize security controls, monitoring, and incident response capabilities
Drive security automation and infrastructure-as-code practices
Lead and mentor teams of security engineers and contribute to their professional development
Stay current with emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices

Strategic Security Management

Develop and maintain cloud security policies, standards, and procedures
Provide technical security guidance for cloud adoption and digital transformation initiatives
Lead security incident response and forensics for cloud-based threats
Present security metrics, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership

Required Qualifications

Experience & Background

8+ years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years focused on cloud security or security engineering
Deep expertise in AWS cloud security services, architecture, and best practices
Proven experience in financial services or highly regulated industries (banking preferred)
Strong engineering background with hands-on technical implementation experience
3+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams

Technical Expertise

Expert-level knowledge of AWS security services (IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, etc.)
Strong understanding of cloud-native security architectures and zero-trust principles
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Proficiency in security automation and DevSecOps practices
Knowledge of container security (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS)
Understanding of network security in cloud environments (VPC, security groups, NACLs)

Regulatory & Compliance

Experience with banking and financial services regulations
Knowledge of cloud compliance frameworks and audit processes
Understanding of data protection and privacy requirements in banking

Leadership & Communication

Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior executives
Experience managing and developing high-performing engineering teams
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

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Platform & Security Engineering Lead