VP, Network Security Engineer, Technology Group

Location:Singapore

Job Function:Technology Group

Job Type:Permanent

Req ID:16871

GIC is one of the worlds largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2000 employees across 11 locations around the world we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the worlds industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapores financial future and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Technology Group
We experiment design and lead a 247 global business where we support core capabilities in asset management trading investment operations and risk management. We deliver secure reliable and integrated solutions and provide insights on new and emerging technologies.

What impact can you make in this role

The VP Network Security Engineer is responsible for ensuring the design deployment and ongoing assurance of a secure resilient and compliant network infrastructure across on-premises hybrid and cloud environments.

This role provides a holistic remit across engineering policy and governance working closely with infrastructure engineering infrastructure and security operations and compliance teams to align technical delivery with MAS TRM and CSA CCoP requirements and international best practices such as NIST ISO 27001 and CIS benchmarks.

You will be instrumental in converting governance and regulatory objectives into operational network controls ensuring our systems remain secure scalable and highly available. This will be achieved through security design reviews configuration assessments governance and continuous assurance of network controls that safeguard our systems.

What will you do as an VP Network Security Engineer

Design & Implementation

• Lead the design and deployment of secure network architectures across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure solutions incorporate defense-in-depth segmentation high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Evaluate and integrate new network and security technologies to enhance threat protection and resilience.
• Translate MAS TRM and CSA CCoP requirements into practical implementable technical designs with actionable technical control objectives and configurations for firewalls segmentation and network security devices.
• Review and validate design artefacts network diagrams and configuration baselines for compliance with standards (e.g. MAS TRM CSA CCoP).

Network Security Governance & Compliance

• Develop maintain and enforce network security policies standards and control frameworks in alignment with MAS TRM CSA CCoP ISO 27001 industry best practices with alignment to GICs internal security framework.
• Conduct periodic compliance reviews control testing and assessments to validate adherence to approved security standards.
• Coordinate with risk and compliance teams to support regulatory audits internal reviews and security risk assessments.
• Establish and track governance metrics KPIs and dashboards for network security posture reporting to management.

Security Design Review & Assurance

• Lead or participate in network and security design reviews to ensure new deployments comply with internal standards and MAS TRM guidelines.
• Review and approve firewall rule base and configuration changes ensuring adherence to least privilege and zero-trust principles.
• Provide technical guidance to project and infrastructure teams to ensure secure-by-design network architectures.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to validate the effectiveness of security controls and identify improvement areas.

Technical Advisory & Continuous Improvement

• Serve as a subject matter expert for network security controls including firewalls IDS/IPS NAC proxies SASE and VPN.
• Collaborate with SOC and operations teams on incident investigations and identify governance-related corrective actions.
• Support initiatives for network security automation baseline hardening and configuration management.
• Stay current with MAS advisories emerging threats and technology risk trends to proactively enhance network security governance.

Risk & Compliance

• Integrate security engineering into delivery pipelines; maintain zero regulatory findings and aim for zero audit points.
• Ensure full compliance with MAS TRM CSA CCoP NIST CSF GDPR SWIFT Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF).
• Maintain the Network RCSA and publish monthly KRI dashboards to the Board Risk Committee.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or a related discipline.
• 8 10 years of experience in network security engineering with experience spanning design implementation and governance within the financial services sector.

Technical Expertise:

• Firewalls and perimeter defense across well-known firewall brands
• Network segmentation Zoning VPNs IDS/IPS NAC proxies and SASE
• Secure routing and switching (BGP OSPF VLAN QoS)
• Hybrid and cloud network security (AWS/Azure)
• Network resilience design HA configurations and disaster recovery planning
• Firewall policy and configuration management tools

Regulatory / Framework Knowledge:

• MAS TRM and CSA CCoP Guidelines
• ISO/IEC 27001/27002 NIST CSF CIS benchmark GDPR and SWIFT Customer Security Controls Framework (advantageous)

Certifications (preferred):

• CISSP CISM CCNP Security PCNSE or equivalent

Soft Skills

• Strong technical leadership with a holistic understanding of security resilience and compliance interdependencies.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to balance security rigor with operational practicality.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence across architecture operations and compliance teams.

Work at the Point of Impact
We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious agile and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas share your views and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence Respect Integrity Merit and Excellence which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

GIC is a Great Place to Work

At GIC our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation professional growth and interpersonal connection. At the same time we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

GIC is an equal opportunity employer
As an employer we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

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