Job Description

Company Summary

A public sector technology organisation driving large-scale digital transformation and the development of next-generation digital services. The organisation focuses on building scalable technology platforms and solutions that improve public services, empower communities, and support nationwide digital initiatives.

Role & Responsibilities

Technical & Architectural Leadership: Provide technical direction, architectural oversight, and design reviews to ensure robust, secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.
Engineering Strategy & Roadmaps: Define engineering strategies and long-term technical roadmaps aligned with product vision and organisational objectives.
Product & Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product, UX, and business stakeholders to shape product strategy, prioritise roadmaps, and drive incremental delivery.
Engineering Excellence: Establish and uphold engineering best practices across system design, code quality, testing, security-by-design, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
Team Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, fostering a strong engineering culture, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
People & Performance Management: Build effective team structures, identify and develop future leaders, manage performance, and support professional growth.
Delivery & Resource Management: Drive delivery effectiveness across multiple workstreams, identify resourcing needs, and support internal and external recruitment.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in engineering leadership or management roles.
Proven experience leading medium to large engineering teams (10+ members) across multiple projects or workstreams.
Strong technical foundation in system design, modern software architecture, and complex enterprise systems.
Experience with modern full-stack technologies, preferably Next.js / React for frontend and Java / Kotlin / TypeScript for backend development.
Strong understanding of modern architectures and engineering practices, including cloud-native technologies, microservices, CI/CD, and DevOps.
Experience managing complex technical challenges involving high-security requirements, high-availability systems, and integration of legacy and modern platforms.
Strong emphasis on engineering quality, security, evolutionary architecture, and operational excellence.
Proven ability to drive team effectiveness, establish engineering standards, and deliver outcomes through data-driven decision-making.
Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and people leadership capabilities.

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Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd

Chow Mon Fei

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