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title: 'Staff Platform Engineer - Big Data Platform Management at Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies'
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# Staff Platform Engineer - Big Data Platform Management at Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies

- **Company:** Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies
- **Location:** Singapore
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/csit/a7740249-19d5-4257-9906-61862c862e08

## Job description

CSIT develops products to advance the national security interests of Singapore. We use our products in a wide range of operations, including but not limited to Counter-terrorism and Computer Network Defence. We are looking for talented Senior Big Data Platform Staff Engineer. Join the awesome CSIT family and use cutting-edge technologies to protect the nation.

We are seeking an experience Big Data Platform Staff Engineer to join our team, responsible for managing and optimizing our Big Data Infrastructure platform. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of Big Data technologies, architectures, and systems, as well as experience with managing large-scale data processing and analytics environments. The role will involve designing, implementing, and maintaining the Big Data Infrastructure platform, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.

## Responsibilities

- Design, implement and manage the Big Data Infrastructure platform, including Hadoop, Spark, NoSQL databases, and data lakes.
- Manage Big Data clusters, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing cluster performance, as well as managing job scheduling and resource allocation.
- Design and implement storage solutions for Big Data workloads, including HDFS, S3, and other object storage systems.
- Ensure the security and governance of the Big Data Infrastructure platform, including managing access controls, implementing data encryption, and conducting regular security audits.
- Collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to optimize Big Data application performance and provide technical support and guidance on using the Big Data Infrastructure platform.
- Plan and manage Big Data resource capacity, including forecasting, procurement, and deployment of new hardware and software.

## Requirements (Minimum Qualifications)

- A degree or professional qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- At least 8 years of experience in managing Big Data Platforms. Proven experience with technologies like Spark, Iceberg, Trino, Elastic Stack, NiFi, Kafka, Airflow.
- Expertise in Big Data Engineering, especially in building streaming/batch pipelines, architecting data warehouses, and deploying AI/ML infrastructure.
- Capable of managing and utilizing diverse storage protocols, including S3, NFS, SMB, and HDFS.
- Strong knowledge in securing applications through SSL/TLS encryption, data at rest encryption, and robust authentication/authorization (AuthN/AuthZ) using OIDC/OAuth2.
- Comprehensive understanding of core networking principles, including firewall configuration, DNS management, routing and subnetting.
- Experience with scripting languages, such as Bash, Python, Scala and Java.
- Proficient in Kubernetes orchestration, leveraging its ecosystem for automated scaling, self-healing, and seamless CI/CD integration.
- Experience in supporting search workloads in multi-terabytes and billions of records
- Experience with agile development methodologies and version control systems, such as Git.
- Experience in leading engineering teams.

## Nice to Have

- Certifications in Big Data, such as Hadoop Certified Developer or Spark Certified Developer.
- Experience in managing physical and virtual infrastructures.
- knowledgeable in deploying and scaling LLM-based and agentic AI/ML applications.

Why join us?

- The work is purposeful and meaningful
- You will work with the best engineers
- We work with modern technologies and tech stacks
- We have excellent engineering culture and work-life balance
- We aspire to engineering and operational excellence
- We empower to innovate
- We grow together as a family

As CSIT is an agency under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), only Singapore Citizens will be considered.

## About Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) is a technical agency under Singapore’s Ministry of Defence that harnesses advanced digital technologies—cybersecurity, AI, data analytics, and cloud infrastructure—to protect national security.
- **Entity Type**: Government Agency (Private, not-for-profit)
- **Headquarters**: Singapore
- **Founded**: 2003
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (established as a member of the Defence Technology Community)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Cybersecurity, National Security, Defence Technology, IT Services and IT Consulting
- **Target customers**: Government of Singapore (B2G); national security stakeholders
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Develop capabilities to support critical national security efforts, including cyber defence, counter-terrorism, and countering hostile information operations.”

## Products & Services
- **[Cybersecurity Research & Operations]**: Applied research in vulnerability analysis, network device security, telecommunications security, and mobile/embedded device security. Operates a self-built secure cloud environment for mission systems.
- **[AI & Data Exploitation Tools]**: Builds AI-driven analytics and data engineering platforms to identify threats and provide threat intelligence.
- **[Software Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure]**: Develops custom digital solutions, including platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, collaboration tools, and big data processing systems.
- **[Traineeship & Scholarship Programmes]**: Offers a Cybersecurity Traineeship Programme (no prior experience required) and undergraduate/diploma scholarships to nurture talent.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (government agency)
- **Key Metric**: Over 430 employees (434 as of 2026, +9.6% YoY); 62 active job postings; annual revenue reported externally as ~$10M (likely internal budget figure; not publicly confirmed by CSIT)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Singapore; Defence Technology Community; collaborates with GovTech, DSTA, DSO National Laboratories, NUS, NTU
- **Growth Signals**: 9.6% headcount growth year-over-year; job postings up 8.8% yearly; expanding into AI engineering and cloud platform roles; strong talent pipeline from local universities and defence agencies

## Competitive Advantages
- **National Security Mandate**: Directly contributes to Singapore’s cyber defence and counter-terrorism, offering unparalleled mission impact.
- **Cutting-Edge Tech Stack**: In-house secure cloud, AI/ML, and vulnerability research capabilities that rival top commercial cybersecurity firms.
- **Talent Development**: Structured traineeship, scholarship, and internship programmes; strong mentorship culture; high retention of engineers from defence ecosystem.
- **Stability & Resources**: As a government agency, provides long-term career stability with access to advanced tools and classified projects.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Deepen AI engineering capabilities; expand cyber threat research (especially in network devices, telecommunications, cloud platforms); strengthen cloud infrastructure and platform reliability; continue to attract and develop local cybersecurity talent.
- **Direction for growth**: Scaling teams in AI, data engineering, and product engineering; increasing collaboration with other defence technology agencies; enhancing offensive and defensive cyber operations.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven environment with a focus on integrity, innovation, teamwork, agility, and lifelong learning. Employees report a work-life balance rating of 4.2/5.0 on LinkedIn.
- **Work Policy**: On-site roles in Singapore (multiple offices in Science Park and Bukit Merah); no remote/hybrid flexibility indicated for most positions.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on projects that directly safeguard national security; access to cutting-edge technology; scholarships and traineeship programmes for career starters; competitive government salaries (e.g., Senior Engineer SGD 155,761/year reported).
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong emphasis on research and development; engineers are empowered to build custom solutions from scratch; collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn – CSIT Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/csitsg)
2. [CSIT Official Website](https://www.csit.gov.sg/join-us)
3. [Singapore Government Directory – CSIT](https://www.sgdi.gov.sg/ministries/mindef/departments/csit)
4. [NUS Career Fair – CSIT Profile](https://careerfair.comp.nus.edu.sg/Company0125/Centre_for_Strategic_Infocomm_Technologies_(CSIT).html)
5. [CSIT Careers – Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/csit)

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