Software Engineer - Data Services and Applications

About the role

DSTA's Information Programme Centre develops and delivers solutions that defend Singapore's digital space, supporting 24/7 operations by collecting, aggregating and sharing data from many systems. It is looking for motivated Software Engineers to build automated data services and specialised solutions that keep these services efficient, robust and available.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop data pipelines that efficiently collect, aggregate and share data across multiple systems.
• Design, document and implement APIs that expose aggregated data to consumers.
• Develop algorithms that automatically detect, diagnose and fix issues in data pipelines.
• Improve and evolve existing pipelines as new data sources are added.
• Work with data producers and consumers and with cross-functional teams, including infrastructure and cybersecurity, to deliver projects successfully.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field such as Electrical Engineering.
• Strong software engineering skills, with experience in Java, C++ or another object-oriented language.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred technical skills

• GIT-based source control.
• Software design principles, modularity and maintainability.
• Computer networking.
• Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), stream processing (Kafka), databases and search (ElasticSearch).
• Secure software development and testing tools (Parasoft, Fortify, WebInspect).
• Basic Bash or Shell scripting.