Senior / Specialised Systems Engineer (Geospatial)

What the Role is
GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.

At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.

Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!

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We are seeking an experienced Geospatial Specialist to join our Modelling and Simulation (M&S) practice, which aims at spurring innovative geospatial systems and solutions for Whole-of-Government (WoG). M&S Cluster is currently leading Technology Transformation and Digitalisation effort using GIS in partnership with agencies technical team, IHLs and industry partners.

As a GIS Specialist, you will collaborate with a team of talented GIS architects and consultants who are passionate about emerging technologies, and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to drive WoG geospatial projects. This role includes managing the entire project lifecycle from strategic planning to technical activities, including undertaking the requisite transformational and change management efforts to ensure a successful implementation.

You will also manage the overall end to end solutioning and implementation process for NParks centralized geospatial database and viewer, and deployment of system onto the Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) and/or Government Commercial Cloud plus (GCC+).

What you will be working on:

• Provide Geospatial IT Consulting Services to government agencies, including:

  • Solutioning - Develop deep understanding of Business Domain, perform business process analysis, conceptualise innovative solutions (involving multi-disciplinary components) to effectively address business needs

  • Acquisition of System and Services - Develop functional specs, tender documents, Evaluate tender bids

  • Architecture & Design – Perform geospatial architecture planning, Develop data models and database design, system architecture designand application design

  • Applications Deployment – Perform quality assurance planning, configuration management, deployment planning, performance tuning and validation, user acceptance testing, and user training

• Provide consulting to agency for usage of LiDAR pointcloud, panoramic images and its usage using ML models. Training can be provided if candidate is aware of GIS/IT products.

• Integration of GIS with workflow management system and its usage. Training can be provided if candidate is aware of GIS/IT products.

• Leverage existing central geospatial platforms and services to provide value added services and geo-enabled apps for government

• Gain expertise in emerging geospatial related technologies such as Indoor/Outdoor Positioning, AR, VR etc.

• Perform rapid prototyping, developing geospatial models, scripts and workbenches. Ensure reusability of codes, workbenches, ETL processes and other project artefacts.

• Assist in developing geospatial IT competency

• Assist in promoting use of geospatial IT within government, public and private sector

What we are looking for:

• Disciplines in Geospatial Technology/Science, Computer Science/Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent

• Minimum 7 years of relevant GIS experience in solution design, IT consulting and/or project management

• Passionate about Geospatial technologies such ESRI, FME, open-source GIS and allied emerging technologies

• Possess strong analytical, communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills

• Able to work independently and be a good team player

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe it is key to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers