HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) Hiring! Full Time Digital Forensics Engineer, DIF CoE in - Ricebowl

What The Role Is

HTX is the world’s first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and integral to the Home Team (HT), HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore’s front-line of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment, and accelerate the Home Team’s advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.

The Digital & Information Forensics Centre of Expertise employs cutting-edge technology and a multi-disciplinary approach involving on-scene, laboratory, and digital forensics to maximise evidence recovery and analysis to produce fast and actionable leads for our investigators. Through our push to increase the efficiency of digital forensics support for investigations, we have developed user-friendly tools to enable front-line officers to conduct evidence review on their own and generate leads faster.

What You Will Be Working On

The principal accountabilities of the job holder are to:

• Conduct forensics research in the areas of mobile technologies, IoT devices, vehicle systems, and cloud services to support forensic examinations in crime investigations.
• Develop tools, algorithms, and techniques for the extraction, analysis, and interpretation of digital evidence.
• Collaborate with Forensic Examiners to ensure developed tools and techniques are integrated into operational workflows and meet investigative needs.
• Evaluate, prototype, test, and enhance forensic tools and processes to improve examination capabilities.
• Monitor emerging trends and technologies in digital forensics and related fields, applying new knowledge to the development of innovative tools and techniques.
• Oversee and liaise with vendors on proof-of-concept projects, from scoping through to evaluation.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

Candidates should possess:

• A tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:
• Proficiency in digital forensics, including hands-on experience with a range of forensic software tools for evidence examination.
• Programming experience and familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, including hands-on experience in developing and integrating APIs.
• Solid understanding of common operating systems and hardware architectures, including Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies and architectures, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Familiarity with GenAI, agentic frameworks, LLM APIs, MCPs, multi-agent orchestration, and knowledge graph and semantic technologies.
• Experience managing projects from initial conceptualisation through to deployment.
  
  
• All new appointees will be appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement.