Local Development Centre (LDC) Technical Lead
On-site · Singapore, Singapore
Job Summary
Lead and manage the Local Development Centre (LDC) in Singapore, establishing development standards, governance frameworks, and delivery practices while mentoring multidisciplinary engineering teams. Drive integrated engineering delivery with customer teams, develop and execute knowledge-transfer and capability-development plans, and oversee software development, system integration, deployment, testing, and operational transition. Collaborate with technical authorities to ensure compliance with architecture, quality, cybersecurity, safety, and operational requirements. Manage technical planning, resource allocation, risk management, and progress reporting for LDC activities; support future enhancements and long-term engineering capability growth. Engage with customers and internal teams across software development, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, integration, testing, and site reliability engineering disciplines, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 10+ years of experience delivering software, systems, infrastructure, or complex technology solutions
- 5+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Experience in establishing engineering processes, development standards, governance frameworks, and delivery practices
- Demonstrated experience leading customer-facing technical teams in collaborative development environments
- Experience building, mentoring, and developing engineering talent and technical capabilities
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, systems integration, cloud technologies, and modern engineering practices
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, management, and customers
- Experience in aviation, transportation, defense, government, critical infrastructure, or other mission-critical environments is desirable
- Experience establishing or scaling engineering centers, development organizations, or capability-building programs
- Experience leading knowledge transfer, workforce development, training, or mentoring initiatives
- Experience leading co-development programs involving customers, partners, and contractor teams
- Experience developing engineering governance frameworks, operating models, and quality management processes
- Experience managing technical road maps, resource planning, and delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams
- Familiarity with regulated, safety-critical, cybersecurity-sensitive, or highly available operational environments
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change
- Proficiency in English and one or more regional languages is desirable
- Candidates with existing authorization to work in Singapore
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