Assistant Technical Manager, Application Development

Who are we?

We are the IT Division of HKJC, a vibrant community of over 1,500 dedicated professionals working collaboratively across Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Our team is a diverse mix of individuals from various backgrounds, from all across the world. We embrace our humanity, recognizing that each of us brings unique strengths and perspectives. This diversity not only enriches our work environment but also drives our innovation and creativity as we strive to achieve our collective goals.

What do we do?

We design, build, and operate the technology that powers the Club. Our primary focus is on delivering the service that supports our hospitality, racing and wagering operations, to ensure that our customers and members enjoy exceptional experiences.

We also deliver the changes necessary to drive business growth through new products and services. And, we are committed to safeguarding the Club by protecting it from external threats, providing a secure and resilient technological environment.

The Department

The IT Infrastructure and Platform Operations Department is responsible for the design, implementation, and management of the infrastructure that supports the Club’s IT systems, and leads the Service Management capabilities that ensure the smooth running of these systems.

This department ensures that all technological resources operate efficiently and effectively to support business objectives. Key responsibilities include:

• Design and operate processes and controls that ensure IT service availability, performance, and resilience are aligned with business expectations.
• Manage the 24x7 IT Operations Centre.
• Manage the Club’s exploitation of the public cloud.
• Manage the complete lifecycle of the Club’s IT network and the technology within our data centres.
• Provide the roadmaps, standards, and capabilities that enable our IT infrastructure to remain current (eligible for vendor support) and secure (patched and remediated against CVEs).
• Provide the Club’s colleague collaboration technology suite, including desktop and laptop computers, mobile devices, collaboration tools, carrier contracts, and associated support functions.

The Job

You will:

• Engage in effort estimation, service and application design, code construction, testing, maintenance and support of high-volume customer-facing web channel applications, comprising client, server and database components
• Design, enhance, develop and maintain a database to support the business and IT requirements
• Conducting feasibility studies to evaluate or pilot new business-enabling technology
• Performing software development and conducting reviews according to business requirements and defined Club IT processes and standards
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, system assurance, project managers and operations team to deliver high-quality mobile and web systems on time and on budget
• Work closely with Shenzhen development teams, System Assurance, Infrastructure and Operation teams to deliver high-quality systems
• Provide rostered off-duty standby support for the production systems
• Planning resources to accomplish development tasks, monitor and report the progress
• Create and foster a diverse and inclusive culture with trust and respect to attract, develop and retain talents.  Serve as a role model to support cross-team/division/department efforts and model collaborative behaviours.  Inspire the team to bring forward ideas and solutions to empower the people to accelerate business success

About You

You should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in software development, system integration, and support
• Proven ability to manage projects and lead development teams, both onsite and remotely
• Comprehensive experience in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Skilled in database design, development, and management, particularly with MSSQL and NoSQL
• Experience in vendor management and fostering strong working relationships
• Strong understanding of performance tuning and data security is a plus
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and thrive under pressure
• Proficient in spoken and written English and Cantonese; knowledge of Putonghua is a plus

Terms of Employment

The level of appointment will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

How to Apply

Please send your resume, complete with expected salary and job reference by clicking the Apply Now button or to:

Fax: 2966-5770

Mail: The Human Resources Department, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, 1 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
 

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