Technical Manager, Database Services

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:

• Design and recommend integrated database infrastructure solutions fulfilling application and business requirements
• Maintain high availability and ensure database healthiness
• Manage the activities associated with patch management, audit and compliance
• Provide support and consultancy on DB solutions, build a framework for standardising DBs, govern the standards, evaluate related technologies and communicate with the vendor
• Manage/Implement/monitor database-related projects with internal and/or external resources
• Train up and coach new DB team members with standards and technology used by the Club
• Design the database architecture that leverages innovative technologies and cloud services. Evaluate new database technologies and plan and implement the Technology Refreshment program
• Align personal development plan with business objectives and embrace the transformation to move the team/department forward

About You

You should have:

• University degree in computer science, engineering or related subjects or work experience equivalent for database engineering
• 3 years of in-depth experience on PostgreSQL Database performance tuning, cluster setup, Always On replication on a large-scale system
• 1-2+ years of experience on MSSQL Database performance tuning, cluster setup, Always On replication on a large-scale system
• At least 1-2+ years’ experience in extensive work in creating and running Docker images and containers
• Exposure and experience in Cloud infrastructure database provisioning and management will be an advantage
• Knowledge of scripting tools and languages will be an advantage
• Solid experience in the Linux operating system will be an advantage
• Good knowledge of container DB in the Cloud platform
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure development, network and system management
• Experience in MSSQL and MongoDB in on-premises and cloud environments is preferred
• Good knowledge of a modern scripting language for automation of build tasks
• Experience working with version control systems (GitHub), build management and CI/CD tools (Concourse, Jenkins), and monitoring tools (e.g. Redgate, App Dynamics)

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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