Architect / Senior Specialist (Solution Development) – System Development

Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited

Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) is a private organization jointly owned by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks. The Company’s key objective is to develop and operate a safe and efficient multi-currency and multi-dimensional financial infrastructure in Hong Kong for:

• large-value interbank fund transfers denominated in HKD, USD, Euro and RMB;

• interbank money settlement of equity and debt securities transactions in Hong Kong via the linkages with the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited and the HKMA’s Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) system;

• small-value interbank fund transfers denominated in HKD and RMB via the HKD and RMB Faster Payment System; and

• interbank clearing and/or money settlement of paper cheques and various types of electronic payments in Hong Kong.

The Company is also the operator of the HKMA’s CMU system.

Apart from interbank clearing-and-settlement services, the Company and its subsidiaries also support the HKMA and the financial industry to foster the development of the financial technology (“FinTech”) ecosystem in Hong Kong.

We are looking for a suitable candidate to take up the following job position.

Architect / Senior Specialist (Solution Development) – System Development

Major Responsibilities

• Responsible for development and implementation of different FinTech initiatives, such as cloud-based system, central bank digital currency and cross-border DLT connectivity

• Gather, analyse, document and validate the needs of business stakeholders

• Participate in system deployment with scripting and other tools, testing, debugging, documenting and implementing FinTech projects

• Assist in managing scope, progress, cost, resources and stakeholders’ expectations to deliver the project within timeline and budget

• Assist in vendor management in order to meet targeted project timeline

• Assist in providing project status reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing data and statistics

• Collaborate closely with all the teammates and external stakeholders and committed to achieve the overall targets of the team

Requirements

• University degree with over 8 years’ experience in system development or infrastructure setup preferably in financial sector for Architect; over 5 years’ experience for Senior Specialist

• Prior working experience in cloud infrastructure setup and/or application deployment

• Familiar with Java, Spring Boot, Terraform, Ansible scripts, Nginx, API integration (e.g., RESTful / SOAP APIs), database (e.g., MySQL)

• Sound knowledge of NodeJS, TypeScript, blockchain (Hyperledger or Ethereum), CI/CD, DevOps (at public Cloud platforms or on-premises), Docker, Kubernetes, symmetric and asymmetric encryption, SSL/TLS protocols is preferred

• Hands-on Cloud technologies will be a definite advantage

• Enthusiastic on learning new technology

• Good technical writing skill

• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese, with proficiency in Putonghua preferred

How to Apply

Interested parties please send your curriculum vitae stating your current and expected salaries, and contact phone number to the Human Resources Division, Unit B, 25/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon or by clicking the "Apply Now" button below:

All applications and personal information collected will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for the purpose of recruitment and selection. The information collected will be accessed by our authorized personnel only. Those applicants not contacted by the Human Resources Division within two months from their application date should consider their applications filed for future reference which will be retained for one year for possible future job matching, and destroyed after the expiry of one year.