Application Technology jobs

The School of Continuing Education, one of the seven Faculties/Schools of the University and a major provider of continuing and professional education in Hong Kong, offers a wide range of full-time and part-time programmes at the post-secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels for young learners and working adults. It also offers in-house training and short courses to meet the community needs and market demands. Operated on a self-financed basis, the School and its College of International Education currently employ about 400 full-time staff and 500 part-time instructors. The School is inviting applications for the following position:

Assistant Information Technology Manager (Application Development & Delivery) (Ref. No.: 26270185)

We are seeking a motivated and hands-on professional with a strong background in application design and system development. Working closely with business stakeholders, the successful candidate will support, enhance, and modernize critical business applications while contributing to new solution development in a dynamic and evolving environment.

This is a continuous-based position. The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract ending in August 2027. Re-appointment upon contract completion will be subject to mutual agreement, institutional needs, and satisfactory performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of institutional applications, including timetabling, room booking, and other business-critical systems.
• Drive end-to-end solution delivery, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and post-implementation review to ensure successful business outcomes.
• Design and maintain application architecture, data models, security controls, and system integrations across legacy and modern platforms using APIs, middleware, and batch interfaces.
• Provide hands-on application development and technical leadership when required, including code review, solution review, troubleshooting, and establishing development standards and best practices.
• Coordinate and oversee the work of internal developers and external vendors to ensure timely and quality delivery of application solutions.

• Lead the Application DevOps function, including release management, version control, CI/CD processes, environment management, and change governance to ensure reliable and efficient application delivery.
• Establish and continuously improve software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, development standards, and operational procedures.
• Define and manage testing strategies, including unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and test automation initiatives to ensure solution quality.

• Oversee application support and service operations, including incident management, problem management, root cause analysis, performance monitoring, and continuous service improvement to meet service level objectives.
• Ensure operational readiness for new and enhanced applications through the preparation of technical documentation, runbooks, support procedures, and effective knowledge transfer to support teams.
• Lead issue investigation, incident triage, and preventive improvement initiatives to enhance application stability, reliability, and user experience.

• Perform other IT projects and assignments as assigned.

Requirements:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a written assessment.

The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract ending in August 2027. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System. Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after submission of application may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy.

The School reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled.