SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
The School of Continuing Education (SCE), one of the seven Faculties/Schools of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) 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. SCE also offers in-house training and short courses to meet the community needs and market demands. Operating on a self-financed basis, SCE including its College of International Education currently employ about 400 full-time staff and 550 part-time instructors. SCE is inviting applications for the following position:
SCE is at an advanced stage of progressing towards its registration as a post-secondary college under the applicable law, with completion expected to be within a year. This transformation aims to enhance the internationalisation and diversification of higher education through distinctive, professional programmes that address societal manpower needs. As part of this exciting institutional evolution, successful candidates may be offered the opportunity to transition to the new post-secondary college (upon its successful registration) under a long-term development plan.
SCE is inviting applications for the following position:
Assistant Information Technology Manager (Application Development & Delivery) (Re. 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:
1. Application Development & Solution Delivery
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.
2. DevOps, Release & Quality Management
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.
3. Application Support & Service Operations
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…