Information Technology Manager (Development)

Job Number: 49077 Department: Office of the Communications Authority Job Title: Information Technology Manager (Development) Salary: HK$77,800 - $82,800 per month Entry Requirements: a) Candidates should have - (i) a bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or related discipline from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; (ii) met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2 [Note (2)] or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent; (iii) at least six (6) years of relevant post-qualification full-time IT working experience, of which two (2) years must be in a similar post and in a comparable capacity; and (iv) at least four (4) years of full-time experience in managing system analysis and design, implementation and maintenance for IT systems using Java frameworks (e.g. Spring MVC, Spring Boot), HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript (e.g. React.js, Angular.js) and relational databases (e.g. Oracle RDBMS, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB). b) Candidates should be customer-oriented, able to perform under pressure, willing to work after office hours and occasionally working on an on-call basis as required. c) Candidates should have solid experience in project management and implementation of system development based on industry best practice. d) Candidates who are holders of the following certificates or equivalent will be advantageous - (i) Projects in Controlled Environments, version 2 (PRINCE2) Professional; and (ii) Project Management Professional (PMP). e) Candidates who have experience in using the following technologies/products will be advantageous - (i) Agile software development; (ii) Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline; (iii) DevSecOps; (iv) Full stack development (MEAN/MERN); (v) RESTful API development; (vi) Python programming; (vii) NoSQL database; (viii) Containerisation such as Red Hat OpenShift, podman, containerd, KubeSphere, Knative, etc.; and (ix) Service mesh/serverless architecture. Note: (1) Applicants should have met the entry requirements on or before the closing date for application. (2) For non-civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade E in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2 respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth. (3) Candidates will be required to attend a selection interview cum written test. Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, OFCA may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited. Duties: Information Technology Manager (Development) will be mainly responsible for - a) managing the development team to complete jobs of the system development stream and any other IT related duties; b) acting as the application and data architect to support the business requirements; c) enforcing the compliance with the best practices, regulations, policies and guidelines of the Government on system development and IT security; d) performing and leading the performance of system development including project planning and management, budgeting, feasibility study, user requirement collection, system analysis and design, specification development, product evaluation, programming, procurement, vendor/contract management, system implementation, system testing, system documentation, system administration and maintenance, system troubleshooting and tuning, quality assurance and other activities of the system development life cycle; e) managing and monitoring the update, administration, maintenance and disaster recovery of business application systems, websites and public facing e-services; f) engaging and collaborating with stakeholders to meet the business objectives; and g) handling various administrative tasks. Terms of Appointment: Successful candidates will be appointed on two-year non-civil service contract (NCSC) terms. Further renewal of contract will be subject to the candidates performance and service needs. Fringe Benefits (a) A gratuity may be granted if the contract is satisfactorily completed with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. Such gratuity, plus any contribution made by the Government to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Scheme in respect of the appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will add up to 15% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period. (b) Rest days, statutory holidays, annual leave, maternity leave, paternity leave and sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted in line with the provisions of the Employment Ordinance. General Notes: (a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise; (b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race; (c) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service; (d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made; (e) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend written test and/or interview; (f) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the written test and/or selection interview without being subject to any additional shortlisting criteria. Applicants who have declared disabilities and are found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities - Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureaus website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service - Appointments”; and (g) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates with their applications. How to apply: Application Forms [G.F. 340 (Rev. 7/2023)] are obtainable from any Home Affairs Enquiry Centre of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any Job Centre of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can also be downloaded from the Civil Service Bureaus website (https://www.csb.gov.hk). Completed application forms submitted in person or by post should reach the contact address below on or before the closing date for application together with copies of (i) letter on result of HKDSE/ HKCEE or results of equivalent examinations [See Note (2)]; (ii) official transcripts and certificates of academic and professional qualifications obtained from institutions; and (iii) proof of current and previous employment record. Applicants should attach a separate sheet to the application form setting out their employment record, as well as a detailed account of their relevant experience and skills in a prescribed Supplementary Information Sheet which can be downloaded from the OFCA webpage at https://www.ofca.gov.hk/en/about_us/job/index.html. Those who do not provide the separate employment record and the completed Supplementary Information Sheet may not be considered for interview. Please specify on the envelope “Application for the post of Information Technology Manager (Development)”. To avoid delayed or unsuccessful delivery of applications by post, please ensure that the correct address is clearly printed or written on the envelope and sufficient postage has been affixed before posting. Mail items bearing insufficient postage will not be delivered to the Office of the Communications Authority and will be returned to the sender or disposed of by the Hongkong Post, where appropriate. Applicants will bear any consequences arising from paying insufficient postage. Applicants may also apply online through the Civil Service Bureaus website (https://www.csb.gov.hk). Applications submitted by fax or e-mail will not be accepted. For applicants who apply on-line, they should submit copies of the required supporting documents and the separate sheet on employment record by post to the contact address below or send the scanned copies of the above to the e-mail address (recruit-ncsc@ofca.gov.hk) on or before 29 April 2025. The on-line application number should be quoted on the envelope and copies of supporting documents or quoted in the e-mail sent. Applicants are encouraged to provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for written test and/or selection interview will normally receive an invitation (by email or by post) in about six to eight weeks from the closing date for application. Those who are not invited for written test and/or selection interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. Contact Address: Personnel Registry, Office of the Communications Authority, 29/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queens Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong Enquiry Telephone: 2961 6719 or 2961 6522 Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy): 22/04/2025 23:59:00 Attachment： Supplementary Information Sheet (2025) 補充資料表格.docx Web Site of Department: https://www.ofca.gov.hk Application via Internet: Available Advertising Date 02/04/2025