Senior Systems Manager

Vocational Training Council (VTC)

Hong Kong

7-9 Years

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Job Description

Information Technology Office

Ref. no : C/ITO/SSM/05/26-AP2

Major Duties :
The appointee(s) would take up duties in the following areas:
(a) Digitalisation
	Digital Learning Platforms and AI for Teaching & Learning
	(i)	To lead and manage the team in the planning, delivery and continuous enhancement of Council-wide digital solutions for teaching and learning
	(ii)	To formulate and drive the strategy, design and implementation of AI-enabled solutions for teaching and learning, including but not limited to Agentic AI solutions and institutional AI platform
	(iii)	To oversee the operation, enhancement and integration of the Learning Management System (LMS) and related digital learning systems
	(iv)	To collaborate with academic, operational units and other stakeholders to translate pedagogical requirements into scalable and user-centric IT solutions
	(v)	To establish and maintain institution-wide standards, policies, and frameworks for digital learning and AI adoption and
	(vi)	To take up strategic initiatives as assigned by management.
(b) System Development
	(i)	To lead and oversee the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of Council-wide enterprise and operational IT systems
	(ii)	To provide leadership to development teams, ensuring delivery of mission-critical systems in accordance with corporate standards
	(iii)	To oversee feasibility studies, requirements analysis, system design, development, testing, and integration of application systems
	(iv)	To manage vendors and in-house development team, including project governance, contract administration, and quality assurance
	(v)	To liaise with operational units to understand business requirements and translate them into sustainable IT solutions
	(vi)	To establish and maintain standards and frameworks related to system development, application architecture, and operational support and
	(vii)	To take up strategic initiatives as assigned by management.

Requirements:
(a)	A recognised degree in Information Technology (IT), or equivalent professional qualifications
(b)	At least 7 years relevant work experience at supervisory level in the IT field
(c)	For Major Duties in Digital Learning Platforms and AI for Teaching & Learning, applicants with excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in any of the following aspects will be an advantage:
	(i)	Large-scale digital transformation or AI system development
	(ii)	Design of AI-enabled solutions, agentic workflows and prompt engineering
	(iii)	Management of LMS, digital assessment and learning analytics and
	(iv)	Implementation of smart campus and IoT solutions.
(d)	For Major Duties in System Development, applicants with excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in any of the following aspects will be an advantage:
	(i)	Application development (e.g. Java) and Low code / no code platforms
	(ii)	Cloud-based CRM (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics 365) and Cloud hosting (Azure)
	(iii)	CI / CD tools (Docker, GitHub, Jenkins) and Release management (JIRA) and
	(iv)	API gateways and developing microservices.
(e)	Strong self-initiative and determination to exceed expectations
(f)	Good management, communication and interpersonal skills
(g)	An excellent team player to work smoothly in different functional roles and
(h)	High proficiency in both Chinese and English.

Notes :
(1)	The post is at the rank of Manager.
(2)	Applicants with substantial experience and achievements in the relevant field but without the required academic / professional qualifications OR those with exceptional academic / professional qualifications but with less experience may also apply.
(3)	Applicants are required to provide detailed information by outlining their specific technical expertise and previous development projects managed in their curriculum vitae.
(4)	Appointee(s) may be required to work irregular hours / outside normal office hours and / or at different work locations on a need basis.
(5)	Appointee(s) may be posted to any operational units of the VTC, for example a campus / centre, to carry out similar duties, and have different post titles which are subject to change at the Council's discretion.