IT Officer (holding the functional title of System Specialist)

Job Description:

IT Officer (holding the functional title of System Specialist) in the LKS Faculty of Medicine (Ref.: 536445) (to commence as soon as possible, on a two-year fixed-term basis with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 10% of basic salary, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance)

Requirements

Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree or above in Computer or IT-related disciplines, with a good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese, and at least 5 years’ relevant experience in network infrastructure, security infrastructure or server infrastructure.

Applicants should also have practical experience in one of the following areas:

1. Maintain and troubleshoot Windows Server, Linux Server and hypervisor; monitor system performance; apply patches and updates; manage storage solutions and provisioning; perform health checks, capacity planning; and configure and monitor backup solution.
2. Configure and support enterprise grade routers, switches, firewalls; resolve connectivity issues for remote sites and VPN users; monitor security alerts from the XDR platform and respond to incidents; enforce patch management, vulnerability scanning; and implement and maintain endpoint protection and access control policies.

Experience in supporting CI/CD pipeline and Docker would be a definite advantage.

Job Duties

The appointee will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing all IT operations in data centres, and for working closely on both infrastructure and application projects with internal and external parties. Other responsibilities include handling incidents, adopting new technologies to enhance the infrastructure and maintaining the current production environment guidelines and security policies and guidelines. He/She is expected to work independently, and work outside office hours may be required. Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement (Ref.: 535008) need not re-apply.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.

The University only accepts online applications for the above posts. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date C.V. Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until June 28, 2026, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.