Assistant Vice President – Markets Systems - IT

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking a senior engineer to join the Markets Systems team in Hong Kong. You will contribute to the design and development of low-latency trading and surveillance platforms for cash and derivative markets, working across architecture, development, testing and deployment.

The role requires 8+ years in system design and hands-on coding experience in Java/C++/Python, with a strong focus on resiliency, security, and performance in a financial-market

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in system design and development, ideally in banking/financial services.
• Strong interest in technologies and ability to quickly understand new tech in detail.
• Solid experience delivering projects with complex stakeholders.
• Solid experience in low-latency and high-throughput system design and development.
• In-depth knowledge of resiliency design to support high availability.
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and people management skills.
• Hands-on coding experience (Java, C++, Python; web or network programming).
• Good understanding of cyber security risk and technology control.
• Good understanding of cash or derivatives markets.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for low-latency system design and development of exchange trading and surveillance platforms for cash and derivative markets.
• Collaborate with user divisions to define solutions based on business use cases.
• Take full ownership and accountability of project delivery.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of production incidents.
• Manage projects with complex stakeholders involving internal, external parties and regulators.
• Assess technological risk and drive mitigation actions.
• Collaborate with technology teams on activities with common system impacts.
• Drive technical excellence across the teams.
• Uphold compliance with organization policies and standards.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Low latency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

Company Introduction:

We’re home to Asia’s most dynamic and vibrant capital markets.
Connecting capital, ideas, inspiration and innovation for deeper, more diverse and liquid global capital markets; providing greater choice and opportunity for our customers, each and every day.

HKEX is a purpose-driven company. Our commitment to the long-term development of our business and our markets is articulated in our purpose: “ToConnect,PromoteandProgressour Markets and the Communities they support for the prosperity of all.”

Job Summary:

The Markets Systems team is responsible for delivering first-in-class systems for trading, market data dissemination and surveillance monitoring in cash and derivatives markets. We play a critical role in managing the full software development cycle, including architecture design, development, testing and implementation of our mission critical systems. We also partner with infrastructure and cyber security team to operate our systems in such fast growing financial markets in Hong Kong.

Job Duties:

• Responsible forlow latency systemdesign anddevelopment of exchangetrading andsurveillanceplatformsforcashand derivative markets

• Collaborate with user divisions todefinesolution based on business use cases

• Take full ownershipand accountabilityof project delivery

• Lead theinvestigation and resolution of productionincidents

• Manage projects withcomplex stakeholdersthatinvolve internal, externalpartiesandregulators

• Assess technological risk and drive mitigationactions

• Collaborate withtechnologyteams on activities with common systemsimpacts

• Drive technical excellenceacross the teams

• Uphold compliance with organization policies and standards

JobRequirements:

• Bachelor’s ormaster’s degree inComputerScience, Information Technology, Engineering, ora relateddiscipline.

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experiencein system design anddevelopment,ideally withinbanking,financial servicessectors.

• Strong interestintechnologies and able to understandnew technologiesin detail very quickly

• Solid experienceofdelivering projects with complex stakeholders

• Solid experience onsystemdesign and developmentof low latency and high throughput system

• In-depth knowledgeofresiliency designthatsupportshigh availability

• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and people management skills

• Experienced in hands-oncoding,e.g.Java, C++, Python,webor network programming

• Good understanding ofcyber security risk and technology control

• Good understanding of cash or derivatives market

HKEX is committed as an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values and we look to support, respect diverse perspectives, abilities, culture and experiences within our workplace.

Location:

HKEX - TKO

Shift:

Standard - 40 Hours (Hong Kong SAR)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Permanent