Chief Network Architect & Operations Leader

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HKEX is seeking an experienced network infrastructure leader to co-lead its network function and oversee engineering, architecture, technology strategy, and governance of HKEX’s mission-critical network.

The role involves steering design, upgrades, migrations and performance initiatives, partnering with application teams to optimize latency-sensitive workloads and ensure scalability, security and resilience across the exchange’s global network.

Qualifications

• University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in network infrastructure engineering/architecture, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong expertise in enterprise and data centre networking and low-latency design.
• Experience collaborating with application teams to optimise network for latency-sensitive workloads.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the network function and set technology strategy, priorities, and capability development plans.
• Lead Network Engineering team and oversee design, implementation, upgrade, migration, and optimization of HKEX's mission-critical network infrastructure.
• Define and maintain network architecture standards, governance frameworks, roadmaps, and design principles.
• Drive delivery of strategic network initiatives, infrastructure transformation programmes, and technology refresh projects within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Partner with application development teams, solution architects, and business stakeholders to optimise network solutions for latency-sensitive workflows.
• Lead end-to-end performance engineering by analysing application, server, transport, and network interactions to reduce latency.
• Provide Level 3 technical leadership and escalate major incidents and complex problems.
• Evaluate emerging network technologies and develop strategies to improve capability, resilience, security, and scalability.

Skills

Network infrastructure

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

University degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering

Tools

ACI

VXLAN

EVPN

SD-WAN

Low-latency design

Job description

HKEX is seeking an experienced network infrastructure leader to co-lead its network function and oversee engineering, architecture, technology strategy, and governance of HKEX’s mission-critical network.

The role involves steering design, upgrades, migrations and performance initiatives, partnering with application teams to optimize latency-sensitive workloads and ensure scalability, security and resilience across the exchange’s global network.