Chief Technology Officer - Information Technology, CEO's Office and Central Services

SFC Securities and Futures Commission; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong seeks a strategic, hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead technology foundations and engineering capability for a modern, secure regulator. Translate enterprise strategy into a delivery roadmap across engineering, cloud, data and AI platforms, balancing risk with innovation.

The role requires 15+ years in senior technology leadership within financial services or regulated environments, with deep expertise in modern architectures, DevSecOps,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior technology leadership in financial services, market infrastructure, or regulation.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise-scale engineering, architecture, cloud, data and AI teams.
• Deep expertise in modern engineering, DevSecOps, SRE, observability and secure delivery.
• Experience governing data platforms, AI in production; strong stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Define technology strategy and target architecture for the regulator.
• Lead engineering, data and AI platforms with secure development and observability.
• Oversee cloud, infrastructure, resilience, risk management and supplier governance.

Job description

Chief Technology Officer - Information Technology, CEO's Office and Central Services

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is seeking a strategic, hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead its technology foundations and engineering capability. The CTO will translate the SFC’s enterprise technology strategy into a secure, modern and resilient architecture and delivery roadmap across engineering, cloud, infrastructure, data and AI platforms. This is a leadership role for someone who can protect critical services while building reusable platforms and engineering capability for a more technology-enabled regulator.

Duties & Responsibilities

Technology strategy and architecture

Partner with the CIO and senior stakeholders to shape the technology strategy, target architecture and multi-year roadmap. Set pragmatic enterprise principles, standards and governance across software, integration, cloud, infrastructure, data and AI. Modernize the technology estate so platforms are secure, interoperable, scalable and resilient.

Engineering, data and AI platforms

Build and lead a high-performing engineering organisation with strong ownership of secure development, testing, release management and operations. Establish common engineering platforms and developer tooling, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, secrets, artefact management and supply-chain controls. Embed DevSecOps, site reliability engineering, quality engineering and observability across the delivery lifecycle. Build and operate an end-to-end governed data and AI platforms for the organisation. Deliver reusable APIs, data products and AI services that strengthen regulatory and supervisory capabilities.

Cloud, infrastructure and resilience

Lead resilient cloud, infrastructure, network, identity, compute, storage, database and operational tooling services. Strengthen resilience for critical services through clear ownership, tested continuity and recovery plans, capacity management, monitoring and meaningful metrics. Establish cloud governance, automation, and reliability engineering to improve speed, security and cost transparency. Work with Cyber Security to embed secure-by-design controls and strengthen supplier governance, knowledge transfer and exit planning.

Requirements

15+ years of senior technology leadership in financial services, market infrastructure, government, regulation, or other complex, mission-critical environments. Proven ability to lead enterprise-scale engineering, architecture, infrastructure, cloud, data, and AI teams. Deep expertise in modern engineering, cloud-native architecture, DevSecOps, SRE, observability, and secure delivery. Experience governing data platforms, AI, machine learning, and generative AI in production. Strong track record in modernization, service reliability, disaster recovery, supplier risk, cybersecurity, and privacy. Mission-led, pragmatic, and delivery-oriented, with sound judgment under pressure and the ability to simplify complex issues. Excellent senior stakeholder and collaboration skills, with credibility across technology, policy, supervision, enforcement, risk, finance, HR, regulators, industry bodies, and ecosystem partners.

Desirable experience

Experience in capital markets, securities services, regulatory or supervisory technology, Hong Kong financial services or public sector environments would be advantageous. Experience in virtual assets, tokenisation or digital-market infrastructure is also desirable.

Application Deadline: 22 October 2026

We are an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is the independent statutory body regulating the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong. We are committed to protecting the integrity and soundness of the market for the benefit of investors and the industry.

Working for a globally respected regulator provides unique opportunities to serve the public and advance Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre.

Join us to achieve greater things in your career.