Senior IT Architect & AI-Driven Applications Lead

Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority invites applications for an IT Application Lead. This role leads POC exercises, drives full software lifecycle development and provides technical guidance to engineering teams in a secure, scalable environment.

You'll conduct architecture assessments, identify modernization opportunities, coordinate security activities, and enforce secure coding standards across the SDLC, while integrating AI initiatives into web and mobile projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related disciplines.
• 6+ years' post-qualification experience in application development with large-scale systems preferred.
• Experience with full-stack software engineering and modern development frameworks.
• Experience in system architecture design for modernization/refresh projects.
• Secure coding standards and automated testing/tools experience (e.g., SonarQube).
• Hands-on AI/ML experience and integration into apps.
• Mobile application development is an advantage.
• Strong communication in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute POC exercises on new initiatives to prove technical feasibility using emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks.
• Lead the full-lifecycle application development, on-going enhancements, system maintenance and support tasks.
• Conduct strategic planning and provide technical guidance to software engineering teams as lead developer, maintaining oversight of architectural frameworks and ensuring security compliance.
• Perform architecture assessments and gap analysis to identify modernization opportunities and establish strategic technical roadmaps.
• Coordinate and consolidate application security activities across the systems.
• Establish, enforce and maintain secure coding standards and practices, and quality assurance gates across all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Integrate AI initiatives and emerging technologies into web and mobile development projects.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

System architecture

High-availability systems

Database design

Cloud development

Secure coding

AI/ML experience

Mobile development

Communication skills English/Chinese

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related disciplines

Tools

SonarQube

Job description

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority invites applications for an IT Application Lead. This role leads POC exercises, drives full software lifecycle development and provides technical guidance to engineering teams in a secure, scalable environment.

You'll conduct architecture assessments, identify modernization opportunities, coordinate security activities, and enforce secure coding standards across the SDLC, while integrating AI initiatives into web and mobile projects.