Vice President, Post-trade Systems - IT (OCP S2)

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking an experienced leader to architect and deliver mission-critical post-trade systems, spanning clearing, settlement and risk management. You will lead a team of developers and drive end-to-end delivery across the software lifecycle, ensuring secure, scalable solutions for Hong Kong’s capital markets.

The role requires strong Java expertise, microservices, and cloud-native patterns, with proven stakeholder management to align technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years hands-on experience in system design and development.
• 3+ years in management or technical leadership.
• Experience delivering mission-critical systems in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture and end-to-end delivery for post-trade platforms (clearing, settlement, risk).
• Own delivery across the SDLC; manage multiple stakeholder groups.
• Drive parallel delivery across workstreams; coordinate internal teams and vendors.
• Provide engineering leadership on modern backend practices (microservices, cloud).
• Collaborate with technology and business teams to translate requirements into robust designs.
• Oversee production support, incident management and continuous stability/performance improvements.

Skills

Java engineering

API design

Microservices

Kubernetes

Kafka

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

CI/CD

Docker

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: "To Connect, Promote and Progress our Markets and the Communities they support for the prosperity of all."

Job Summary

IT Post Trade Systems is responsible for the design, implementation and support of systems for the clearing and settlement of cash equities and derivative products, nominee and depository functions, and collateral and risk management platforms. This role offers the opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that underpin Hong Kong’s financial infrastructure. You will be involved in the full software development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, secure, and scalable solutions.

Job Duties

This role leads the architecture and end-to-end delivery of mission-critical post-trade systems, covering clearing, settlement and risk-related capabilities for cash equities. You will manage a team of developers, drive technical excellence, and deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions across the full software development lifecycle, including production support.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture and system design for high-availability, high-throughput post-trade platforms and services.
• Take full ownership and accountability for delivery across the SDLC (requirements, design, development, testing, and implementation); manage delivery across complex stakeholder groups.
• Drive parallel delivery across multiple workstreams by planning, prioritising, and coordinating resources across internal teams and vendors where applicable.
• Provide engineering leadership on modern backend practices (microservices, cloud/container, messaging/streaming) and enforce coding, security, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technology and business teams to translate requirements into robust technical designs and implementation approaches.
• Manage production support of mission-critical system, lead production incident and problem management (investigation, resolution, root cause analysis and prevention) and drive continuous improvement for stability and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant hands- on experience in system design and development.
• Experience in driving greenfield project implementations in financial services is highly desirable.
• Minimum 3 years in management and/or technical leadership capacity, with proven experience leading developers and owning delivery outcomes.
• Strong track record delivering mission-critical systems with complex stakeholder environments; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java engineering, including API design, concurrency, performance tuning, and troubleshooting production issues.
• Strong experience with microservices architecture, containers/Kubernetes, and messaging/streaming (e.g., Kafka, ActiveMQ, IBM MQ); solid understanding of cloud-native patterns is preferred.
• Familiar with modern DevOps/engineering toolchains (e.g., source control, CI/CD, unit/integration testing, static analysis, artifact management) and quality practices.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and stakeholders in large organizations.
• Proven ability to unify and lead teams with diverse skill sets, fostering motivation and inspiration.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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

About HKEX

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange. As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets. HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.

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