Officer (IT) - Start Immediately

We are on the lookout for a capable Officer (IT) to join our awesome team at VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL in Hong Kong.
Growing your career as a Full Time Officer (IT) is a great opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in adaptability, critical thinking and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Officer (IT) at VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL today!

VIBRANT AND VITAL VTC

Vocational Training Council (VTC), established in 1982, has always been at the forefront of vocational and professional education and training (VPET). As a statutory body, we exist within Hong Kong education system to ensure the skills of the Hong Kong workforce remain fresh and future ready. Our mandate to provide VPET is vital in meeting industry needs, and in fulfilling the aspirations of the quarter of a million young people and in-service workers who attend a programme every year at one of our 13 member institutions. Join us if you share our mission.

Various Operational Units Ref. no : C/VOU/OFF(IT)/01/23-AP2 Major Duties :
The appointee(s) would take up duties in one or more of the following areas:
(a) User Services

(i) To provide end-user support on enterprise desktop applications;
(ii) To liaise with vendors and stakeholders on various issues of enterprise application, knowledge management, anti-virus, and e-learning, e.g. deployment, bug fixing, training, etc. and to handle procurement, maintenance renewal of IT hardware and software and assist tender evaluation of IT related facilities;
(iii) System administration and upgrade of IT application and services with Servers on Windows / Linux / VMware platforms;
(iv) To provide training and consultation on Digital & IT related services to users;
(v) To operate the virtualisation platforms; and
(vi) To supervise Technicians to provide technical support.

(b) System Development

(i) To be responsible for the system design, development and maintenance of web and mobile applications with various tools and technologies;
(ii) To assist in collecting user requirements and transforming into functional requirements and technical specifications; support PoC (Proof of concept); and
(iii) To assist in the daily administration, enhancement and support of mission-critical systems.

(c) Infrastructure Management

(i) To oversee and maintain the campus network, IT application systems with servers and network administration of CISCO / H3C / Ruckus network equipment;
(ii) To provide support on data centre management, operations and monitoring; and
(iii) To manage IT systems and services on Windows / Linux / virtualisation platforms.

Requirements :
(a) (i) A recognised degree in IT or equivalent with at least 2 years’ relevant work experience; OR
(ii) A recognised higher diploma in IT or equivalent with at least 5 years’ relevant work experience;
(b) Proven knowledge and solid experience in emerging smart technology, EdTech, IOT and Cybersecurity is preferable;
(c) Experience / knowledge / skills in some of the following areas will be an advantage:
(i) RESTful API, AJAX, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, Python, RPA and/or .NET development;
(ii) Open source JavaScript framework (e.g. React/Angular/JQuery);
(d) Proficiency in English and Chinese; and
(e) Good interpersonal skills, self-initiative and be a good team player. Notes :
(1) Appointees may be required to work irregular hours / outside normal office hours and / or at different work locations on a need basis.
(2) Appointees may be posted to any operational units of the VTC, for example a campus / centre, to carry out similar duties, and have different post titles which are subject to change at the Council’s discretion.
(3) Applicants who have responded to the advertisement in the last three months need not re-apply.

Application Procedures :
Interested applicants should apply for the post via email. A completed application form [VTC-1 (Rev. 1/2018)] , together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to [email redacted, apply via Company website] . Candidates should take note of the following:
(1) Completed application form (VTC-1) and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
(2) The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “your surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Tai-man.pdf”
(3) For the email subject, please cite “Application for Officer (IT) (C/VOU/OFF(IT)/11/22-AP2)”.
(4) Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request. Closing date for application: 19 January 2023Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s). Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.

Benefits of working as a Officer (IT) in Hong Kong:

● Excellent benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Advantageous package