IT Manager for Student Information Systems Team in the Information Technology Services (Ref.: 531521)

Information Technology Services (ITS) provides central IT services to support the University’s teaching, learning, research and administrative activities. ITS is transforming its organization to support its new strategic development and strategic adoption of new technologies. Information about ITS can be obtained at https://its.hku.hk/.

The Role

The appointee will be responsible for:

• Leading a group of developers within the SIS Team to implement and support software systems or functions regarding student academic record management, which include master registration, course selection, major/minor declaration, advanced standing, credit transfer, course exemption, program transfer, grading, graduation, transcripts and degree certifications;
• Conducting user requirement analysis, technical feasibility studies and higher education student analytics;
• Providing technical guidance to developers and proposing viable solutions to address user requirements initiated by various administrative offices and faculties;
• Managing SIS-related projects and ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time and within scope and budget;
• Preparing design specifications and conducting tests to check functionality and performance of student-related systems;
• Developing and maintaining web application systems for students and administrators;
• Providing support and maintenance of quality IT services for student information management and related business processes of the University; and
• Liaising with the administrative offices and department users in the University.

Qualifications and Qualities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Information Technology or a related field;
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience;
• A good command of written and spoken English;
• Good communication, presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills; and
• Proactive, self-motivated, meticulous and multi-task oriented.

Good knowledge of and relevant experience in SOME of the following areas are required:  

• Ability to lead a group of developers for student academic record management in a university-based environment
• Web-based application development (Java Servlet, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React JS, Spring Boot and Oracle PL/SQL)
• Databases (Oracle and MySQL)
• Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Application Designer, Application Engine and BI Publisher
• Microsoft Power Platform and related technologies, including Power Apps (Model-Driven and Canvas), Power BI, Power Automate, Power Pages, Azure, Dataverse, C#, Microsoft 365, Teams and SharePoint
• DevOps tools (Azure, Git and GitHub)

What We Offer

The appointment will be made on fixed-term full-time contract for 2 years, to commence as soon as possible with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, together with contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme at 10% of basic salary. Other benefits include annual leave and medical benefits.

How to Apply

The University only accepts online application for the above post.  Applicants should apply online at the University's careers site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date CV.  Review of applications will start as soon as possible and continue until March 31, 2025, or until the post is filled, whichever is earlier.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and
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