Hong Kong Interbank Clearing LimitedHong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) is a private organization jointly owned by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks. The Company’s key objective is to develop and operate a safe and efficient multi-currency and multi-dimensional financial infrastructure in Hong Kong for:large-value interbank fund transfers denominated in HKD, USD, Euro and RMB;interbank money settlement of equity and debt securities transactions in Hong Kong via the linkages with the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited and the HKMA’s Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) system;small-value interbank fund transfers denominated in HKD and RMB via the HKD and RMB Faster Payment System; andinterbank clearing and/or money settlement of retail payments, such as paper cheques, autocredits, credit card payments, etc. in Hong Kong.The Company is also the operator of the HKMA’s CMU system.Apart from interbank clearing-and-settlement services, the Company and its subsidiaries also support the HKMA and the financial industry to foster the development of the financial technology (“FinTech”) ecosystem in Hong Kong.We are looking for a suitable candidate to take up the following job position.Senior Specialist (Cloud Platform)Major ResponsibilitiesResponsible for technical support of components related to cloud platform, including cloud management platform, network and computer platforms such as VPC, security group, network router, network switch, SDWAN, firewall, load balancer, Linux and Windows OSResponsible for technical support of Kubernetes (K8S) platform as well as the development of scripts and templates for the automated provisioning of system resources and maintenance of relevant automation playbook, such as CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins), Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools (e.g. Ansible and Terraform)Responsible for providing support to new project deployment and development of related SysOps matters. Collaborate with the application development teams for on-boarding of application systems to the cloud platformExplore new cloud services offerings and implement processes and standards for optimization of the use of cloud serviceProvide on-call support for emergency production incidents and on-site support for fire-fighting and perform shift duties as requiredPerform other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)RequirementsUniversity degree in information technology, computer science or related disciplineMinimum 5 years of relevant experience preferably gained from major financial institutionsHands-on experience to operate K8S solution on any cloud platform such as EKS/AKS, support capacity management for worker nodes, persistence volume, service mesh use and upkeep, network implementation and troubleshoot of K8S cluster, and address security and upgrade issueHands-on technical experience in network router, network switch, SDWAN, firewall and load balancer and security products are preferredExperience in system infrastructure (e.g. system, storage and computing), Cloud, IaC and DevOps automation tools, other tools and scripts related to Ansible Tower, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Python, Ruby, Javascript, JSON, etc. are preferredPositive attitude and strong commitment to the delivery of quality workEffective communication skills (both written and verbal) to collaborate with different levels of stakeholdersGood command of written and spoken English and Chinese, with proficiency in Putonghua an advantageCandidates with less experience may be considered for a junior positionHow to ApplyInterested parties please send your curriculum vitae stating your current and expected salaries, and contact phone number to the Human Resources Division, Unit B, 25/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon or by clicking the " APPLY NOW " button below:All applications and personal information collected will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for the purpose of recruitment and selection. The information collected will be accessed by our authorized personnel only. Those applicants not contacted by the Human Resources Division within two months from their application date should consider their applications filed for future reference which will be retained for one year for possible future job matching, and destroyed after the expiry of one year.All applications applied through our system will be delivered directly to the advertiser and privacy of personal data of the applicant will be ensured with security.