Assistant Computer Officer (Ref. 2500025S) (Closing date: December 30, 2025)

Department of Information Engineering

The Department of Information Engineering (IE) is looking for an Assistant Computer Officer to support the IT services in the Department. The appointee will be responsible for (a) supporting IT infrastructure; (b) assisting in the design, implementation, and operation of various lab courses; (c) providing technical support for both staff and students; and
(d) providing on-site technical support during non-office hours occasionally.

Applicants should have (i) a Bachelor’s degree in Information Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related disciplines; (ii) at least 3 years’ hands-on experience in system administration, network management, and user management; (iii) proficiency in networking, Linux, Windows Server, office automation, security incident handling, and technical support for the setup and renovation of server rooms, labs, offices, and seminar rooms; (iv) strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills; (v) good presentation skills in both writing and speaking; (vi) excellent communication and customer service skills in front-end support; (vii) the ability to explore cutting-edge technologies and the passion for applying them to the Department’s IT services or lab courses; and (viii) capability of leading multiple projects concurrently and working independently with minimal supervision or support, even under pressure, as well as collaboratively as a team member with self-motivation. Having knowledge of and work experience in cybersecurity (VAPT/ FW/ IPS/ IDS/ EDR/ DFIR/ DLP/ DRP/ IAM/ VPN), System and Network Virtualization (ESXi/ VMware vSphere/ KVM/SDN), cloud computing (AWS, Azure), system automation (Ansible, Python, PowerShell), office automation (Web Apps, O365 Copilot), GPU management (Slurm), and LLM training for local document knowledge bases will be advantageous.

Appointment will initially be made on a 2-year contract with contract-end gratuity, renewable subject to good performance and mutual agreement.

Application Procedure
The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the posts above via the CUHK career site.
For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.