Senior Software Developer/Software Developer

Senior Software Developer/Software Developer (at the rank of IT Officer/IT Technician) for HCMS Team in the Information Technology Services(Ref.: 533500)

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://www.its.hku.hk/.

We are seeking high-caliber IT talents to join us contributing to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of our cutting-edge Human Capital Management System for providing quality IT services to the University community.

The Role

The appointees will develop and maintain HR related applications and participate in projects on digital transformation. They will collect and analyze user requirements; design, develop and maintain enterprise-based IT systems; and liaise with administrative offices/departmental users internally and solutions consultants externally.

Qualifications and Qualities

Applicants should possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline. They should have solid experience in enterprise application customization, development and support, system analysis, integration, testing and data analysis; a good command of written and spoken English; and good communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Applicants with good knowledge of and relevant experience in some of the following areas are preferred:

• Oracle PeopleSoft HRMS, PeopleTools development and Global Payroll configuration etc.
• Microsoft Power Platform and related technologies, including Power App, Power Pages, Power BI, Power Automate, Teams, SharePoint, Azure and Dataverse, etc.
• Database programming such as PL/SQL, JDBC with Oracle database and UNIX Shell scripts
• System integration especially for Oracle PeopleSoft ERP, with REST API, JSON, etc.
• Web & app programming (Java Servlet, PHP), web technologies (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Vue.js etc)
• AI Automation workflow platforms such as n8n, Langchain, and integration of AI Agent supporting Model Context Protocol (MCP) etc.
• Software development lifecycle and methodologies

Those with lower qualifications and/or less experience may be considered for appointment as Software Developer.

What We Offer

The appointment will be made on fixed-term full-time contract for 2 years and 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 posts.  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 December 31, 2025, or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.

The University is an equal opportunities employer and
is committed to equality, ethics, inclusivity, diversity and transparency