EY Consulting - Financial Services Technology 

China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island 

334181053

Key responsibilities

• Develops an architectural proof of concept
• Develops a solution architecture utilizing appropriate tools, techniques and models of system components and interfaces Architect the solution with scalability and robustness
• Works with agile methods as part of product, service and solution development
• Applies major tools and techniques associated with agile methodology and updates approaches for subsequent stages
• Directs teams in analyzing current tools and solutions against architectural requirements and assessing constraints, e.g., security, scalability, performance, availability, and redundancy
• Evaluates analysis results against desired performance and usability outcomes
• Identifies tools or solutions which need to be updated, improved, reconfigured, etc., based on analysis findings
• Recommends ways to resolve complex or less commonly-encountered errors in solutions
• Plans a series of steps to enhance tool / solution functionality and usability, potentially including reconfiguration, integration, removal or addition of solution components
• Investigates existing business processes, analyzes and defines underlying business drivers; defines and evaluates requirements and the scope for recommended solutions and programs
• Tests relevant solutions or programs and the impact of solutions and/or programs against identified business requirements to propose adjustments
• Reviews and formalizes impact evaluation of solutions against requirements
• Lead the development of Restful APIs, backends, and web applications that are used by mobile apps
• Reviews recommendations for upgrades or significant changes considering costs and benefits to the overall business
• Introduces new methods and tools for the design of solutions, systems and software
• Coordinates the use of appropriate design methodologies and tools to ensure that stakeholder requirements can be fully addressed by the chosen methodologies and tools
• Develops templates for designing IT standards and procedures
• Manages the process for IT standards and procedures delivery and implementation
• Monitors the implementation of IT standards and procedures in IT projects or services

Key skills and attributes required

• More than 8 years’ experience working in a mission critical system and at least 2 years’ experience being an Architect
• At least 2 years’ experience working in the Agile/Scrum environment
• Proven experience to lead and mentor a team
• Proficient understanding of Git (Github, Bitbucket)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, NoSQL
• Strong experience in designing and building Microservices using Spring Cloud Framework or Netflix OSS
• Familiar with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Experience in building systems or applications in one of the cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud. Experience in using Azure would be an advantage.
• Experience in Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiar with test-driven development
• Experience in Restful API design and development
• Fluent in English, and Chinese (both written and verbal). Knowing Mandarin would be an advantage

Preferred skills

• Experience in using Azure would be an advantage.
• Certified Architect in one of the cloud platforms would be an advantage
• Experience in using Kafka would be an advantage
• Experience in Blockchain and Hyper Ledger would be an advantage
• Knowing Mandarin would be an advantage