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Our client, a leading enterprise company based in Hong Kong, is seeking a talented and experienced Enterprise Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture, working collaboratively across teams to enable scalable, secure, and innovative platforms.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Lead the design and deployment of enterprise-wide cloud solutions leveraging AWS services and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Define and promote architectural standards and best practices for cloud adoption and containerization strategies.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, development, and operations teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals.
• Architect and deploy microservices-based applications on Kubernetes clusters ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Guide infrastructure as code (IaC) practices, CI/CD pipeline development, and automation to streamline deployments and operations.
• Evaluate emerging cloud and container technologies to innovate and improve enterprise platforms.
• Provide technical mentorship and leadership on AWS and Kubernetes best practices.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements within cloud and container environments.
• Develop architectural documentation, roadmaps, and governance models.

Required Skills for the Role:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Extensive experience with AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation or Terraform.

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, deployment, scaling, security, and monitoring. Hands-on experience with Helm, Operators, and service meshes such as Istio.

• Proven ability to design and deploy microservices ecosystems, API gateways, and event-driven architectures.

• Proficiency with IaC tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools.

• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, IAM policies, network security, and Kubernetes RBAC.

• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across both technical and non-technical teams.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), would be highly advantageous.

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

Job Summary :

We are seeking a visionary and highly experienced Enterprise Architect to join our dynamic pre-sales and technology business development team in the Greater China region. This strategic role is pivotal in shaping the future of our telecommunications services by designing and implementing innovative solutions across managed services, advance compute platform, cloud networking, digital platforms, and AI-driven network infrastructure. The successful candidate will serve as a critical bridge between our business units and the market, driving the development of vertical industry-focused solutions and compelling use cases by integrating cutting-edge OEM technologies with our company's proprietary products and solutions. This is a unique opportunity to drive significant impact within a leading telecommunications company and contribute to the evolution of next generation networks across multiple vertical industries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Architecture Leadership: Define and lead the enterprise architecture vision and strategy for our telecommunications offerings in the Greater China region, ensuring alignment with both our business goals and our clients' transformation roadmaps.

• Business Unit Support and Enablement: Serve as a strategic technical partner to our business units across the Greater China region, providing architectural guidance and support to help them achieve their commercial objectives. Translate business requirements into actionable technical strategies and ensure consistent architecture standards across all regional operations.

• Vertical Industry Solution Development: Drive the creation and refinement of industry-specific solutions tailored to key vertical markets such as manufacturing, finance, healthcare, transportation, smart cities, and energy. Develop compelling use cases that demonstrate clear business value and differentiation in each vertical segment.

• OEM Technology Integration and Innovation: Collaborate closely with leading Western and Eastern Technology OEM partners to evaluate, integrate, and leverage their cutting-edge technologies in combination with our company's products and solutions. Create innovative hybrid solutions that maximize the strengths of both OEM capabilities and our proprietary offerings to deliver superior customer value.

• Client Engagement and Pre-Sales: Act as a senior technical advisor during pre-sales engagements, collaborating closely with clients' enterprise and application architecture teams to understand their needs and co-create compelling solutions. Present complex technical concepts and architectures to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with a focus on vertical industry challenges and opportunities.

• RFP Response Leadership: Lead and drive the technical response to customer Requests for Proposals (RFPs) by developing comprehensive, well-articulated solutions and use cases that demonstrate clear competitive advantage. Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely, high-quality proposal submissions that align with customer requirements and showcase our differentiated capabilities.

• Proof of Concept (POC) Management: Lead and orchestrate POC initiatives based on proposed solutions and use cases, working closely with technical teams to demonstrate solution feasibility, performance, and business value. Ensure POCs are designed to address specific customer pain points and deliver measurable outcomes that support sales progression.

• Solution Design and Innovation: Lead the design of end-to-end solutions that encompass managed services, cloud-native networking, digital platform integration, and the collaborative design of AI-powered wireless and wired networks. Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure by design while addressing specific vertical industry requirements.

• Technical Governance and Best Practices: Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and best practices across the organization. Champion the adoption of modern architectural patterns, including microservices, API-first design, and cloud-native principles.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work in close partnership with product management, engineering, sales teams, and business unit leaders to ensure the successful delivery of our solutions. Engage with OEM partners, third-party vendors, and system integrators to drive architectural consensus and ensure seamless integration.

• Thought Leadership: Stay at the forefront of emerging trends and technologies in the telecommunications industry, including 5G, edge computing, AI/ML, and network automation. Represent the company at industry forums and contribute to our reputation for innovation. Share insights on vertical industry trends and technology convergence opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Managed Service Design : Expertise in designing and implementing managed services for enterprise clients. Strong understanding of service delivery frameworks (e.g., ITIL), SLAs, and performance management.

• Cloud Networking Solutions : Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures, including containerization (Kubernetes) and microservices. Proficiency in designing and deploying solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Alicloud, etc). Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV).

• Digital Platform Integration : Proven experience with API-driven architectures, legacy system modernization, and data integration strategies. Familiarity with integration patterns, middleware, and enterprise service bus (ESB) technologies.

• AI and Network Collaborative Design : Understanding of how AI and Machine Learning can be applied to optimize network performance, automate operations, and enhance security. Experience with the architecture of modern wireless (e.g., 5G, Wi-Fi 6/7) and wired networks.

• Business and Leadership : Exceptional communication, negotiation, and leadership skills. Strategic thinking with the ability to align technology with business goals. Strong client-facing and pre-sales capabilities.

• Advance Compute infrastructure Design : Able to design public and private cloud architectures tailored to customer business requirements. Leverages both Western and Eastern cloud computing OEM technologies—including server, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI)—to build platforms that effectively meet customer demands.

Professional Experience

• A minimum of 6-8 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, with a proven track record in a senior architecture role.

• At least 5 years of direct experience as an Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect, or in a similar capacity, with a focus on the telecommunications sector.

• Demonstrable experience in leading the architecture for large-scale, complex transformation programs within a multi-vendor environment.

• Proven track record of developing and delivering vertical industry-specific solutions for sectors such as manufacturing, finance, healthcare, transportation, Consumer, or smart cities.

• Experience working with OEM partners to integrate third-party technologies with proprietary solutions and create differentiated market offerings.

• Strong background in supporting business units with technical strategy, solution development, and go to-market initiatives.

• Demonstrated success in leading RFP responses and developing winning technical proposals for complex telecommunications projects.

• Hands-on experience in designing and executing POCs that effectively demonstrate solution value and technical feasibility.

• Experience working within the Greater China market and a deep understanding of the global regional telecommunications landscape is highly advantageous. Language Requirements

*** Full professional proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin is essential, with demonstrated fluency in both verbal and written communication across all three languages.

My client is a very well-established organization in Hong Kong with over 10,000+ employees. Due to a team expansion, they are looking to hire an Enterprise Architect to join the established team and make contribution to the define the architecture standards and roadmap of the IT organization.

My client offers a very high level of stability and good package and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a key member of the Enterprise Architecture team, driving the strategic technology development roadmap across the IT organization.
• Led architectural assessments and reviews for both new and existing products, supporting the evaluation of company initiatives and defining robust technical and solution architectures.
• Support the development and governance of the enterprise-wide system architecture roadmap, including standards and definitions.
• Design and implement the Enterprise Architecture framework and integration strategy, encompassing both traditional infrastructure and cloud-based platforms.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of the current technology landscape to identify gaps and inefficiencies, recommending actionable solutions for improvement.
• Researched emerging technology trends in the industry to assess their impact and guide adoption strategies aligned with the company's architectural vision.

Requirements

• Holds a Bachelor degree or above in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
• Possesses over 8 years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 3 years in an architect role, with a strong background in developing architectural blueprints.
• Skilled in conducting solution reviews and providing strategic and feasible recommendations to stakeholders.
• Experience in the following areas are highly preferred:
• Designing, developing, and supporting mission-critical enterprise applications
• Developing package solutions such as IBM Maximo or Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Designing and implementing multi-cloud solutions
• Migrating legacy systems to open standards
• Demonstrates creativity in architectural design and maintains up-to-date knowledge of emerging technology trends
• Strong presentation, analytical, and communication skills.

At HKBN, it's more than a job but an inspirational life journey. We offer a fast-paced, dynamic and fulfilling experience as you expand your career. We are one of the region's fastest growing telecom services and digital solutions providers. We bring together the best of technology, global partnerships, and customer-centric innovation. In Hong Kong, our Residential Solutions services 1-in-3 households, while our comprehensive one-stop Enterprise Solutions helps 1-in-every-2 active companies to transform digitally and stay competitive today and tomorrow.

HKBN is the place for resourceful, entrepreneurial and fun-loving People who like problem-solving and make deep impact: empower lives, reshape businesses and inspire innovations. We are committed to deliver solid results through trust and passion across multiple geographical markets.

• Architecture Design: Develop and maintain a comprehensive architecture framework that supports both residential business and enterprise business IT services.
• Standardization: Establish and enforce architectural standards and best practices across the organization to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Technology Stack Development: Identify, evaluate, and recommend technology stacks that align with business objectives and enhance operational efficiency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business units, IT teams, and external vendors to gather requirements and ensure alignment with the overall business strategy.
• Innovation: Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to propose innovative solutions that drive business growth and improve service delivery.
• Documentation: Create and maintain detailed architectural documentation, including diagrams, models, and technical specifications.
• Governance: Implement governance processes to ensure compliance with architectural standards and quality assurance practices.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) is a plus.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in IT architecture. Experience in the telecom industry is advantageous.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and practices to integrate security into the development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies, including Agile and DevOps practices.
• Experience with microservices architecture and API management.
• Understanding of container orchestration platforms, particularly OpenShift.
• Knowledge of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools, including Power Automate.
• Familiarity with AI technologies, including CoPilot and other AI-driven solutions.
• Solid understanding of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Aliyun, Huawei Cloud).
• Familiarity with database technologies, including OceanBase, GaussDB, Dameng Database, and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Atlas.
• Experience with reporting tools like JasperReports.
• Understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards relevant to telecommunications.
• Experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and methodologies.
• Proficiency in network architecture (e.g., MPLS, SD-WAN).
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, OpenStack, HCI).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools.
• Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess complex systems and propose effective solutions.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Our client, a leading enterprise in Hong Kong, is on a mission to transform business operations through innovative technology. As part of this journey, they're looking for a
Lead Enterprise Architecture
to join their team.

As the Lead Architect, you will be at the forefront of defining and executing the company's technology strategy—leading architecture assessments, shaping enterprise-wide frameworks, and driving integration across traditional infrastructure and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Lead and collaborate within the Enterprise Architecture team to drive technological development and innovation across the organization.
• Conduct architecture assessments and reviews for new products and initiatives, guiding technical and solution architecture decisions.
• Develop, manage, and maintain the enterprise-wide system architecture roadmap, standards, and definitions.
• Design and implement the Enterprise Architecture framework, integrating traditional infrastructure with modern cloud platforms.
• Analyze current technological environments to identify gaps, deficiencies, and opportunities, recommending suitable solutions for enhancement.
• Monitor transportation industry technology trends to assess their impact and guide technology adoption strategies.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in an architecture role, with a proven track record of creating architecture blueprints.
• Strong experience in solution review, stakeholder advisory, and aligning architecture with business objectives.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting mission-critical enterprise applications such as IBM Maximo, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or comparable solutions.
• Background in multi-cloud solution design and implementation, as well as migrating legacy systems to open standards.
• Passion for architecture innovation and a strong awareness of the latest technological trends.
• Excellent presentation, analytical, and communication skills in English and Cantonese.

Our client, a leading enterprise in Hong Kong, is on a mission to transform business operations through innovative technology. As part of this journey, they're looking for a Lead Enterprise Architecture to join their team.

As the Lead Architect, you will be at the forefront of defining and executing the company's technology strategy—leading architecture assessments, shaping enterprise-wide frameworks, and driving integration across traditional infrastructure and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Lead and collaborate within the Enterprise Architecture team to drive technological development and innovation across the organization.
• Conduct architecture assessments and reviews for new products and initiatives, guiding technical and solution architecture decisions.
• Develop, manage, and maintain the enterprise-wide system architecture roadmap, standards, and definitions.
• Design and implement the Enterprise Architecture framework, integrating traditional infrastructure with modern cloud platforms.
• Analyze current technological environments to identify gaps, deficiencies, and opportunities, recommending suitable solutions for enhancement.
• Monitor transportation industry technology trends to assess their impact and guide technology adoption strategies.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in an architecture role, with a proven track record of creating architecture blueprints.
• Strong experience in solution review, stakeholder advisory, and aligning architecture with business objectives.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting mission-critical enterprise applications such as IBM Maximo, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or comparable solutions.
• Background in multi-cloud solution design and implementation, as well as migrating legacy systems to open standards.
• Passion for architecture innovation and a strong awareness of the latest technological trends.
• Excellent presentation, analytical, and communication skills in English and Cantonese.

Major Responsibilities:

- Understand the current technology landscape, develop the architecture blueprint of the current capabilities, and establish the architecture document standard and governance

- Provide expert advice from technical and risk aspects on adoption of new technologies including cloud computing, distributed ledger technology, application architecture which includes the application integration and other FinTech initiatives to support the company's continuous growth and business development

- Perform the analysis of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and technical debt, and recommend solutions for improvement

- Analyze the technology trends in banking industry to determine their potential impact on the banks and the company relating to their technology architecture

- Partner with subject matter experts and other teams to participate in architecture assessment and reviews on product evaluation of new initiatives and assist in defining technical and solution architecture

- Assist in managing the architecture review board and work with information technology and technology solution teams to define and manage the company's enterprise-wide system architecture roadmap, definition, and standards

- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)

Requirements:

- University degree in information technology, computer science or related disciplines

- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience preferably gained from major financial institutions with at least 3 years as the architect role

- Experience in development of architecture blueprints

- Knowledge and experience in designing API architecture, strategy and pattern

- Knowledge and experience in event-driven architecture design, container-based architecture design, and java are preferable

- Knowledge in emerging technologies including cloud computing, distributed ledger technology and other FinTech initiatives are preferable

- Able to think out of the box in architecture design, resolve conflicts and keep abreast of the latest technology trend on architecture

- Good analytical, presentation, documentation and report writing skills

- Good command of written and spoken English, proficiency in Putonghua is an advantage

- Candidates with more experience may be considered for a more senior position

Solution Architect – Enterprise Applications

A well-established global tech consultancy is seeking a skilled Solution Architect to lead enterprise system projects and drive digital transformation initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to work across teams and regions, delivering impactful solutions for complex business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business requirement analysis and translate them into functional workflows and system specifications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and development teams to ensure solutions meet business objectives.
• Conduct system testing and resolve issues prior to production rollout.
• Identify opportunities for process and system improvements and recommend enhancements.
• Manage change initiatives across both local and offshore teams, ensuring smooth adoption and measurable benefits.
• Facilitate communication between cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
• Maintain detailed project documentation throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in system development and support.
• Strong programming skills in Java and SQL.
• Familiarity with Linux environments and databases such as MySQL and Oracle.
• Experience working in Agile teams using tools like JIRA.
• Proven leadership experience and ability to manage offshore collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills in both Cantonese and English.

About our client

Our client is a reputable conglomerate that has multiple portfolios in different industries and to cope with their group expansion, they are now seeking for a Principal Architect or Enterprise Architect to join their team.

About the role

Reporting to the department head and leading a small team, you will develop and maintain an architectural blueprint and evolutionary roadmap. Communicate the strategic direction for architecture in support of our business and technology strategy in order to drive the development of key technology initiatives to realise emerging policy objectives, working with delivery teams to optimise and align to architecture vision. You will work with multiple stakeholders and deliver architectural initiatives that improve efficiency, resilience/robustness and performance in line with enterprise strategy. Work involves planning and analysing user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing as well as implementing governance, framework and standardizing policy. Lastly, deliver transformation of IT practices and recommend solutions and/or new technologies based upon business value drivers, proven architecture principles, patterns and return on investment.

The Successful Applicant

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
• A minimum of 8+ years of experience required with multiple years of experience working across large, complex organisations to define the Enterprise Architecture
• Previous experience with public cloud architecture, Cloud strategy etc (Azure Cloud or AWS Cloud) will be a plus
• Experience with integration patterns, and designing messaging and event based architectures at large scale
• Will have a technology background including software development
• Experience with integration patterns, and designing messaging and event based architectures at large scale
• Good command in Chinese and English

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