Solutions Architect

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 7 years of experience in IT, with at least 3 years in a Solutions Architect role

• Proven track record of delivering mission-critical, high-transaction-volume systems in Hong Kong or similarly regulated markets.

• Experience architecting business platform solutions and customer-facing solutions

• Data & Integration: Strong expertise in data warehousing, data modeling, and integration patterns (ESB, API Gateway, Microservices)

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Certified expertise in major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) with experience in containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD pipeline

• Database: Proficiency in both relational (Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra)

Company Introduction

Founded in 1862, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) was Hong Kong's first public utility. Today, we are one of the largest energy suppliers in Hong Kong, operating with world-class corporate management and leading-edge business practices. For the past years, Towngas has been growing with Hong Kong, evolving from the simple gas company supplying fuel for street lamps to our current leading position in the energy industry in the greater China region.

The Job

• Define and maintain the overall solution architecture blueprint for the enterprise, ensuring alignment with IT strategy and business objectives.

• Lead the end-to-end design of scalable, high-availability solutions across CRM, enterprise business workflow systems (BPM/ERP), customer engagement platforms and data warehousing integration

• Bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, ensuring that our solutions are resilient, scalable, and secure to customers across Hong Kong

• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and vendors, ensuring solutions are cost-effective, future-proof, and compliant with local regulatory standards

• Design and oversee the enterprise data warehouse (EDW) and data lake architecture, ensuring high-performance analytics and reporting capabilities

• Lead complex data and system integration initiatives, connecting internal systems with external partners

• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments to ensure solutions adhere to both functional and non-functional requirements (performance, security, disaster recovery)

• Review and formulate architectural design to enable AI and advanced technologies initiatives to be implemented and support business strategies

The Person