Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Computer Technician II (carrying the job title of ‘IT Co-ordinator’)
(Ref. 1900002N) (Closing date: January 29, 2019)
The appointee will provide support to teachers and students of the IT Foundation Course, which is a compulsory course for about 3000 undergraduate students each year. As part of a technical team, the appointee will be responsible for (a) working on web development, infrastructure design, data migration, workflow automation and troubleshooting; (b) developing and supporting the video portal, which is a web service maintained on a distributed infrastructure. He/she will have chances to gain experience on handling large-scale traffic in a distributed environment, explore new technologies and enhance our services. As an IT Co-ordinator, the appointee will also be responsible for (a) supporting and developing IT systems for the IT Foundation Course; (b) providing consultation services and teaching support to students, such as guiding undergraduate students on general IT skills through consultations and IT workshops; (c) providing IT support to office intranets; and (d) performing other departmental duties.

Applicants should have (i) a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Information/System Engineering or a related technical field; (ii) experience in writing software in at least one programming language (e.g. PHP, JavaScript, Python, Java, Go or C/C++); (iii) good communication and problem-solving skills; and (iv) willingness to teach students patiently. Knowledge of/Experience in the following areas is preferred: (1) Linux / Unix command line environment operation; (2) web technologies (e.g. PHP, Ajax, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Apache and Nginx); (3) container technologies (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes); (4) scalable networking technologies (e.g. Load Balancers and Firewalls); (5) SCM (e.g. Git); (6) shell scripts (e.g. Bash); and (7) basic networking (e.g. TCP/IP).

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 post above. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.