Developer (Application Development) (two posts) (Ref. 241017004)

[to be appointed at the substantive level of Analyst / Assistant Analyst]

Duties

The appointees will be a member of the Administrative Application Services Section, which is responsible for developing, enhancing and supporting the University’s administrative systems including student-related, staff-related and finance-related applications.  They will be required to:

(a)  work together with development team in the development, maintenance and enhancement work of new and existing systems;

(b)  communicate with business users on requirement gathering and perform business needs analysis;

(c)  conduct user and system tests to ensure the quality of the applications;

(d)  produce and maintain system documentation; and

(e)  perform any other duties as assigned by the Director of the Office or his delegates.

Qualifications

Applicants should have:

(a)  have a recognised degree OR diploma/higher diploma in Computer Science or a related discipline;

(b)  preferably have at least one year’s programming experience for degree holders and three years’ relevant working experience for higher diploma or diploma holders;

(c)  have knowledge of/experience in JavaScript, Java EE in IBM WebSphere, EJB, Spring, JSF, JPA and Oracle PL/SQL;

(d)  have knowledge of/experience in frontend JavaScript library/framework (e.g. React.js) would be an added advantage;

(e)  demonstrate knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript;

(f)   have strong analytical skills, good interpersonal and communication skills;

(g)  be able to work independently with minimal supervision; and

(h)  have a good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese.

Applicants with less experience will be considered for the post of Assistant Analyst.  Fresh graduate will also be considered.

Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement need not re-apply.

Conditions of Service

A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.  Initial appointment will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract.  Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Application

Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/general).The closing date for application is 31 October 2024.​The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/.

PolyU is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, nationality, family status or physical or mental disabilities.