Cloud Architect

A career at Swire Properties is more than just work, it’s a calling.

We’re searching for exceptional individuals who want to live and breathe “Creative Transformation” – our distinct mindset and long-term approach that inspires everything we do and how we do it. It inspires us to constantly explore new perspectives and seek out original thinking that goes beyond the conventional. Our mission, ultimately, is to constantly add value to communities and create truly amazing and sustainable places where people can thrive.

Additionally, we are deeply committed to prioritising health and safety in all our operations, ensuring a healthy, safe and supporting environment for our People, partners and the communities we serve.

Join us today and work on career-defining projects that are changing the industry in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland, Miami and Southeast Asia.

We are looking for a Cloud Architect who has a strong background in developing and refining cloud strategies aligned with organizational goals, as well as experience in evaluating architecture and infrastructure to ensure compliance with business, technical, and security requirements. The ideal candidate will report directly to General Manager, Digital & IT, and will have expertise in Dev Ops practices and cloud services management to facilitate operational excellence while regularly auditing and optimizing cloud resources for cost efficiency.

Additionally, they should possess skills in managing cloud budgets, enhancing system architecture for business continuity, and maintaining accurate documentation of cloud infrastructure.

• Develop and refine cloud strategy, policy, baseline, standards, process and best practices to support and align with company vision and strategy
• Evaluate and advise architecture and infrastructure design of project initiatives and govern implementation to meet business, technical and security’s requirements
• Partner with application architect and technical lead to support Dev Ops platform and pipeline development
• Oversee and coordinate cloud services and infrastructure operation and implementation to facilitate operational excellence
• Audit and review cloud resources configuration regularly to comply with company IT security policy and guidelines
• Review and enhance application & system architecture and infrastructure on cloud to ensure business continuity
• Review cloud expenses and perform cost optimization practices regularly to enhance cost efficiency and effectiveness on cloud
• Identify cloud resources ownership and manage cloud budget/expense/billing issue with stakeholders to improve budget accuracy and cost center identification
• Maintain network/architecture diagram of cloud and inventory for cloud resources to provide visibility on cloud infrastructure

• Degree holder in IT, Computer Science or related disciplines
• 10 years of relevant experience in IT infrastructure with minimum 3 years in Public Cloud
• Official professional/expert-level certificates of AWS, Azure, Alibaba Cloud and Kubernetes
• Capable in designing and implementing a resilient and secured cloud environment with technologies of networking security, authentication, authorization, auditing, data security and encryption in transit and at rest
• Experience in designing and managing public/hybrid/multi cloud environment and infrastructure
• Experience in administrating Container/Kubernetes platforms including AKS/EKS/ASK/ACK
• Proficient in Linux, Windows and shell scripting
• Good Knowledge in Dev Ops, CI/CD tools, IaC language and networking including routing & VPN
• Trustworthy with high standards of personal integrity, excellent communication, documentation and written skills
• Proficient in English and Chinese including both Cantonese and Putonghua
• Self-motivated and a good team player

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Decision Quality
• Business Acumen
• Drives for Results
• Ensures Accountability
• Communicates Effectively
• Situational Adaptability

• Randstad Hong Kong:
  Awarded Most Attractive Employer in the Property and Real Estate sector for 2024 and 2025
• HRoot Awards (Chinese Mainland):
  Received the Best Employer Award for 2023 and 2024, along with the Best Social…