IT Infrastructure Manager - Mandarin Speaking

About Us

Bank of China London Branch is the first ever overseas Chinese financial institution in a global financial services hub. Established in 1929, Bank of China has expanded steadily in the UK and has become the first choice for both Chinese 'going-out’ customers and local UK customers seeking to establish relationships with China, with branches all across the UK including the City of London, London Chinatown, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.

The Bank is taking a leading role amongst UK based Chinese financial institutions and is one of the mainstream foreign banks in the European market.

Position summary

IT Centre Europe (ITCE) oversees and manages the secure operations of IT applications and front-end systems used in all Bank of China (BOC) branches and representative offices located within Europe and Africa. As an IT Infrastructure Manager - Mandarin Speaking, you will be responsible for providing IT technical support to maintain the Bank’s systems, databases, IT room facilities and application systems. This is a full time permanent position.

Essential responsibilities include but not limited to

• Responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of IT rooms, SAN storage, tape backup, AS400 systems, x86 platform systems, database, anti-virus systems with all supporting facilities and application systems within the department that includes but not limited to daily system monitoring and maintenance, system change management, system capacity management, data management, IT service management, incident and failure management, and emergency management
• Lead IT projects that includes project budgeting and planning, carrying out business requests analysis and control, proposing and reviewing technical solutions, supervising implementation process, and examining project delivery
• Responsible for the establishment and renewal of IT specifications related to AS400 systems, x86 platform systems, database, SAN, tape backup, anti-virus systems, IT rooms with all supporting facilities and online devices
• Propose implementation procedures to Management according to Head Office’s policies and IT Centre’s requirements
• Assess systems, IT rooms and IT devices security risk, proposing security risk control solutions and being responsible for execution. Responsible for the design and maintenance of contingency plans of the above systems, carrying out annual disaster recovery testing and contingency plans testing
• Carry out research on new technologies and products, carrying out technical solution design for the continuing development of IT Centre

Person specification

• Degree educated in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or other equivalent
• Certificate in SSCP, MCSA, RHCE, CCNP is preferred
• Experience in system administration (e.g. Windows Server, Linux)
• Experience in virtual technology products (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V)
• Experience in IT room and device administration
• Experience in project management
• Knowledge of principles of Information Technology
• Knowledge of database operations and management
• Knowledge of Information Security, Cyber Security and GDPR
• Good problem solving skills
• Team player
• Excellent English and Mandarin communication skills

What we offer

In return, we will offer a great working environment and supported learning, a competitive salary and benefits package.

In alignment with Bank of China (UK) Limited recruitment policy, Criminal Reference Bureau and reference checks will be carried out in the event of an individual being offered a position with us.

Bank of China (UK) Limited is an equal opportunities employer.

Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

How to apply

If you wish to apply please follow the link below (you will be redirected to the Bank's career page).