Hong Kong Exchanges
Application and Platform Engineer page is loaded Application and Platform Engineerlocations: UK-Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R003321Application and Platform Engineer Shift Pattern: Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Corporate Grade: E - Associate Reporting Line: (UK Division) Information Technology Location: UK-London Worker Type: Permanent Overall Purpose of Role: Provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support with a focus on reliability, resilience, and automation for the LME's Middle Office, Back Office, and Market Data mission-critical applications. This role combines application support with modern SRE principles and platform engineering practices , helping ensure system stability, scalability, and continuous improvement for internal teams and external clients.This includes: Support our application suite in production with a view of platform engineering activities, including maintaining containerised environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Build, migrate, support, optimise and manage our physical, virtual, containerised Openshift and Kubernetes environments for scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency, with a focus on a 'Five nines' operational availability. Deliver technical support for application rollouts within project frameworks. Assist project delivery across Waterfall and Agile methodologies, with exposure to Hybrid approaches. Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across applications, infrastructure, and network layers. Contribute to service improvements through automation and process optimisation. Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes. Validate changes through QA and automated testing pipelines. Apply RE practices such as proactive monitoring and performance tuning to improve system reliability. Key Accountabilities: Maintain and support mission-critical applications across Trading, Data and Clearing business units. Assist with regulatory, infrastructure, and security projects. Monitor application performance using observability tools and implement tuning where needed. Support test and production environments to ensure stability and readiness. Contribute to automation initiatives and CI/CD pipeline improvements. Maintain accurate documentation for supported systems and platforms. Participate in disaster recovery exercises and operational resiliency testing. Help identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across systems. Technical Responsibilities Maintain and test disaster recovery procedures. Respond promptly to production issues and communicate resolutions effectively. Support 24/7/365 system availability, including flexible shifts and on-call rota. Work with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bamboo, BitBucket) to support deployments. Assist with Infrastructure as Code using Ansible Tower. Support containerised environments on OpenShift and Kubernetes , ensuring scalability and resilience. Implement and maintain observability stacks with Grafana/Prometheus and Splunk for metrics and log analysis. Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Working with others: Collaborate with internal production teams, project teams, and business stakeholders. Work closely with Risk, Security, and GRC teams, as well as external vendors and auditors. Strong problem-solving skills, innovative mindset, and technical curiosity. Clear, communicator and team player with a focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing. Organised and proactive with excellent documentation skills. Ownership mindset: accountable for end-to-end delivery and lifecycle thinking PERSON SPECIFICATION: Qualifications Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or 2+years of equivalent professional experience Preferred Experience Strong SQL and database knowledge (MySQL, Oracle, Liquibase). Hands-on experience with CI/CD, IaC, containerisation, and orchestration tools. Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms. Exposure to DevSecOps practices and vulnerability scanning. 2-4 years in financial markets or mission-critical environments. Good understanding of networking, infrastructure, and cloud technologies. Experience supporting .NET, Java, and microservices-based applications. Desirable ITIL Foundation Certification v3/v4. ServiceNow experience. SRE and Agile/Lean methodologies. Swift Payment systems knowledge. Skills Strong problem-solving skills and technical curiosity. Clear communicator and collaborative team player. Organised and proactive with good documentation skills. Passion for automation and continuous improvement. Comfortable working in Agile environments and using shared tools (Jira, Confluence). Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively. Personal Qualities: Delivers high-quality results under pressure and tight deadlines. Strong problem-solving skills with an innovative, curious mindset. Clear communicator and collaborative team player, promoting knowledge sharing. Organised, proactive, and detail-oriented with strong planning skills. Ownership mindset with a passion for automation and continuous improvement. Comfortable with Agile practices and CI/CD tools (Jira, Confluence). Supports a culture of learning through blameless post-mortems and experimentation. The LME is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting for our teams, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. In doing so, we want every LME employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world's leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange.As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.
Application and Platform Engineer page is loaded Application and Platform Engineerlocations: UK-Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R003321Application and Platform Engineer Shift Pattern: Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Corporate Grade: E - Associate Reporting Line: (UK Division) Information Technology Location: UK-London Worker Type: Permanent Overall Purpose of Role: Provide Level 2 and Level 3 technical support with a focus on reliability, resilience, and automation for the LME's Middle Office, Back Office, and Market Data mission-critical applications. This role combines application support with modern SRE principles and platform engineering practices , helping ensure system stability, scalability, and continuous improvement for internal teams and external clients.This includes: Support our application suite in production with a view of platform engineering activities, including maintaining containerised environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Build, migrate, support, optimise and manage our physical, virtual, containerised Openshift and Kubernetes environments for scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency, with a focus on a 'Five nines' operational availability. Deliver technical support for application rollouts within project frameworks. Assist project delivery across Waterfall and Agile methodologies, with exposure to Hybrid approaches. Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across applications, infrastructure, and network layers. Contribute to service improvements through automation and process optimisation. Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes. Validate changes through QA and automated testing pipelines. Apply RE practices such as proactive monitoring and performance tuning to improve system reliability. Key Accountabilities: Maintain and support mission-critical applications across Trading, Data and Clearing business units. Assist with regulatory, infrastructure, and security projects. Monitor application performance using observability tools and implement tuning where needed. Support test and production environments to ensure stability and readiness. Contribute to automation initiatives and CI/CD pipeline improvements. Maintain accurate documentation for supported systems and platforms. Participate in disaster recovery exercises and operational resiliency testing. Help identify and remediate security vulnerabilities across systems. Technical Responsibilities Maintain and test disaster recovery procedures. Respond promptly to production issues and communicate resolutions effectively. Support 24/7/365 system availability, including flexible shifts and on-call rota. Work with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bamboo, BitBucket) to support deployments. Assist with Infrastructure as Code using Ansible Tower. Support containerised environments on OpenShift and Kubernetes , ensuring scalability and resilience. Implement and maintain observability stacks with Grafana/Prometheus and Splunk for metrics and log analysis. Automate repetitive tasks using scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Working with others: Collaborate with internal production teams, project teams, and business stakeholders. Work closely with Risk, Security, and GRC teams, as well as external vendors and auditors. Strong problem-solving skills, innovative mindset, and technical curiosity. Clear, communicator and team player with a focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing. Organised and proactive with excellent documentation skills. Ownership mindset: accountable for end-to-end delivery and lifecycle thinking PERSON SPECIFICATION: Qualifications Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or 2+years of equivalent professional experience Preferred Experience Strong SQL and database knowledge (MySQL, Oracle, Liquibase). Hands-on experience with CI/CD, IaC, containerisation, and orchestration tools. Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms. Exposure to DevSecOps practices and vulnerability scanning. 2-4 years in financial markets or mission-critical environments. Good understanding of networking, infrastructure, and cloud technologies. Experience supporting .NET, Java, and microservices-based applications. Desirable ITIL Foundation Certification v3/v4. ServiceNow experience. SRE and Agile/Lean methodologies. Swift Payment systems knowledge. Skills Strong problem-solving skills and technical curiosity. Clear communicator and collaborative team player. Organised and proactive with good documentation skills. Passion for automation and continuous improvement. Comfortable working in Agile environments and using shared tools (Jira, Confluence). Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively. Personal Qualities: Delivers high-quality results under pressure and tight deadlines. Strong problem-solving skills with an innovative, curious mindset. Clear communicator and collaborative team player, promoting knowledge sharing. Organised, proactive, and detail-oriented with strong planning skills. Ownership mindset with a passion for automation and continuous improvement. Comfortable with Agile practices and CI/CD tools (Jira, Confluence). Supports a culture of learning through blameless post-mortems and experimentation. The LME is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In recruiting for our teams, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. In doing so, we want every LME employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world's leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange.As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.
Hong Kong Exchanges
City, London
Tax & Treasury Manager page is loaded Tax & Treasury Managerlocations: UK-Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R003240Tax & Treasury Manager Shift Pattern: Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Corporate Grade: D - Assistant Vice President Reporting Line: (UK Division) CFAO Office Location: UK-London Worker Type: ContractThis role focuses principally on supporting the Financial Controller with the tax, treasury and other operational responsibilities of the finance function but will also include other ad hoc responsibilities re reporting, accounting and system and process improvements. Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Tax Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns including review of calculations for completeness, correct tax coding and reconciliations to supporting workings and general ledger balances Provision of financial information to external advisors to facilitate the preparation of quarterly tax reporting and annual Corporation Tax returns. Coordination of responses to questions raised and review / challenge of calculations provided Calculation of Corporation Tax Quarterly Instalment Payments Coordination with and provision of information to external advisors, ensuring reporting and tax obligations are met for Singapore branch. Review of calculations for associated tax submissions Monitoring and reconciliation of tax charged to / submitted by customers in other overseas locations to fulfil local reporting obligations Calculation and submission of annual PAYE Settlement Agreement Liaison with advisors to arrange training for team members and to ensure changes to tax landscape are considered and incorporated where appropriate Coordination of tax payments ensuring all are made within required deadlines Preparation and submission of annual Senior Accounting Officer declaration including review of supporting documentation and testing of associated controls Treasury Forecasting and review of operational cash flows including management of cash balances and deposits. Monitoring of deposit maturities and provision of instructions to deposit holders to maximise investment returns whilst ensuring sufficient funds are held to meet operational requirements Forecasting and review of currency exposures. Coordination and management of existing hedging instruments and consideration / implementation of additional actions as required to minimize foreign exchange gains or losses Liaison with local and parent company Treasury functions to identify new investment / risk management opportunities and to ensure relevant limits / restrictions are adhered to Other Co-ordination and preparation of Board / Committee papers including monthly Operational Governance Committee pack, tax strategy and dividend papers FATCA and CRS coordination and reporting Preparation / monitoring of Risk Appetite Statement metrics Management of relationships, mandates, documentation and onboarding with banks and other counterparties Review, update or creation of policy and procedure documentation related to role responsibilities Work closely with other members of the Finance team to identify, define and develop system and/or process improvements Deputation for Financial Controller as required Other ad hoc tasks and support as required Academic and Professional Qualifications Required: Qualified Accountant (2-5 years PQE) with a recognised accounting body (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) Required Knowledge and Level of Experience: Required: Qualified Accountant - ideally with financial services or technology company experience Required: 2+ years post qualified experience in industry Required: Advanced MS Excel, competent using MS Word, Powerpoint Required: Experience of using a complex ERP system (SAP, Oracle etc.) Preferred: Oracle R12 experience Skills set and Core Competencies Required for Role: Strong numerical and analytical skills Meticulous and thorough, with strong attention to detail Excellent time management, ability to prioritise and to work under pressure to ensure all deadlines are met and deliverables are completed on time to a high quality Ability to communicate financial information clearly Ability to build and develop positive working relationships Ability to work as part of a small team and also to work upon own initiative Personal Qualities: Proactive, innovative and enthusiastic individual who is self-motivated and a team player Able to work under pressure of deadlines Highly motivated and driven individual who seeks to continuously improve and enhance processes and controls Ability to build and develop positive working relationships, both inside and outside the Finance department and able to adapt personal style to different audiences Demonstrable ability to work flexibly across different reporting lines and managing multiple stakeholders.Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world's leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange.As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.
Tax & Treasury Manager page is loaded Tax & Treasury Managerlocations: UK-Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R003240Tax & Treasury Manager Shift Pattern: Standard 40 Hour Week (United Kingdom) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Corporate Grade: D - Assistant Vice President Reporting Line: (UK Division) CFAO Office Location: UK-London Worker Type: ContractThis role focuses principally on supporting the Financial Controller with the tax, treasury and other operational responsibilities of the finance function but will also include other ad hoc responsibilities re reporting, accounting and system and process improvements. Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Tax Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns including review of calculations for completeness, correct tax coding and reconciliations to supporting workings and general ledger balances Provision of financial information to external advisors to facilitate the preparation of quarterly tax reporting and annual Corporation Tax returns. Coordination of responses to questions raised and review / challenge of calculations provided Calculation of Corporation Tax Quarterly Instalment Payments Coordination with and provision of information to external advisors, ensuring reporting and tax obligations are met for Singapore branch. Review of calculations for associated tax submissions Monitoring and reconciliation of tax charged to / submitted by customers in other overseas locations to fulfil local reporting obligations Calculation and submission of annual PAYE Settlement Agreement Liaison with advisors to arrange training for team members and to ensure changes to tax landscape are considered and incorporated where appropriate Coordination of tax payments ensuring all are made within required deadlines Preparation and submission of annual Senior Accounting Officer declaration including review of supporting documentation and testing of associated controls Treasury Forecasting and review of operational cash flows including management of cash balances and deposits. Monitoring of deposit maturities and provision of instructions to deposit holders to maximise investment returns whilst ensuring sufficient funds are held to meet operational requirements Forecasting and review of currency exposures. Coordination and management of existing hedging instruments and consideration / implementation of additional actions as required to minimize foreign exchange gains or losses Liaison with local and parent company Treasury functions to identify new investment / risk management opportunities and to ensure relevant limits / restrictions are adhered to Other Co-ordination and preparation of Board / Committee papers including monthly Operational Governance Committee pack, tax strategy and dividend papers FATCA and CRS coordination and reporting Preparation / monitoring of Risk Appetite Statement metrics Management of relationships, mandates, documentation and onboarding with banks and other counterparties Review, update or creation of policy and procedure documentation related to role responsibilities Work closely with other members of the Finance team to identify, define and develop system and/or process improvements Deputation for Financial Controller as required Other ad hoc tasks and support as required Academic and Professional Qualifications Required: Qualified Accountant (2-5 years PQE) with a recognised accounting body (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) Required Knowledge and Level of Experience: Required: Qualified Accountant - ideally with financial services or technology company experience Required: 2+ years post qualified experience in industry Required: Advanced MS Excel, competent using MS Word, Powerpoint Required: Experience of using a complex ERP system (SAP, Oracle etc.) Preferred: Oracle R12 experience Skills set and Core Competencies Required for Role: Strong numerical and analytical skills Meticulous and thorough, with strong attention to detail Excellent time management, ability to prioritise and to work under pressure to ensure all deadlines are met and deliverables are completed on time to a high quality Ability to communicate financial information clearly Ability to build and develop positive working relationships Ability to work as part of a small team and also to work upon own initiative Personal Qualities: Proactive, innovative and enthusiastic individual who is self-motivated and a team player Able to work under pressure of deadlines Highly motivated and driven individual who seeks to continuously improve and enhance processes and controls Ability to build and develop positive working relationships, both inside and outside the Finance department and able to adapt personal style to different audiences Demonstrable ability to work flexibly across different reporting lines and managing multiple stakeholders.Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world's leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metals Exchange.As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.