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To see more Chinese jobs please follow us on WeChat: teamchinapf AND pfteamchina Ref: 23260 The Skills You'll Need: Fluent in Mandarin, Extensive / Solid of IT experience, including team leadership. Your New Salary: Up to £100k, depending on experience Office based Perm Start: ASAP Deputy Head of IT - What You'll be Doing: Support the Head of IT in designing, implementing and maintaining the firm's IT strategy. Assist in developing and enforcing IT policies, procedures and architectural frameworks in line with group standards, regulatory requirements and best practices. Oversee IT operations, including infrastructure, support, applications and cybersecurity to ensure system stability and service continuity. Act as deputy for cybersecurity monitoring, threat management, incident response and improvement of protective controls. Assist with IT budgeting, cost control, vendor management and procurement to ensure effective financial governance. Maintain strong collaboration with group IT, supporting policy alignment, reporting and joint initiatives. Work closely with business units to identify technology needs, propose IT solutions and support implementation. Assist in maintaining and testing Business Continuity Plans and disaster recovery arrangements; participate in the Business Continuity Committee. Support implementation of approved systems and controls in compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and group policies. Monitor team workload, task allocation and performance to ensure effective delivery and reliable production systems. Provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge-sharing to IT team members; identify training needs and support skills development. Manage IT assets, suppliers and contractual relationships in accordance with internal procurement and compliance requirements. Lead and/or support IT projects including planning, resourcing, tracking, reporting and risk management. Prepare reports, documentation, KPIs and updates for Senior Management and the Board when required. Act as deputy for the Head of IT during absence, taking responsibility for escalation, decision-making and operational oversight. Perform other duties as assigned by Senior Management or the Head of IT. Deputy Head of IT - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline; Master's degree preferred. Extensive / Solid of IT experience, including team leadership and project delivery. Strong technical knowledge across IT infrastructure, systems administration, networks, applications and cybersecurity. Experience in IT governance, ITIL processes, change management and incident management. Strong understanding of financial services IT environments, regulatory requirements and risk controls. Excellent communication, stakeholder management and decision-making skills. Ability to coach and develop teams; experience managing distributed teams is desirable. Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities. Sound knowledge of Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery frameworks. Working knowledge of networking, firewalls, CUCM, cybersecurity tools and cloud/infrastructure technologies. Experience with trading systems, exchange connectivity, FIX protocols and back-office integrations is advantageous. Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and deliver within deadlines. Bilingual speakers (English & Mandarin) is essential. Please view all our Team China jobs at people-first-recruitment Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-team-china We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.
To see more Chinese jobs please follow us on WeChat: teamchinapf AND pfteamchina Ref: 23260 The Skills You'll Need: Fluent in Mandarin, Extensive / Solid of IT experience, including team leadership. Your New Salary: Up to £100k, depending on experience Office based Perm Start: ASAP Deputy Head of IT - What You'll be Doing: Support the Head of IT in designing, implementing and maintaining the firm's IT strategy. Assist in developing and enforcing IT policies, procedures and architectural frameworks in line with group standards, regulatory requirements and best practices. Oversee IT operations, including infrastructure, support, applications and cybersecurity to ensure system stability and service continuity. Act as deputy for cybersecurity monitoring, threat management, incident response and improvement of protective controls. Assist with IT budgeting, cost control, vendor management and procurement to ensure effective financial governance. Maintain strong collaboration with group IT, supporting policy alignment, reporting and joint initiatives. Work closely with business units to identify technology needs, propose IT solutions and support implementation. Assist in maintaining and testing Business Continuity Plans and disaster recovery arrangements; participate in the Business Continuity Committee. Support implementation of approved systems and controls in compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and group policies. Monitor team workload, task allocation and performance to ensure effective delivery and reliable production systems. Provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge-sharing to IT team members; identify training needs and support skills development. Manage IT assets, suppliers and contractual relationships in accordance with internal procurement and compliance requirements. Lead and/or support IT projects including planning, resourcing, tracking, reporting and risk management. Prepare reports, documentation, KPIs and updates for Senior Management and the Board when required. Act as deputy for the Head of IT during absence, taking responsibility for escalation, decision-making and operational oversight. Perform other duties as assigned by Senior Management or the Head of IT. Deputy Head of IT - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline; Master's degree preferred. Extensive / Solid of IT experience, including team leadership and project delivery. Strong technical knowledge across IT infrastructure, systems administration, networks, applications and cybersecurity. Experience in IT governance, ITIL processes, change management and incident management. Strong understanding of financial services IT environments, regulatory requirements and risk controls. Excellent communication, stakeholder management and decision-making skills. Ability to coach and develop teams; experience managing distributed teams is desirable. Strong vendor management and negotiation capabilities. Sound knowledge of Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery frameworks. Working knowledge of networking, firewalls, CUCM, cybersecurity tools and cloud/infrastructure technologies. Experience with trading systems, exchange connectivity, FIX protocols and back-office integrations is advantageous. Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and deliver within deadlines. Bilingual speakers (English & Mandarin) is essential. Please view all our Team China jobs at people-first-recruitment Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-team-china We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.
People First
To see more Mandarin jobs please follow us onWeChat: teamchinapf AND pfteamchina Ref: 21012 Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking IT Infrastructure Engineer Your New Salary: Highly competitive + good benefits Job status: Permanent Location: West London Reporting to: Senior Infrastructure Engineer & Team Leader Summary: The Infrastructure Engineer will assist the Senior Infrastructure Engineer providing end to end solutions and managing the IT life cycle ensuring operational efficiency and maintenance contracts. The position will mainly focus on BAU Infrastructure project and support work and assisting with support desk duties when required. The Infrastructure Engineer is also responsible for supporting the Windows desktop environment, Market data, company's bespoke trading applications and business requirements. The role also requires supporting both the Senior Infrastructure Engineer and IT Support Analyst and provides cover when necessary. What You'll be Doing Each Day: The Infrastructure Engineer will possess the technical skills required to manage the infrastructure and services. Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure IT infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirements. To provide excellent problem solving, troubleshooting skills, effective communication, inter-personal management abilities. Application monitoring, performance and capacity tuning on a daily basis. Extensive problem solving and debugging skills using SQL. Duty to respond and answer all Jira service desk tickets in a timely & respectable manner. Provide regular updates to all Jira tickets assigned to you. Escalation point for junior member and provides support and cover for senior team members. Responsible to work flexible hours and weekends if and when required and to be on call as a part of the helpdesk on call service roster. Identify any improvements that can be made to service, recommendations for preventative maintenance and needs for user training. Follow change control procedures when implementing core system updates/upgrades. Escalate problems to 3rd party service providers when required and track case until resolution. Responsible for maintaining call logs, user guides, KBs, setup guides, IT records and documentation. Provide BAU Infrastructure, Active Directory & Exchange support and administration. Perform regular software upgrades on existing systems to maintain patch compliance and supported versions with the vendors. Always keep up to date on the latest security vulnerabilities and reacts and responds to new threats and remediates them as a priority. Provide Desktop and telephone support. Maintain systems uptime and availability. Develop, implement, and maintain IT policies and procedures. Ensure that all IT policies are followed and implemented. Take control of and manage system incidents, changes and new requests from start to finish. Maintain and enforce company IT security and compliance. Coordinate and managing all development for main trading application and data integration. Ensure that SLA's are adhered to with suppliers. Other tasks as deemed necessary from time to time. The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Educated to degree level in an IT related subject or equivalent, with relevant advanced IT qualifications Advanced support experience within VMWare and Windows. Advanced support experience with Active Directory and Exchange DAG Experience in maintaining a Dell VxRail / RecoverP oint hyper converged environment. Managing backup s and recovery tasks. Strong knowledge of enterprise firewall solutions (Cisco ASA and Checkpoint) Strong knowledge of routing and switching. Monitor infrastructure capacity and ensure systems meet business operational requirements Strong project management capability, requiring the ability to work on multiple streams at once. Strong scripting capabilities to automate tasks PowerShell. Jira Service Management Adhering to a strict change control process. Please view all our Chinese jobs at Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-team-china We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.
To see more Mandarin jobs please follow us onWeChat: teamchinapf AND pfteamchina Ref: 21012 Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking IT Infrastructure Engineer Your New Salary: Highly competitive + good benefits Job status: Permanent Location: West London Reporting to: Senior Infrastructure Engineer & Team Leader Summary: The Infrastructure Engineer will assist the Senior Infrastructure Engineer providing end to end solutions and managing the IT life cycle ensuring operational efficiency and maintenance contracts. The position will mainly focus on BAU Infrastructure project and support work and assisting with support desk duties when required. The Infrastructure Engineer is also responsible for supporting the Windows desktop environment, Market data, company's bespoke trading applications and business requirements. The role also requires supporting both the Senior Infrastructure Engineer and IT Support Analyst and provides cover when necessary. What You'll be Doing Each Day: The Infrastructure Engineer will possess the technical skills required to manage the infrastructure and services. Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure IT infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirements. To provide excellent problem solving, troubleshooting skills, effective communication, inter-personal management abilities. Application monitoring, performance and capacity tuning on a daily basis. Extensive problem solving and debugging skills using SQL. Duty to respond and answer all Jira service desk tickets in a timely & respectable manner. Provide regular updates to all Jira tickets assigned to you. Escalation point for junior member and provides support and cover for senior team members. Responsible to work flexible hours and weekends if and when required and to be on call as a part of the helpdesk on call service roster. Identify any improvements that can be made to service, recommendations for preventative maintenance and needs for user training. Follow change control procedures when implementing core system updates/upgrades. Escalate problems to 3rd party service providers when required and track case until resolution. Responsible for maintaining call logs, user guides, KBs, setup guides, IT records and documentation. Provide BAU Infrastructure, Active Directory & Exchange support and administration. Perform regular software upgrades on existing systems to maintain patch compliance and supported versions with the vendors. Always keep up to date on the latest security vulnerabilities and reacts and responds to new threats and remediates them as a priority. Provide Desktop and telephone support. Maintain systems uptime and availability. Develop, implement, and maintain IT policies and procedures. Ensure that all IT policies are followed and implemented. Take control of and manage system incidents, changes and new requests from start to finish. Maintain and enforce company IT security and compliance. Coordinate and managing all development for main trading application and data integration. Ensure that SLA's are adhered to with suppliers. Other tasks as deemed necessary from time to time. The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: Educated to degree level in an IT related subject or equivalent, with relevant advanced IT qualifications Advanced support experience within VMWare and Windows. Advanced support experience with Active Directory and Exchange DAG Experience in maintaining a Dell VxRail / RecoverP oint hyper converged environment. Managing backup s and recovery tasks. Strong knowledge of enterprise firewall solutions (Cisco ASA and Checkpoint) Strong knowledge of routing and switching. Monitor infrastructure capacity and ensure systems meet business operational requirements Strong project management capability, requiring the ability to work on multiple streams at once. Strong scripting capabilities to automate tasks PowerShell. Jira Service Management Adhering to a strict change control process. Please view all our Chinese jobs at Please follow us on Linkedin: people-first-team-china We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.
