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 Assistant Software Developer - Mandarin Speaking, you will be responsible for assisting with planning, developing and managing the delivery of all functions within the Software Development team. You will work with the department to contribute to the development of the IT Centre to a fully functional, well managed and a highly efficient organisation. This is a full time permanent position.

Essential responsibilities include but not limited to

Developing, testing and maintenance of characteristic application systems for branches in EMEA region
Conducting characteristic application projects that include budgeting, planning, carrying out business requests analysis and control, proposing and reviewing technical solutions, supervising and conducting implementation, and examining project delivery
Managing, evaluating and providing technical solutions for system requirements of EMEA branches
Implementing Head Office policies in practice while managing and carrying out IT Centre’s major projects independently
Support with the procurement and outsource management relevant to the application development and projects
Assist in compiling technical documentations for infrastructure planning, design and maintenance
Collaborate with other departments to achieve the goals set by the IT Centre
Assisting in making annual departmental IT plans, working out the details as well as taking part in and supervising its implementation
Visiting the clients for assigned technical projects if it is required

Person specification

Degree educated in Information Technology, Computing, Software Engineering or other equivalent
Relevant professional qualification
Experience within the Financial Services industry and proven track record in similar business stream
Experiences within project management
Experience using database platforms such as Oracle/MSSQL/MPP Database
Knowledge of programming languages such as Java/SQL/VBA/Java Script/Shell
Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities
Good knowledge of IT industry
Good customer service skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly in the use of MS Excel
Excellent English and Mandarin communication skills
Team player

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).