Senior Associate – Infrastructure Consultant (Private Cloud & Network Infrastructure) – Technology Risk – Consulting – Hong Kong

POSITION OVERVIEW

DarkLab Operations is a growing cybersecurity services firm delivering managed defence, advisory, and technology solutions to enterprise clients. We are seeking a Senior Associate to act as a consultant supporting clients in the design, architecture, adoption, and review of private cloud, Chinese technology, and on-premise infrastructure across Hong Kong and the Greater China region, including Xinchuang (信创) localisation programmes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Advise clients on the design and architecture of private cloud and on-premise infrastructure — Huawei FusionSphere / FusionCloud, Sangfor HCI, H3C CloudOS / CAS, ZStack, Alibaba Apsara Stack, Tencent Cloud TCE — from requirements through solution blueprint

Support client adoption and migration programmes — platform selection, Chinese technology stack adoption, workload migration planning, and implementation oversight

Review and assess client infrastructure — architecture reviews, configuration and security baseline assessments, and remediation recommendations across private cloud, network, and data centre environments

Advise on enterprise network architecture — routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, load balancing, and segmentation — primarily on Huawei / H3C / Sangfor equipment

Convey pragmatic recommendations to clients through clear written reports, architecture documents, and presentations

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

2–4 years of hands-on experience in private cloud, infrastructure, network, or systems engineering / consulting roles

Hands-on experience with at least one Chinese private cloud / virtualisation platform (Huawei, Sangfor, H3C, ZStack, or equivalent)

Knowledge of network and security technologies — VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, WAF, and related infrastructure

Windows Server and Linux administration, with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, or Python

University degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline

Strong communication skills in English and Chinese, including written Chinese and Mandarin

Certifications – Must Have (at least one, with corresponding hands-on experience)

Huawei Cloud professional-level certification — HCIP or HCIE (Cloud Computing or Cloud Service track)

Alibaba Cloud professional-level certification — ACP or ACE

Tencent Cloud professional-level certification — Cloud Practitioner Professional or Architect Professional

Certifications / Skills – Nice to Have

H3CNE / H3CSE (Cloud Computing or Routing & Switching), Sangfor SCSA / SCSP, or ZStack ZCCT / ZCCE

Experience with Chinese domestic technologies — OceanBase, Kylin (麒麟) OS, UOS, openEuler, Dameng, GaussDB — and related certifications

Cisco CCNA / CCNP or VMware VCP-DCV, useful for migration and mixed-estate engagements

Red Hat OpenShift experience or certification (Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator, EX280), and RHCSA / RHCE for Linux depth