IT Infrastructure Engineer

Japan’s leading IT engineer supply and support services company is in search of IT Infrastructure Engineer with Japanese and English.

Project Examples:

• Operation and monitoring for a major automobile manufacturer (70-person team)
• Virtualization system implementation project
• Cloud infrastructure/network design and construction for verification
• System improvement (automation, etc.)
• Design, construction, and operation of virtualization infrastructure using VMware ESX
• FW configuration/management of FortiGate, etc.
• Network design, construction and operation including SDN
• Alarm monitoring using Zabbix, etc.

The specific projects to be assigned have not been determined yet, and they will be decided on the engineer's skills upon joining the company. However, having proficiency in Japanese allows engineers to potentially work on entry-level projects even with limited engineering experience. Conversely, if an engineer has extensive experience, such as in network or server design and construction, there is a possibility of being hired even if their Japanese proficiency is not at a business level.

Requirements:

• At least 6 months of working experience as an infrastructure engineer
• Business level or above in both Japanese and English. (You must have a desire to work in Japan and be willing to study Japanese).
• You must have some kind of certification related to IT infrastructure as a plus.

Technical stack:

• Proficiency in operating systems such as Windows and Linux.
• Networking knowledge including TCP/IP,routing, and switching.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Understanding of infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Security fundamentals including firewalls, encryption, and access control.
• Proficiency with monitoring and troubleshooting tools like Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, and ELK stack.
• Knowledge of database systems such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Scripting and automation skills using tools like PowerShells and Python.

Benefits:

• Social insurance (employment, workers' accident compensation, health, and employee pension).
• Transportation expenses (up to 100,000 yen)
• Defined contribution pension plan (401K)
• Family allowance (eligible dependents: spouse 10,000 yen, children 5,000 yen, parents 3,000 yen / applicable from the second year of employment)
• Company discount and in-house sales
• Dormitory facilities (35,000 yen/month out-of-pocket, for eligible employees only)
• Support and training using a multi-cloud environment
• Video learning application and e-learning
• President's Award
• Sumairu Mutual Aid Society (a system to provide congratulatory money and other benefits for various life events)
• CDP system (internal recruitment system)
• Loan of iPhone Cafeteria plan (allows employees to purchase products from partner companies at a discount)
• Membership in Kanto IT Software Health Insurance Association
• Telework and staggered working hours.

Holidays:

• 120 days off per year + 5 days of paid holidays required
• 2 days off per week (Saturday, Sunday) and national holidays
• Shift work may be required depending on the project.
• Year-end and New Year vacations (5 days)
• New Year holidays (5 days) *Some projects may require shift work. Celebration or condolence leave
• Paid leave (company average: 11.25 days/year; 79.2% of employees take paid leave)
• Maternity leave (actual results available)
• Childcare leave (acquisition rate: 100% for women, 74.3% for men)
• Self-care leave
• Injury and sickness leave
• Five days of paid leave per year can be taken for medical treatment of one's own illness only if all annual paid leave has been used up.
• Child nursing care leave
• Anniversary leave (to encourage employees to take annual paid leave)
• Refreshment leave (5 to 6 days are granted to employees who have been with the company for 10 years and 20 years, respectively)
• Lapsed paid vacation reserve system.

Location: Tokyo metropolitan area, Osaka, Nagoya. 

Schedule: Full-time, 9:00-18:00 (8 hours of actual work). Break: 12:00-13:00 (60 minutes). 

Salary: Monthly salary + various allowances + overtime paid separately + incentive bonus (twice a year).