Infrastructure Engineer – Server & Cloud Operations | Major Enterprise in Tokyo

One of our best clients a large and well-established enterprise in Tokyo is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to join its internal IT Operations team.

The company is currently undergoing a major digital and IT transformation investing significantly in modernizing its internal technology environment and moving from traditional infrastructure operations toward a more cloud-oriented standardized and automated IT platform.

As part of this transformation they are strengthening their internal infrastructure capabilities and are looking for an engineer who can support both the stable operation of the existing environment and the development of the companys next-generation IT infrastructure.

This is not a position focused only on traditional server maintenance.

You will work across a hybrid environment combining on-premise infrastructure and cloud technologies with opportunities to gain hands-on experience with modern enterprise solutions such as Microsoft 365 Entra ID Intune ServiceNow Tanium Azure AWS VMware and automation technologies.

The core team currently consists of 1 Manager and 1 Engineer giving you the opportunity to take broad ownership rather than being limited to a narrow technical area.

The company is actively improving infrastructure visibility standardization and automation using solutions such as ServiceNow Tanium Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Operation and administration of Windows Server and/or Linux environments
  
• Server network and authentication infrastructure operations
  
• Maintenance and modernization of data center and cloud environments
  
• IT asset and configuration management
  
• Improving visibility across the companys IT infrastructure
  
• Standardization and optimization of IT operational processes
  
• Infrastructure automation and operational efficiency improvements
  
• Exploring the use of AI tools to improve IT operations
  
• Supporting infrastructure-related projects and new system implementations
  
• Vendor coordination and management
  
• Supporting the companys transition toward a more cloud-native IT operating environment
  

The exact scope of responsibilities can be adjusted based on your experience and technical strengths.

First 13 months

You will work with the existing team to understand the current infrastructure system architecture operational procedures regular maintenance activities and incident response processes.

You will gradually take responsibility for daily operations and incident handling while improving and organizing technical documentation.

After 612 months

You will take ownership of specific infrastructure areas and independently handle:

• Infrastructure operations
  
• Incident response
  
• Configuration changes
  
• Vendor coordination
  
• Operational improvements
  

You will also have opportunities to participate in projects involving cloud migration infrastructure modernization ServiceNow Tanium automation and IT operational standardization.

Must Have

• 3 years of server operations experience with Windows Server OR Linux
  
• Basic networking knowledge including TCP/IP routers switches and general network fundamentals
  

Experience with any of the following is highly valued:

• Azure and/or AWS
  
• Microsoft 365
  
• Microsoft Entra ID
  
• Microsoft Intune
  
• Active Directory / GPO
  
• VMware or other virtualization technologies
  
• PowerShell or other infrastructure automation tools
  
• ServiceNow
  
• Tanium
  
• ITIL
  
• Vendor management
  

You do not need experience with all of the technologies above.

Engineers with a strong server/infrastructure background who want to expand their experience into cloud automation and modern enterprise IT are encouraged to apply.

The company is looking for someone who can combine technical infrastructure knowledge with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

You should be comfortable:

• Working with internal users other IT teams and external vendors
  
• Investigating technical issues independently
  
• Organizing information and proposing solutions
  
• Identifying areas for operational improvement
  
• Supporting standardization and automation initiatives
  
• Taking ownership of infrastructure operations
  
• Using modern AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot for research documentation and technical investigation while independently validating accuracy and security
  

Salary: JPY 8M

Location: Shinjuku Tokyo

Remote Work: Approximately 34 days per week

Working Hours: 9:0017:30

• Bonus twice per year
  
• Annual salary review
  
• Full social insurance
  
• Full transportation reimbursement
  
• Employee benefits program
  
• Health checkups
  
• Employee stock ownership program
  
• Retirement allowance program
  
• Defined contribution pension
  
• Full weekends and national holidays off
  
• Approximately 122 annual holidays
  
• Summer and year-end/New Year holidays
  
• Refresh leave and additional special leave programs
  

This is an opportunity to join a large and highly established enterprise at a major point of technology transformation.

Rather than simply maintaining an existing environment you will have the opportunity to help improve and modernize the companys IT infrastructure while expanding your experience across servers cloud identity endpoint management automation and enterprise IT operations.

With a small core team and significant modernization initiatives underway this position offers substantial ownership and the opportunity to directly influence how the companys next-generation IT environment is built.