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| Hiring Company | Global IT Service firm |
| Location | Tokyo - 23 Wards |
| Job Type | Contract |
| Salary | 8 million yen ~ 9 million yen |
A Global IT Service firm is looking for a Kubernetes Platform Engineer.
Responsibilities:
- Creating operational procedures and obtaining approval for production work
Improving operational procedures and workflows
Building and decommissioning nodes and clusters
Handling alerts and incidents
Meeting security requirements (OS and middleware updates, patching)
Relases and monitoring
Handling escalated inquiries that cannot be resolved by the user support group
Why should you apply:
- This is a long-term opportunity with a chance to become a permanent employee
- You will be working with international team members
- Free breakfast, lunch and dinner at the cafeteria
| Minimum Experience Level | Over 3 years |
| Career Level | Entry Level |
| Minimum English Level | Fluent |
| Minimum Japanese Level | None |
| Minimum Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Visa Status | Permission to work in Japan required |
3+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes environments handling production traffic, including cluster and node management
Strong operational discipline: ability to create, review, and improve strict operational procedures for stable infrastructure operation
Deep knowledge of Linux systems and containerized infrastructure (Docker, container orchestration)
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Ansible, Helm, and custom in-house Go/Python tools using operator patterns (e.g., Red Hat Operator Framework)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitOps) and cloud-native monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, Kibana, PagerDuty)
Experience managing private cloud environments (Bare Metal, VM, Container) and hybrid/public cloud platforms
Strong programming/scripting skills in Go, Python, and Shell Script for automation and operational improvements
Familiarity with project and task management tools (JIRA, Confluence) and agile methodologies (Scrum)
Communication and collaboration skills using Slack, MS Teams, Viber for cross-team coordination
Knowledge of security, compliance, and patching procedures for OS and middleware in production environments
| Job Type | Contract |
| Salary | 8 million yen ~ 9 million yen |
| Hourly Rate | 4,500~5,000 JPY per hour |
| Work Hours | 9:00 – 17:30 |
| Holidays | weekend, National Holidays, Year-end and New Year Holiday etc |
| Industry | Internet, Web Services |
| Company Type | Large Company (more than 300 employees) |
| Non-Japanese Ratio | About half Japanese |