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| Hiring Company | A global Insurance firm |
| Location | Tokyo - 23 Wards |
| Job Type | Permanent Full-time |
| Salary | 9 million yen ~ 12 million yen |
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) / DevOps Engineer to lead cloud infrastructure modernization and platform reliability initiatives for a major enterprise client in Tokyo.
In this role, you will spearhead large-scale system migrations to Microsoft Azure, automate infrastructure provisioning, and ensure high availability, security, and performance across mission-critical production environments.
Key Responsibilities
● Cloud Migration & Architecture: Design, plan, and execute end-to-end cloud migrations from legacy or multi-cloud environments (such as AWS or on-premises) to Microsoft Azure.
● Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Build, maintain, and standardize automated cloud infrastructure using Terraform and modern IaC best practices.
● Container Orchestration & CI/CD: Manage and optimize containerized workloads using Kubernetes (AKS/EKS/GKE) and streamline automated deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD).
● Reliability & Observability: Define and monitor SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs. Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor) to minimize downtime.
● Security & Compliance: Enforce enterprise-grade cloud security, network isolation, and identity access controls in alignment with financial industry compliance standards.
● Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with development teams, architects, and business stakeholders in both Japanese and English to troubleshoot production issues and drive engineering best practices.
| Minimum Experience Level | Over 6 years |
| Career Level | Executive |
| Minimum English Level | Business Level |
| Minimum Japanese Level | Business Level |
| Minimum Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Visa Status | Permission to work in Japan required |
Required Qualifications
● Experience: 6+ years of hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
● Cloud Platforms: Strong production experience with Microsoft Azure (or deep multi-cloud expertise in AWS/GCP with the ability to architect and migrate systems onto Azure).
● IaC & Automation: Proven hands-on mastery of Terraform and CI/CD pipeline automation.
● Containers: Practical experience deploying and managing production clusters on Kubernetes and Docker.
● Language Skills:
○ Japanese: Business proficiency (JLPT N2 or higher) to communicate smoothly with local stakeholders and documentation.
○ English: Conversational to business proficiency for collaborating with global engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
● Cloud certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or CKA / CKAD.
● Experience working within regulated industries such as Insurance, Banking, or FinTech.
● Familiarity with scripting and automation languages such as Python, Go, or
Bash
| Job Type | Permanent Full-time |
| Salary | 9 million yen ~ 12 million yen |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Company Type | Large Company (more than 300 employees) - International Company |
| Non-Japanese Ratio | About half Japanese |