IT Infrastructure Manager - Data center & Cloud Services

In today’s digital landscape, businesses must be secure, resilient, scalable, and above all—connected. Our client provides flexible and cost-effective colocation and IT infrastructure solutions that enable organizations to plan for growth with confidence and future-ready data center strategies.

Operating multiple state-of-the-art data centers across Europe and APAC, our client delivers high levels of security, connectivity, and local support. With a rapidly expanding footprint, the organization continues to invest in infrastructure and real estate to support new site development and expansion initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, forward-thinking team during a period of significant growth and transformation.

Role Overview

Reporting to the IT Architecture Manager, this role is responsible for the design, deployment, and support of business-critical IT infrastructure across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd/3rd line support for IT infrastructure
• Lead infrastructure projects and BAU activities
• Manage and develop technical team members
• Act as a regional escalation point and subject matter expert
• Support incident, problem, and change management processes
• Contribute to infrastructure design and implementation
• Manage vendors and third-party service providers
• Maintain technical documentation and standards
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies

Essential:

• Networking knowledge (L2/L3 switching, firewalls, wireless)
• Experience managing Windows infrastructure (Active Directory, DHCP, DNS)
• Strong understanding and implementation of IT security best practices
• Experience managing VMware vSphere / ESX environments

Desirable:

• Experience with Azure public cloud environments
• Experience with enterprise databases (SQL Server, Azure SQL Database)
• Microsoft 365 / Azure AD administration
• Scripting and automation (PowerShell, VBScript)
• Previous team leadership or IT management experience
• IT project management experience
• Vendor management experience

***Applicants must presently be residing in Japan. Applicants from outside Japan need not apply and will not be contacted.