Japanese speaking Senior Infrastructure Linux Engineer

Job Overview

A Japanese IT company is currently recruiting a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to work in their London office. In this role, you will be responsible for providing third line technical escalation for operational incidents and being involved in network projects as a senior server engineer.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in Linux and Windows server management, network troubleshooting, and possess good documentation and communication skills. Understanding of Japanese culture and business level of Japanese skills is essential. Visa support may be considered depending on experience.

Contract Details: 1 year fixed-term (possible extension).

Working hours:

9:00‑17:00 Monday to Friday. Salary: £45,000 – £55,000 (depending on experience and skills). Start: ASAP.

Location:

London.

• Operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of Linux/Windows servers, network switches and firewalls.
• User administrative work (account management, group management, etc.).
• Witnessed installation of servers, network devices by hardware vendor at a data centre near London.
• Supported users, troubleshooting issues and contacting hardware/software vendors.
• Documented operational procedures, manual creation, user announcements and internal applications.
• Project work involving implementation and testing, and creating related resources such as scripts, documents, parameter sheets and formulation of test plans.

• Experience of user support at IT helpdesk, Linux (Red Hat)/Windows server management/operation and network troubleshooting of WAN as well as LAN.
• Linux Server (Red Hat) management experience is necessary (account, group management, performance, process management).
• Windows server management experience is an advantage.
• IA Server Hardware troubleshooting skills are an advantage.
• Net App, VMware management experiences are an advantage.
• Understanding of general networking technologies and protocols.
• Good documentation skills.
• Shell scripts are an advantage.
• Skill for operation automation to enhance efficiency is an advantage.
• Member management skills are an advantage.
• Business level fluency in both English and Japanese.