DevOps Engineer (based in Tokyo)

What the job is about.

Sofico Japan are seeking an engineer with Cloud and DevOps experience, who can enable and contribute to both application development AND cloud deployments of our applications.

A self-motivating resource able to not only facilitate CI/CD, but to get involved with product development.

Key responsibilities

• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

• Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes

• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results

• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

• Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and fixes

• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended

• Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions

• Performing development activities and contributing to product solutions & enhancements

Your Interest and Skills

Technical skills (some of the following)

• Azure experience (portal, DevOps)

• Helm charts

• Kubernetes/Rancher/PKS

• CI/CD services

• Java

• Microservice development

• Keycloak

• Tyk

• Angular

• Bitbucket

Personal Skills

• Excellent teamworking and communication skills

• Knowledge of programming languages

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Good attention to detail

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time

• Awareness of DevOps and Agile principles

What we offer

A challenging job in an international high-tech company that has been in business for over 30 years, has been in Japan for more than 10 years and is doubling in size every 5 years.

You will be part of a dynamic and diverse team and have lots of opportunities to extend your expertise or broaden your scope. You will have the possibility to keep learning, acquire the desired skills, and be the driver of your own career. You will be part of an internal Angular community where you'll be able to share knowledge and experience with your Sofico-colleagues worldwide.

Apart from work, we also like to make time for fun. We organize several activities throughout the year to maintain the team spirit and to celebrate our successes.

An attractive salary package in line with your knowledge and experience, including flexible working arrangements.

What can you expect:

In the first week you will be onboarded and start your integration into the Sofico organization. You will meet new colleagues in our development, consultancy and operational teams and start your professional journey.

In the first month you will learn about our software, shadow colleagues on existing engagements and begin leading project pursuits.

In the first three months you will build relationships with our project teams and start to contribute to the project teams as a trusted advisor.

In the first six months you will be proactive about new development and innovation initiatives. You will also be proactive with customer requirements and improvement opportunities.

In the first year you will have established your expertise in software development and you will have learned more about digital product development than you could have with any other company.

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