Manage employee identities, account lifecycles, access rights, and application and data access. Provide third-level support for identity and security platforms, handle incidents and service requests against SLAs and KPIs, and support authentication, authorization, and security improvement projects. The role is based in Hachioji with telework arrangements stated.
About this role
The IT Specialist will work within Olympus' Global Cloud & Data Center Services organization to support the stability, standardization, and continuous improvement of hybrid infrastructure platforms serving global business operations. The role provides technical expertise and guidance across cloud and on-premises environments and contributes to resolving complex infrastructure challenges.
Responsibilities include defining technical standards and best practices for virtualization, storage, backup, and server environments; developing automation and standardization through Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting; analyzing platform performance, availability, capacity, and resilience; and supporting cloud migration, platform modernization, and data center consolidation. The specialist will also lead technical troubleshooting and resolution of complex infrastructure issues and major incidents, support security, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives, and share technical knowledge with global IT teams, service providers, and external partners.
Required qualifications include at least five years of experience designing and operating large-scale on-premises infrastructure environments and public cloud environments. Applicants also need strong expertise with virtualization platforms such as VMware; experience with physical data center environments, including enterprise-owned and colocation facilities; and experience designing and supporting SAN storage, backup and restore, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions. Experience with ITIL-based Incident, Request, Problem, and Change Management processes is required, as is experience developing automation and scripting solutions using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
Candidates must have native Japanese or business-professional Japanese equivalent to N1 level, and business-level English. Preferred experience includes on-premises-to-cloud migration projects, infrastructure support for SQL Server or Oracle, IT support in manufacturing or R&D environments, leadership of large-scale global infrastructure modernization or consolidation initiatives, and experience in MedTech or healthcare. VMware VCP or VCAP, Windows Server or Linux, Azure or AWS, and ITIL Foundation certifications are preferred.
The work locations include the Olympus headquarters and a development center in Hachioji, Tokyo. Work at satellite or other offices may also be possible. Telework may be available depending on the circumstances.
Flex time, telework, and staggered working hours may be available depending on the circumstances.
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