Infrastructure Architect - Platform and Infrastructure Department, Product Development Division, Rakuten Payment, Inc.

Rakuten Group, Inc.

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Tokyo, Japan Until 8/22/2026 3+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted April 20, 2026 Last posted April 20, 2026
Job description

Job Description:

Business Overview

Rakuten Group, Inc. aims to enrich the lives of people around the world through innovative technology and services. Among its various business pillars, the Rakuten Payment business sector is positioned as a crucial element in pioneering the future of financial services.

Department Overview

Rakuten Payment, Inc. provides the Rakuten Group's payment related services including Rakuten Pay, Rakuten Edy, Rakuten Point Card, Rakuten Check and Rakuten Wallet. We aim to create cashless payment solutions in order to realize a lively, connected society where customers and retailers empower each other.

 

Position:

Position Details

It covered from System development to operation for Rakuten Edy and Rakuten Cash. As for operation and maintenance, we are working on continuous improvement of monitoring quality in addition to regular work and trouble shooting. As for system development, we are working to do a system renewal with latest technologies. Since this is an activity to improve the existing system on a daily basis, it is important to determine the characteristics of the existing constraints and the technology to be adopted, to seek best practices, and to standardize them.

Key Responsibilities:

- Incident response

- System modernization and replacement (from design to maintenance)

- Security measures such as ransomware protection

 

Work Environment

Regular Employee 4 members

Linux, Solaris, VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, gitlab, Oracle, BIG-IP, logstash, filebeat, HashiCorp Vault, Cisco, Netapp

Attractive Points:

- Investigate and resolve unknown issues; propose and implement solutions

- Work in an environment that fosters personal and technical growth to meet strict requirements set by Japan’s Financial Services Agency

- Contribute to the operation of critical social infrastructure through electronic payment services, offering a high sense of purpose

Mandatory Qualifications:

- Linux/Solaris System Operation experience (over 3 years) 

- Japanese skill (reading technical documents, communicating with domestic vendors, etc.) 

Desired Qualifications:

- Operation experience for Kubernetes

- Installation and Operation experience for logstash/filebeat

- Operation experience for Jenkins/gitlab

- Operation experience for Docker

 

Other Information:

Additional information on Location

NBF Shinagawa Tower

Additional information on Secondment

This position will be employed by Rakuten Group, Inc. and seconded to Rakuten Payment, Inc.  

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Languages:

English (Overall - 3 - Advanced), Japanese (Overall - 3 - Advanced)
About this role

Summary

Manage Linux/Solaris systems, modernize infrastructure, ensure security, support incident response.

Job title

Infrastructure Architect

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Tokyo, Japan, on-site, with some remote possibility

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

linuxsolarissystemjapaneseincident response

Preferred skills

kuberneteslogstashdockerjenkinsgitlab

Specializations

linuxsolarissystemkubernetesdockerlogstash
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tokyo, Japan

On-site City