Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps

Job Summary

Job Description : Senior Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps Engineer (8+ years) (Bilingual English and Japanese Proficiency Required)

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps Engineer with a minimum of 8 years of expertise to join our dynamic engineering team. If you are passionate about prop-tech evolution in Japan and thrive in collaborative environments, we invite you to contribute to our growing team. As the senior SRE / DevOps, you will be instrumental in ensuring the availability, performance, and reliability of our systems, with a strong emphasis on security measures.

Responsibilities :

1. Lead and Manage : Take a leadership role in the full lifecycle of services, overseeing system and enterprise architecture, release processes, and software deployment automation.

2. Monitor and Improve : Continuously monitor and enhance system health, scalability, and reliability through the introduction of new technologies and tools, ensuring adaptability for a growing team.

3. Architectural Vision : Provide a strategic vision for service architecture evolution, concentrating on scalability and reliability, considering the unique challenges of a growing team operating in the prop-tech industry for the local market.

4. Security Assessments : Conduct thorough security assessments of third-party software and libraries, contributing to the overall security landscape assessment, and recognizing the critical role security plays in a growing organization dealing with a high volume of transaction data, including privacy information.

5. Incident Response Management : Lead effective incident response management, considering system and enterprise architecture impact, and create resilience and recovery strategies tailored for our growing team handling domestic member-facing applications, websites, and internal key function software.

6. Mentorship : If applicable, mentor and provide guidance to potential junior team members or cross-functional colleagues, fostering a culture of security awareness and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications : Must Have :

1. Experience : 8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field, with a strong focus on security.

2. AWS Proficiency : Proven, hands-on experience architecting and supporting complex AWS infrastructures, leveraging expertise to make strategic decisions for a growing-scale setup.

3. IaC Mastery : Expert knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, recognizing their efficiency in growing teams and their role in achieving automation or efficiency goals.

4. Coding Proficiency : Proficiency in secure coding practices and common programming languages.

5. Communication Skills : Strong communication and interpersonal skills, recognizing the importance of clear communication in a tight-knit team.

Nice to Have :

1. Security Expertise : Experience with security assessment tools, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing methodologies.

2. Regulatory Understanding : Understanding of regulatory compliance requirements in the tech industry, recognizing the potential impact on a growing organization navigating Japan's market regulatory landscape.

3. Typed Language Experience : Experience programming in a typed language, adding versatility to the skill set.

4. Identity and Authentication Knowledge : Knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SCIM, and SAML, considering the potential need for authentication and identity management in a growing team handling user access or authentication requirements.

Portrait :

As the sole or primary Senior SRE / DevOps in our growing but dynamic organization, you excel in fast-paced environments, leading with a collaborative spirit. Your passion lies in shaping and enhancing services, and you're dedicated to fostering a culture of security awareness and knowledge sharing in a tight-knit team operating in Japan's prop-tech top brand business.