Infrastructure Architect (Datacenter & Cloud)
Infrastructure Architect (Datacenter & Cloud)
Job type:
Permanent
Specialization:
Infrastructure
Language Level:
Japanese Level - High Intermediate (JLPT Level 2),English Level - Advanced (TOEIC 860)
Location:
Kanagawa
Salary:
10000000.00
Job Reference:
496091
A Global Automotive firm is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Architect (Datacenter & Hybrid Cloud Services) to play a central role in designing and establishing a next-generation enterprise datacenter service landscape.
This position focuses on building and transitioning to a new enterprise datacenter environment. The role combines architecture, migration strategy, and long-term product ownership responsibilities. You will work at the forefront of infrastructure transformation, collaborating closely with global teams, business partners, and application stakeholders to ensure a resilient and future-ready datacenter services model.
Responsibilities:
- Design the roadmap to integrate existing datacenter architecture
- Identify synergies, close technical gaps, and scale infrastructure globally
- Transfer architectural and product ownership
- Define global standards, governance, and infrastructure ownership
- Create high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD)
- Define implementation standards and operational procedures
- Act as L3/L4 escalation point for major incidents
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and prevent recurring issues
- Drive hardware refresh, migration, and hybrid cloud roadmap
- Ensure long-term scalability and performance
- Work with global infrastructure teams, business partners, and IT stakeholders
- Align across regions to ensure a successful transformation
Required Skills:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, with exposure to enterprise environments and large-scale systems
- Strong understanding of end-to-end enterprise IT architecture, including datacenter operations, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), networking, and digital workplace technologies
- Proven track record in designing and implementing enterprise datacenter solutions, including HLD/LLD, capacity planning, and high availability (HA/DR) architectures
- Experience in hybrid cloud integration, ensuring seamless connectivity between on-premise infrastructure and cloud environments
- Solid knowledge of networking fundamentals, including routing, switching, load balancing, and secure connectivity across distributed environments
- Practical experience with ITSM frameworks (ITIL), including incident, problem, and change management processes in production environments
- Ability to act as a technical escalation point (L2/L3), supporting troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and service restoration
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, including business teams, infrastructure teams, and global IT organizations
- Strong vendor management experience, working with external partners and system integrators to deliver projects and operational support
- Proven ability to work in global, multi-region environments, aligning with international standards and driving consistent infrastructure practices
Why should you apply:
- This role offers direct involvement in shaping enterprise-scale infrastructure architecture within a globally recognized commercial vehicle manufacturer undergoing continuous modernization and transformation
- Enterprise-level architecture role with significant organizational impact
- Exposure to complex infrastructure transformation and migration initiatives
- Close collaboration with global IT and infrastructure leadership
- Opportunity to influence long-term infrastructure strategy and governance
- Stable, globally respected organization with advanced technology environments
Company Details:
A global Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturing company.
Working Hours: 9:00 - 18:00 (Mon-Fri)
Working Style: Hybrid
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays, Year-end and New Year Holidays, Paid Holidays
Services/Benefits: Transportation expenses up to 20,000 yen per month, plus Paid leave, plus social insurance (health insurance, welfare pension, and work-related accident insurance), Periodic health examination, and Employment insurance
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