Japanese Speaking Cloud Engineer

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A Japanese IT company seeks a Japanese Speaking Cloud Engineer for their London office. This role involves managing IT infrastructure projects, ensuring effective design and execution as a Subject Matter Expert. Candidates must have strong cloud technology skills, server support experience, and communicate effectively in English. Understanding of Japanese culture is preferred, with a hybrid working model requiring 1-2 days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of technical experience, showing a track record of increasing responsibility.
• Business level fluency in English.
• Understanding of Japanese business culture and language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT infrastructure projects as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Ensure projects adhere to scope, budget, and timelines.
• Maintain communication with clients about project status.

Skills

Cloud proficiency

Server support

Communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

Microsoft 365

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26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Ref: YC46622

A Japanese IT company is currently recruiting a Japanese Speaking Cloud Engineerto work in their London office.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing IT infrastructure projects, ensuring comprehensive design and implementation as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), and overseeing project execution while maintaining communication with clients.

The ideal candidate should have strong technical experience, cloud proficiency, server support skills, and excellent communication abilities.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:

• (X) NOT eligible: Requiring visa sponsorship, Freelance

WORK TYPE: hybrid (1-2 days per week in the office)

VISA SUPPORT: No

TYPE: full-time, permanent

WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday

SALARY: £45-55k, depending on experience

START: ASAP

LOCATION: London

• Undertake and manage infrastructure-related projects, ensuring comprehensive design and implementation as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Oversee small-scale infrastructure projects from inception to completion, guaranteeing successful delivery
• Ensure that all projects adhere to the predefined scope, budget constraints, and scheduled timelines
• Maintain open and clear communication with clients regarding project developments and issues throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop detailed project plans, proposals, and applications to secure necessary approvals for project initiation
• Generate project highlight reports tailored for both management and client review, providing transparency and updates on project status
• Coordinate with third-party vendors to facilitate necessary changes and implementations within the project framework
• Uphold professional standards and practices as an IT project engineer, adapting to the demands of a dynamic work environment
• Provide support and resolution for technical issues that emerge during project execution, ensuring minimal disruption
• Recommend and execute design modifications to IT infrastructures, aligning with project requirements and advancements
• Document operational procedures, create manuals, announce updates to users, and manage internal application documentation
• Travel to branch offices across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to ensure consistent project execution and alignment with corporate standards
• Perform any additional ad-hoc tasks as directed by management, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to evolving business needs
• 3 to 5 years of technical experience, showing a track record of increasing responsibility
• Proficiency in cloud technology, especially AWS and Azure knowledge and skills are essential
• Experience in on-premise – cloud migration and designing & implementing cloud native services is essential
• Knowledge of Entra ID for identity management solutions
• Extensive experience in server support, including design and implementation
• Experience in a multi-site networked IT environment
• Strong background in server and network security
• Experience in implementing and supporting Microsoft 365 technologies
• Experience with SAN storage solutions and server management
• Basic networking experience, including familiarity with SD-WAN
• Experience with Cisco Wireless environment
• Experience with Palo Alto Firewall is preferred
• Business level fluency in English
• Understanding of Japanese business culture and language will be preferred

** All applicants for the Cloud Engineer must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

*When contacting us, please include the job reference number (e.g. Ref: YC46622) at the top of your message.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.