1. Expected Mindset
The IT Administrator is expected to act as the owner of the Company’s IT environment, not merely as a helpdesk or support staff member.
This role serves as the first point of contact and central consultation desk for all IT-related matters. Employees and management should be able to consult this position regarding IT issues, system questions, security concerns, vendor matters, operational problems, and improvement ideas.
The IT Administrator must proactively receive, assess, prioritize, and drive matters to resolution. While not expected to solve every technical issue alone, the IT Administrator is responsible for coordinating with vendors, specialists, local management, and Marubeni headquarters as necessary until matters are properly resolved.
This role requires strong communication skills, practical judgment, a proactive mindset, and a clear sense of ownership. The IT Administrator must balance local business needs, security requirements, internal control expectations, and Marubeni Group governance standards.
2. Position Summary
The IT Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and improving all IT-related systems, infrastructure, devices, security, vendors, and IT internal controls of Marubeni Asian Power Philippine Corporation.
This role covers the Company’s overall IT environment, including PCs, network equipment, internet connections, SaaS applications, accounting systems, NAS server, DHCP server, and other IT assets.
As a 100% subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation, this position also serves as the primary IT contact with Marubeni headquarters and relevant Group departments, and is expected to follow Marubeni Group IT policies, cybersecurity requirements, internal control standards, and instructions.
3. Key Responsibilities
- Take primary and proactive ownership of the Company’s overall IT environment, including devices, networks, servers, SaaS applications, business systems, security, IT assets, and internal controls.
- This role serves as the primary responsible position for all company IT management and also as the company QA desk for all IT-related matters.
- Receive, assess, prioritize, and drive IT matters through to resolution, either directly or by coordinating with vendors, specialists, local management, and Marubeni headquarters.
- Manage user accounts, access rights, IT assets, licenses, onboarding/offboarding, system documentation, backups, and IT security measures.
- Maintain and improve network, internet, Wi-Fi, NAS, DHCP, endpoint, and other office IT infrastructure.
- Support accounting systems and other business applications, including access control, license management, vendor coordination, and data protection.
- Ensure compliance with Marubeni Group policies, cybersecurity requirements, IT internal controls, and applicable Philippine data privacy requirements.
- Coordinate with Marubeni headquarters, local vendors, telecom providers, auditors, and other external parties, and prepare required reports and evidence.
- Identify IT risks and improvement opportunities proactively, recommend practical solutions, and implement actions that improve security, reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with employees, management, vendors, and headquarters, using a service-oriented, proactive, and ownership-driven mindset.
4. Required Qualifications
- Experience in IT administration, corporate IT, system administration, or a similar role.
- Basic knowledge of PCs, networks, servers, NAS, DHCP, Wi-Fi, routers, firewalls, VPN, SaaS, and business applications.
- Experience managing user accounts, access rights, IT assets, licenses, and IT documentation.
- Experience coordinating with IT vendors, ISPs, telecom providers, system vendors, or maintenance providers.
- Basic understanding of information security, access control, backup, endpoint protection, and data protection.
- Ability to work independently, identify issues, prioritize tasks, make practical judgments, and drive resolution.
- Strong communication and coordination skills with employees, management, vendors, and headquarters.
- Business-level English communication skills.
- Proactive, responsible, and ownership-driven mindset.
5. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a sole IT administrator in a small or medium-sized company.
- Experience working in the Philippines or supporting a Philippine entity.
- Knowledge of the Philippines Data Privacy Act of 2012.
- Experience managing accounting systems used in the Philippines.
- Experience supporting audits, internal controls, compliance, or cybersecurity assessments.
- Experience working with Japanese companies or group-company governance structures.
Benefits
- Transportation allowance
- Rice allowance
- Medicine allowance
- Optical allowance
- SL and VL
- Bonus
(Client will discuss details during job offer)
Work schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Interview: 1st Interview F2F; Final Interview F2F