Japanese Bilingual Sr. System Engineer - Houston, Texas

Actus Consulting Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Actus Consulting Group in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior System Engineer to lead division projects and provide IT infrastructure guidance to clients. The role emphasizes management of multi-domain initiatives, collaboration with stakeholders, and delivery of complex cloud and on-premises solutions.

The candidate should have strong English communication, Japanese preferred, and a background in systems engineering, project management, and data governance. On-site role based in Houston.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing systems and applications
• Strong background in systems planning, security, and problem‑solving
• Solid understanding of organizational goals and data privacy laws
• Excellent project management, documentation, and reporting skills
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Customer-focused, detail-oriented, and self‑motivated
• Ability to prioritize and perform effectively under pressure
• Collaborative, team-oriented working style
• Japanese language skill is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Divison manager support: 10%
• Support the Division Manager in daily operations to achieve the Division goals.
• Take initiatives and lead various projects of the division as a Senior System Engineer.
• IT infrastructure consultation of merger and acquisition project
• Compliance and guideline assistance
• Works with clients to identify business challenges and solutions
• Conducts market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities.
• Develops and leads IT infrastructure related technological projects for clients.
• Reviews and analyzes company information, including business process, IT related documents, technological data to plan projects.
• Creates and presents business proposals to improve customer's business value or to enhance business efficiency.
• Develops strong customer relationships across departments and seniority levels.

Skills

Project supervision

Budget management

Leadership

Communication

PMI methodologies

Data governance

Azure cloud

Windows Server

Security

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Job Description / Qualifications

Position: Sr. System Engineer

Division: Network Service Division

Language: English and Japanese is strongly preferred

Location: Houston, Texas

Salary: $140K-$150K / year

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bonus Target: 10%

Job Description

Division manager support: 10%

Support the Division Manager in daily operations to achieve the Division goals.

Take initiatives and lead various projects of the division as a Senior System Engineer.

IT Infrastructure system consultation: 40%

IT infrastructure consultation of merger and acquisition project

Compliance and guideline assistance

Works with clients to identify business challenges and solutions

Conducts market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities.

Develops and leads IT infrastructure related technological projects for clients.

Reviews and analyzes company information, including business process, IT related documents, technological data to plan projects.

Creates and presents business proposals to improve customer's business value or to enhance business efficiency.

Develops strong customer relationships across departments and seniority levels.

Project Management: 30%

Responsibilities including the following:

Plans and implement projects

Communicates with customers, help define project scope, goals and deliverables

Defines task is and required resources

Collects and manage project team

Manages budget

Allocates project resources

Creates schedule and project timeline

Tracks deliverables

Supports and direct project team

Leads quality assurance

Monitors and report on project progress, using WBS and issue list

Presents to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problem and solutions

Implements and manage changes when necessary to meet project outputs evaluate and assess result of project

Establishes good relationship with IT vendors, fully utilize their capabilities, well manage and control.

On-Premise Server migration to the cloud (such as Microsoft Azure) project management.

SD-WAN, SASE network implementation project management

ID management such as Microsoft 365/Entra ID, Intune

End Point Security management system implementation project management

PC log management system implementation project management

BCP, DR, and remote backup solution project management

Customer's web server setup and hosting project management

Enterprise infrastructure server such as Active Directory, File Server, Printer Server, DHCP, DNS, Radius server and monitoring server setup project management

System engineering, management and operation: 20%

System engineering

Designs, implements, and refines product development, testing, and manufacturing processes.

Manages staff and assigns tasks to engineering and technical personnel.

Leads teams in the development of new products, solutions, and processes.

Oversees project logistics and resource allocation.

Strives to improve efficiency and sustainability of processes and product designs, and to reduce waste.

Secures the resources needed for teams to excel, including researching and proposing capital investments.

Helps to create and oversee project budgets and engages in cost management strategies.

Attends trade shows and conferences, and makes site visits to suppliers' facilities.

Advocates on behalf of team members by securing adequate resources for success.

Communicates technical information to non-technical stakeholders, including investors and potential customers.

Maintains high level expertise in their field or sector.

Assures that processes meet quality and safety compliance guidelines.

Collaborates with other team leaders and departments.

Forges and maintains relationships with suppliers and customers.

Data Center management and operation

Colocation service management and maintenance

Cloud (IaaS/PaaS) service management and maintenance

Security system requirement definition, designing, implementation, management and operation such as following

Multi Factor Authentication

End Point Detection and Response / Managed Detection and Response

ERP system platform setup, management and operation

Installing, configuring, maintain and troubleshooting Windows Server

Enterprise infrastructure server such as Active Directory, File Server, Printer Server, DHCP, DNS, Radius server and monitoring server management and maintenance

PC log management system management and maintenance

ERP historical data management

Maintain cloud-based enterprise solutions including Microsoft Azure, SASE.

Maintain ID management systems, including Microsoft 365/Entra ID, Intune

Perform systems performance assessments and security audits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing systems and applications
• Strong background in systems planning, security, and problem‑solving
• Solid understanding of organizational goals and data privacy laws
• Excellent project management, documentation, and reporting skills
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Customer-focused, detail-oriented, and self‑motivated
• Ability to prioritize and perform effectively under pressure
• Collaborative, team-oriented working style
• Japanese language skill is strongly preferred

Knowledge & Skills (Required)

• Project supervision and project management experience
• Business and technical planning, including resource and budget management
• Knowledge of leadership, mentoring, and strategic technical planning
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (PMI preferred)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills
• Experience working with management, clients, vendors, and cross‑functional teams
• Knowledge of current technology trends, data governance, and data center operations
• Solid cloud experience, preferably with Microsoft Azure
• Hands‑on experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Windows Server environments

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 7-10 years of Systems Engineering experience and Project Manager Experience