Application Support Engineer(Devops) – Bilingual

We have immediate opportunity for Application Support Engineer(Devops) – Bilingual

Job Role: Application Support Engineer(Devops) – Bilingual

Job Location: Tokyo, Japan

About Company:

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms.

Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 25 years, our company has been honoured with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000 and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative-action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company.

We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement infrastructure and deployment automation using DevOps best practices.
• Design, configure, and maintain Linux-based environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application build, testing, and deployment.
• Automate operational tasks using shell scripting, such as Bash or related scripting languages.
• Manage application deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Monitor system performance, availability, logs, and infrastructure health.
• Troubleshoot application, server, database, and deployment-related issues.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for data validation, troubleshooting, and reporting.
• Support database operations, backup processes, and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve release processes and application reliability.
• Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in incident management, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Communicate with Japanese-speaking customers, stakeholders, and technical teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of experience in DevOps, system administration, infrastructure, or production support.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux operating systems.
• Proficiency in shell scripting, particularly Bash.
• Practical experience developing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with source control systems such as Git.
• Familiarity with build, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Business-level Japanese communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good English communication skills.

Regards,

Recruitment Team, Synechron