Big Data Platform Engineer

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Role Description

Are you interested in innovative Big Data solutions? We are hiring Big Data Platform Engineers!

Current residency in Japan is required. Japanese language skills are not mandatory. You will be working in a team where all communication is carried out in English in a multinational environment.

As part of a team of highly skilled Data Management and Platform Engineers, you will own responsibility in maintaining our large-scale infrastructure storage and services such as Link Application, Web Application, Cloud products, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Application, Voice-AI, and Device Management.

You will work on developing monitoring systems and alerting scripts on various jobs. You will have the opportunity to learn and work on the latest Big Data technologies.

Our Services are:

Provided by several server components
The functionality/role for server components and their protocols will be varied per the application
Deep understanding required for the application itself, server components, and supplemental stuff such as KPIs and alarms are required to judge risk for CRs.

Responsibilities:

Requirement analysis
Creation, configuration and integration of system and solutions
Monitoring and managing operations
Investigation of system issues and providing appropriate solutions
Providing technical support to users

Necessary requirements:

2+ years of experience with Linux/Windows
Knowledge of Kubernetes
2+ years of experience with scripting languages (at least one of Perl, Bash, Python)
1+ years of experience with IT operations
1+ years of experience with containerization
Business-level English skills (Japanese skills are not required)
Currently living in Japan

Not Required but a Plus:

Experience with programming (Java or Python)
Experience with Big Data architectures and technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.).
Knowledge of Mobile Telecommunications technologies (LTE, WCDMA, etc)
Knowledge of networking protocols (HTTP,SFTP,TCP/IP, UDP, etc)
Experience with Machine Learning and AI

Work Scope:

Cluster Deployments
Kubernetes Cluster Administration
Application Administration such as Patching / Upgrades / Resource Management
Tuning & Updating of Alerts & Monitoring Dashboards using Kibana, Prometheus, ElasticSearch, Grafana.
Evaluating new applications to run on the cluster to address customer requirements.

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About us

Avinton is a business and IT consulting company based in Japan. We are the digital transformation partners of blue-chip multinationals as well as local governments. We excel at designing and delivering Big Data and AI solutions. Our tailor-made data and AI pipelines can be integrated seamlessly with our clients’ ways of working.

At Avinton, we guide and nurture the growth of highly talented exceptional engineers that can deliver elegant solutions to our customers using cutting-edge IT technologies.

We have a great responsibility towards our diverse team but also our society. As Avinton was founded with regard to SDGs, we have implemented sustainable processes and activities – ranging from a paperless office with a minimal environmental footprint, to automation and efficiency.