Windows and SAP Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Appealing Points

• Work across enterprise infrastructure environments spanning on-premises Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure infrastructure, SAP on Azure and SAP HANA.
• Support hybrid infrastructure connectivity and take part in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, patching and maintenance across on-premises and Azure-hosted SAP environments.
• Work closely with SAP Basis, Azure, network, security and application teams to resolve complex infrastructure issues.

Annual Salary: 26 Million Yen and above

Job Description

We are looking for a Windows and SAP Azure Infrastructure Engineer with 10 to 15 years of experience to support enterprise infrastructure environments spanning on-premises Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure infrastructure, SAP on Azure and SAP HANA.

The role focuses on administration, troubleshooting, infrastructure support, availability and integration across on-premises and Azure-hosted SAP environments.

Job Responsibilities

• Administer and support Windows Server environments across on-premises infrastructure.
• Manage and troubleshoot Active Directory (AD) services, including users, groups, authentication, Group Policy, DNS and domain-related issues.
• Support day-to-day operations of on-premises infrastructure, including Windows compute and related infrastructure services.
• Support SAP workloads hosted on Microsoft Azure, including the underlying Azure infrastructure.
• Provide infrastructure-level support for SAP HANA environments.
• Troubleshoot incidents spanning Windows, Active Directory, Azure infrastructure, SAP application infrastructure and HANA components.
• Support hybrid infrastructure connectivity and dependencies between on-premises environments and Azure.
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, patching, maintenance and operational activities.
• Monitor infrastructure health, availability, capacity and performance.
• Work closely with SAP Basis, Azure, network, security and application teams to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures and configuration details.
• Follow enterprise security, compliance, change-management and incident-management practices.

Required Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience as a Windows and SAP Azure Infrastructure Engineer.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration.
• Strong knowledge of on-premises infrastructure.
• Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and authentication.
• Microsoft Azure infrastructure knowledge.
• Experience supporting SAP workloads on Azure.
• Knowledge of SAP HANA infrastructure and architecture.
• Windows and Azure infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Hybrid on-premises/Azure environments.
• Infrastructure monitoring and performance troubleshooting.
• Networking fundamentals relevant to Windows, Azure and SAP environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure virtual machines, storage, networking, backup and monitoring.
• PowerShell or infrastructure automation experience.
• Disaster recovery and business continuity concepts.
• 10+ years of relevant IT/infrastructure experience.
• Relevant Microsoft Azure certifications.
• SAP/Azure or SAP HANA-related certification or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise and global delivery environments.

Language Required: Fluent level Japanese (JLPT N1 and above) and Fluent level English.

About Company

The Client is a global technology company that enables successful platform-based digital transformation initiatives for enterprises, to create businesses that are connected, open, intelligent, and scalable. Company Platformation™'s methodology brings together industry expertise, platform technology excellence, design thinking-led innovation, and strategic engagement models to deliver sustained long-term value to customers. A trusted partner of world leaders in the Retail, Distribution, Travel, and Software industries, the Clients solution portfolio includes its own digital platform such as Brick & Click Retail Platform©, Modern Distribution Platform©, Rezopia Digital Travel Platform©, RAPID DevOps Platform© and Halosys Mobility Platform©, best in class capabilities on ISV digital technology platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, SAP Hybris, Cloud Engineering and Managed Services, as well as new digital applications like IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Chatbots, Blockchain, and Cyber Security. People and systems are nurtured to bring together the depth of thought leadership, customer commitment, and execution excellence to make a difference to business with technology.