System administrator jobs in Japan

520 open System administrator roles at 352 companies in Japan. 519 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security clearance. 4 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 24 Oct 2026
open roles
520
companies
352
open to any nationality
100%
median stated pay
$46k

Companies hiring

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PHC Holdings

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phchd.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Health & Medical Electronics • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 8, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Health & Medical Electronics • Diagnostic Tests & IVD • Est. 2014 • Trust B • Hiring 8, 1 new
PHC Holdings is a Tokyo healthcare technology group formed in 2014 from the healthcare business of Panasonic. It makes diabetes care devices, laboratory equipment, pathology systems and electronic medical record software for Japanese clinics. The group owns Epredia and other international diagnostics businesses.
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No careers mailbox known
$34k – $42k per year • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
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Hitachi

hitachi.co.jp
hitachi.co.jp • HQ: Chiyoda, Japan • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1910 • Hiring 195, 7 new
HQ: Chiyoda, Japan • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1910 • Hiring 195, 7 new
Hitachi is a major Japanese multinational conglomerate specializing in social innovation business, advanced digital technologies, energy systems, and industrial infrastructure. Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, the company operates across three primary business pillars: Digital Systems & Services (encompassing enterprise IT, digital engineering via GlobalLogic, and data solutions centered around its proprietary Lumada platform), Green Energy & Mobility (including Hitachi Energy’s power grid infrastructure and Hitachi Rail transport systems), and Connective Industries (focusing on industrial automation, smart manufacturing, building systems, and healthcare equipment). Founded in 1910, Hitachi operates on a global scale, integrating operational technology (OT) with information technology (IT) to advance sustainable infrastructure and digital transformation across public and private sectors worldwide.
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No careers mailbox known
In office (Yokohama, Japan)
TCP/IP
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Net Support

n-support.jp
n-support.jp • Tokyo • IT Infrastructure & Networking Services • Staffing · EOR • Hiring 1, 1 new
Tokyo • IT Infrastructure & Networking Services • Staffing · EOR • Hiring 1, 1 new
Net Support is a Japanese IT infrastructure company that designs, builds, operates and maintains servers and networks for its clients. It also handles cloud services, security and low-cost IT support for small businesses and places engineers on projects for large firms and startups, hiring infrastructure engineers, architects and trainees with no experience. The company is based in Japan.
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Verified live · 26 min ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 86%

社内SE(客先常駐)(2026年10月作成)

$23k – $41k per year • In office (Tokyo, Japan)
VPN
Windows
Azure
AWS
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LITALICO

litalico.co.jp
litalico.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Early Childhood Education • Disability Support Services • Trust C • Hiring 28, 1 new
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Early Childhood Education • Disability Support Services • Trust C • Hiring 28, 1 new
LITALICO is a Japanese company that works toward a society without barriers for people with disabilities. It provides employment support, early childhood classes and learning schools, runs the welfare SaaS products LITALICO Shigoto Navi and Hattatsu Navi, and hires new graduate engineers, designers and business staff. The company is headquartered in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.
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No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 5 days ago Likely open · 59%

【Engineer】事業DX部(コーポレートエンジニア/アプリケーション領域)

In office (Tokyo, Japan)
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Gemini
DevOps
AWS Lambda
API Gateway
GitHub
Docker
AWS
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 17%

【Engineer】事業DX部(コーポレートエンジニア/バックオフィス業務DX)

In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
SQL
Databases
Google BigQuery
AI/ML
Gemini
DevOps
AWS Lambda
API Gateway
GitHub
Docker
GCP
AWS
+1
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Nifty Corporation

nifty.co.jp
nifty.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Hiring 21
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Hiring 21
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Nifty Corporation is a leading internet service provider and telecommunications company. The firm delivers a wide range of consumer and enterprise connectivity solutions, including high-speed fiber-optic broadband, mobile network services, and web hosting. Operating as a subsidiary of Nojima Corporation, it also develops cloud infrastructure, IoT solutions, and diverse digital lifestyle services for the Japanese market.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 89%

コーポレートITエンジニア(SaaS基盤・自動化スペシャリスト)

$34k – $39k per year • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
IAM
GitHub
Azure
AWS
Cybersecurity
Zscaler
Management
Power Automate
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 8 days ago Hiring now · 89%

情報システムエンジニア(社内システム企画・開発)

$34k – $39k per year • In office (Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time
AWS
Cybersecurity
Zscaler
Management
UiPath
Power Automate
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Skills these roles ask for

AWS 117Google Workspace 107Slack 104Windows 92Azure 78Python 57GCP 48GitHub 38Linux 37SQL 34Microsoft Entra ID 33Gemini 30Claude 27Okta 25JavaScript 23ChatGPT 23

Where the roles are

Tokyo 384Yokohama 20Nagoya 17Osaka 17Fukuoka 11Fuchū 8Kyoto 6Sendai 4Ibaraki 3Minato 3

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

519 of the 520 roles here state no citizenship or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most DevOps engineers?

TEL (8), Anicom Sompo (7), ARTERIA Networks (6), Sony Life (6), Murata Machinery, Ltd. (5).

Which roles count as DevOps jobs?

Every role whose work is running and automating infrastructure - DevOps, CI/CD and release engineers, site reliability and observability, cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), platform and Kubernetes, infrastructure and data center engineers, system and database administrators - at any employer. A role is filed under a specialty when its title names one; the rest are DevOps engineers.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 520 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 24 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0