Cloud Database Administrator - Platform and Infrastructure Department, Product Development Division, Rakuten Payment, Inc. (Secondment)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 4, 2026.
Job Description:
BusinessOverview
As a member of the Rakuten Group, Inc. FinTech Group Company, Rakuten Payment, Inc., operates businesses primarily focused on payment services such as "Rakuten Pay," "Rakuten Edy," and "Point Partner."
In our rapidly growing services, you will experience the excitement of taking on the significant responsibility of a social infrastructure. We are looking for new colleagues who can mutually inspire and grow with us.
DepartmentOverview
The Product Development Division at Rakuten Payment, Inc., handles everything from planning, basic and detailed design, coding, testing, to operation of systems related to payment services.
In addition, many projects utilizing the latest technologies are underway, aiming to strengthensynergyas part of the Rakuten Group, Inc.
We implement andoperatelarge-scale systems that continue to expand andgrow, anddirectly incorporate customer feedback to improve our services.
This department is primarily responsible for the database management of payment services provided by Rakuten Payment, Inc.
Position:
WhyWeHire
Due to the expansion of our service scale, there is a need to further strengthen our organizational structure and systems. At the same time, we need to advance system architecture refactoring, leading to a plan for increased staffing.
PositionDetails
We are seeking a Database Administrator for a Public Cloud environment. You willbe responsible foroptimizingour database systems, including migration fromOn-Premiseto Public Cloud and theirsubsequentoperation.
As operation of current systems will also berequired, candidates with extensive experience in MySQL (MariaDB experience also welcome) are highly desired.
Main Responsibilities
- Database administration forOn-PremiseMySQL and MariaDB.
- Leading problem-solving initiatives in databaseadministration tasks.
- Database administration for Public Cloudenvironments(AWS Aurora, GCP Spanner).
Mandatory Qualifications :
- 5+ years of practical experience in database administration (regardless of DBMS).
- Experience in database administration in a Public Cloud environment (AWS Aurora).
- 3+ years of practical experience in MySQLoperation.
- Business level of Japanese
*We are looking for candidates with experience in infrastructure management, not application development.
Desired Qualifications :
- Experience in migrating systems fromOn-Premiseto a Public Cloud environment.
- Experienceoperatingon different platforms such asOn-Premiseand Public Cloud.
- Experience in the operation phase after implementation and construction.
- Experience in database operations using Git andIaC(Infrastructure as Code).
- Understanding ofdatabase security (On-Premise, Public Cloud).
- Experience in business improvementutilizingAI.
- Practical experience in PostgreSQLoperation.
- Understanding of multiple DBMS/DB Solutions.
- Ability to proactively formulate rules and proposals by engaging stakeholders.
- Proactive and self-driven individual witha strong senseof ownership.
Others Information:
Additional information on Location
NBF Shinagawa Tower
Additional information on Secondment
This position will be employed by Rakuten Group, Inc. and seconded to Rakuten Payment, Inc.
Additionalinformation onEnglish Qualification
English (Business)
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Languages:
English (Overall - 2 - Intermediate), Japanese (Overall - 2 - Intermediate)