Job Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 5000+ employees on all continents. We deliver award winning enterprise software solutions through the use of embedded digital innovation and a single cloud-based platform to help businesses be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™.

At IFS, we're flexible, we're innovative, and we're focused not only on how we can engage with our customers, but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society's greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and accept that there are so many different perspectives in this world. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We're looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs.

If you want to change the status quo, we'll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS

A DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automation and shared tooling within Cloud Operations to drive efficiency, reliability, and scalability. You will lead event, incident, case, and problem management, as well as service‑request fulfilment, to ensure the security, latency, performance, efficiency, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning of IFS Cloud services.

DevOps Engineers demonstrate a strong commitment to the service and process quality and take proactive action to prevent issues from arising and resolve them quickly and effectively when they still do occur.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for core activities including, but not limited to:

• Solid knowledge of IFS products, architecture, and industry solutions, able to independently resolve medium-complexity issues.
• Contributes to knowledge management (KBAs, SOPs) and utilizes IFS support tools effectively.
• Solid understanding of IFS product versions, support policies, and scope, able to handle issues independently with occasional guidance.
• Actively works toward achieving team and organizational goals, contributing to customer satisfaction by following SOPs, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Efficiently triages and resolves issues, escalating as necessary, and owns issues to closure through collaboration with other teams.
• Communicates proactively with resolver groups and customers, providing regular updates on issue resolution.
• Ensures clear, concise, and timely communication tailored to the audience, following established guidelines.
• Actively participates in training and mentoring, both receiving and occasionally providing guidance to junior colleagues.
• Collaborates with resolver groups to identify and address knowledge/documentation gaps, contributing to continuous learning.

Qualifications

Solid working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/GCP/AWS), capable of handling standard tasks and configurations with some supervision.

• Practical knowledge of Docker, containerization, and container orchestration tools.
• Proficient in Linux/Unix and Windows Server (2016 preferred but other versions will be considered) administration.
• Competent in Azure VPN/Express Route and Cloud Service Routers.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle DB and MS SQL Server.
• Scripting experience in two or more of the following languages – Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Ansible.
• Good understanding of ITIL, ServiceNow, Jira Service Desk, and knowledge management tools.
• Solid understanding of information security concepts like authentication, access controls, and encryption.
• Fluent in English and Japanese required

Additional Information

Interviews and selections are being made continuously. If you are interested, apply as soon as possible.

As a step in our recruitment process, all final candidates will undergo a background check, to get us an understanding of our future employees.

We respectfully decline all offers of recruitment and/or advertising assistance.

IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 4,000 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com