Cloud Database Administrator - Platform and Infrastructure Department, Product Development Division, Rakuten Payment, Inc. (Secondment)

Role summary

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This role manages and improves cloud database platforms supporting Rakuten Payment services. Responsibilities are likely to include database design, deployment, monitoring, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, availability, incident response, and automation across cloud environments. Candidates should have practical experience administering databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar systems, together with knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Experience with Linux, scripting, infrastructure automation, high-availability architectures, and troubleshooting large-scale production systems is valuable. The candidate is expected to work closely with developers, infrastructure engineers, and security teams, communicate effectively in a secondment environment, and help build reliable, scalable, and secure payment platforms.

About the employer

Rakuten is a major Japanese technology and internet services group founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tokyo. Its businesses cover e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications, digital content, advertising, travel, and professional sports. Rakuten Payment, Inc. operates payment-related services within the group, supporting digital transactions and merchant solutions in Japan. The company handles systems where reliability, security, scalability, and regulatory compliance are essential. Rakuten has a large, internationally diverse workforce and commonly uses English alongside Japanese in many technology and corporate environments. Employees may work with modern cloud platforms, large-scale data systems, distributed services, and products used by millions of customers. The group is known for its broad technology ecosystem, internal mobility, and focus on innovation, although roles can involve fast delivery cycles and coordination across multiple business units.