Infrastructure Engineer, Modernization Lead (Manager Candidate) - IT Division, Rakuten Securities, Inc.(Secondment)

Role summary

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This role leads modernization initiatives within Rakuten Securities’ IT Division, with responsibility for planning, designing, improving, and managing infrastructure platforms and related systems. Candidates are expected to have strong experience in infrastructure engineering, including cloud or on-premises environments, system architecture, migration, security, reliability, and operational improvement. Experience leading technical projects, coordinating vendors, managing stakeholders, and guiding engineering teams is important. As a manager candidate, the successful applicant should demonstrate leadership potential, sound judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to connect infrastructure strategy with business needs. Financial-services, securities, or other highly regulated-industry experience is advantageous. Japanese communication ability may be required for internal coordination, while English can be useful in Rakuten’s international environment.

About the employer

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a major Japanese technology and internet-services company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tokyo. Its businesses include e-commerce, fintech, mobile communications, digital content, travel, advertising, and professional services. The group operates a broad ecosystem in which customers can use Rakuten services and earn and spend Rakuten Points across multiple products. Rakuten Securities is the group’s online securities business, offering investment and trading services to individual customers. The company places strong emphasis on technology, data, digital transformation, and operational scalability. Working at Rakuten can involve collaboration across Japanese and international teams, as well as exposure to large platforms and regulated financial systems. Rakuten’s corporate culture is generally entrepreneurial and fast-moving, although roles in financial services also require careful attention to security, compliance, resilience, and customer protection.