About this job
Key facts
Job Title
Senior Technical Support Engineer (BSS Platforms)
Role type
Contract
Start date
ASAP
Remote friendly
No
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Salary
Competitive package, global exposure, strong brand environment ¥
🔹 Responsibilities
Incident & Problem Management
- Lead resolution of critical, high-severity incidents across multiple systems
- Manage the full incident lifecycle: triage → communication → resolution → post-mortem
- Conduct deep root cause analysis (RCA) on recurring issues (orders, billing, integrations)
- Translate technical findings into actionable improvements for engineering and product teams
Operational Excellence & Innovation
- Identify and eliminate operational bottlenecks; reduce manual workloads
- Propose improvements to system architecture and product design
- Design and implement advanced monitoring solutions (APM, synthetic monitoring)
- Drive automation initiatives for diagnostics, data fixes, and routine tasks
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Mentor L1/L2 engineers and elevate team technical capability
- Oversee backlog, KPIs, documentation, and operational processes
- Act as a technical SME, collaborating with product, infrastructure, and network teams
We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive Technical Support Engineer with a strong background in complex system operations and troubleshooting.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with a problem-solving mindset and thrives in high-pressure, mission-critical environments.
Key Traits
- Strong analytical thinker with the ability to quickly identify root causes and resolve complex issues
- Hands-on and detail-oriented, with a passion for system reliability and continuous improvement
- Excellent communicator who can bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Self-driven with a high level of ownership and accountability
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment
Experience & Background
- Solid experience in technical support, production support, or site reliability engineering
- Background in working with distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architectures
- Proven ability to manage critical incidents and perform root cause analysis
- Experience in BSS, telecom systems, or large-scale enterprise platforms is highly desirable
- Familiar with DevOps practices and modern infrastructure environments (cloud & on-premise)
Success Profile
- You enjoy solving challenging technical problems and improving system performance
- You take initiative in identifying inefficiencies and driving improvements
- You are comfortable mentoring others and contributing to team growth
- You are customer-focused and committed to delivering high-quality service
