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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
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