Principal Architect, Cloud

Why should you choose us?

Rakuten Symphony is reimagining telecom, changing supply chain norms and disrupting outmoded thinking that threatens the industry’s pursuit of rapid innovation and growth. Based on proven modern infrastructure practices, its open interface platforms make it possible to launch and operate advanced mobile services in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional approaches, with no compromise to network quality or security. Rakuten Symphony has operations in Japan, the United States, Singapore, India, South Korea, Europe, and the Middle East Africa region. For more information, visit : https : / / symphony.rakuten.com

Building on the technology Rakuten used to launch Japan’s newest mobile network, we are taking our mobile offering global.

To support our ambitions to provide an innovative cloud-native telco platform for our customers, Rakuten Symphony is looking to recruit and develop top talent from around the globe. We are looking for individuals to join our team across all functional areas of our business – from sales to engineering, support functions to product development.

Let’s build the future of mobile telecommunications together!

About Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE : 4755) is a global leader in internet services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Founded in Tokyo in 1997 as an online marketplace, Rakuten has expanded to offer services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to approximately 1.9 billion members around the world. The Rakuten Group has over 30,000 employees, and operations in 30 countries and regions. For more information visit https : / / global.rakuten.com / corp / .

Job Purpose : As a Principal Cloud Architect within the Enterprise Architecture team, you will address the crucial need for a defined multi-datacentre (Multi-DC) and hybrid cloud strategy. This role is paramount for establishing robust cloud abstraction layers, architecting advanced solutions like Kubernetes stretch clusters, and ensuring a scalable and resilient OSS deployment architecture. Your expertise will be instrumental in guiding our cloud transformation, optimizing infrastructure costs, and enabling the rapid, secure, and reliable deployment of our critical OSS products across diverse cloud environments.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES :

Multi-DC & Hybrid Cloud Strategy

• Define and evolve the enterprise-wide multi-datacentre and hybrid cloud architectural strategy, aligning with business continuity, disaster recovery, and data locality requirements.
• Develop architectural patterns and guidelines for deploying and managing OSS applications across public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud technologies, platforms, and services that best fit our architectural vision and operational needs.

Cloud Abstraction & Kubernetes Excellence

Scalable OSS Deployment Architecture

Technical Leadership & Governance

Cost Optimization & Operational Efficiency

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

Experience and Expertise

Technical Skills

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Collaboration & Communication

Educational Background

Additional Skills

RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES :

Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviours that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.