IT Support

Tokyo Academics

Job Overview

  • Employer Type Direct Hire
  • Industry Education / Teaching
  • Salary ¥2,300 - ¥2,600 / Hour
  • English Level Fluent
  • Japanese Level Not necessary
  • Restricted to Domestic Applicants? Overseas applicants welcome
  • Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job Description

Job Summary:

The purpose of the IT Support role is to improve the experience of the team at Tokyo Academics and Tokyo Coding Club. The role will focus on addressing known pain points that impact our tutors, consultants and internal staff, including printing and other hardware issues. You will investigate these issues to identify the root cause and develop solutions that resolve these issues for good. Working closely with the IT Team Lead and Director of Operations, you will also work proactively to identify less visible problems, from IT security gaps to infrastructure improvements, and turn them into practical solutions.

 

What you will work on:

  • Troubleshoot and implement long-term fixes for printers, cameras, hardware, and other IT related infrastructure
  • Perform laptop refreshes, software updates, install printers, cord management and routine maintenance and network checks
  • Identify IT security vulnerabilities and propose practical improvements
  • Support security policy rollouts and access reviews during staff offboarding
  • Research remote device locking solutions and develop a written proposal for management
  • Pick up onsite- IT tasks assigned via the IT Traction meetings
  • Contribute to IT process documentation

 

Our ideal candidate has:

  • Comfort with technology and a hands-on approach to solving problems
  • Reliability and responsiveness when issues arise
  • Clear communication skills for working with non-technical colleagues
  • Prior experience in IT support, networking, or security

 

Benefits:

  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Flexible schedule; anytime within 10AM to 7PM JST from Monday to Friday
  • Opportunity to develop IT and security skills
  • Direct involvement in shaping IT systems and processes across Tokyo Academics and Tokyo Coding Club

 

Work hours:

  • 8 hours per week
  • On-site at Nishi-Azabu and Futako-Tamagawa during regular business hours (10AM to 7PM JST)

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Location

Japan, Tokyo, Minato City, Nishi-Azabu3 Chome−24−17 西麻布広瀬ビル


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Who We Are Tokyo Academics is the passion project of a constellation of teachers, researchers, and academics in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2012, we’ve evolved from a few university friends teaching over a restaurant in Nakameguro, to... read more about Tokyo Academics
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Contact Us

Tokyo Office
C/O Global Village Media
1-7-20-B2 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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