Database Engineer - System Infrastructure Department, Information Systems Division, Rakuten Life Insurance Co., Ltd.(Secondment)
Rakuten
·Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- Yasukuni Kudanminami Building, Japan
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description:
Business Overview
The Rakuten Insurance Group continues to grow steadily, aiming to become the next pillar of Rakuten's FinTech business, following Rakuten Card, Rakuten Bank, and Rakuten Securities.
Rakuten Life Insurance is one of the core businesses within the Rakuten Insurance Group.
It offers a variety of insurance products, including simple term and whole life insurance, medical insurance, cancer insurance, dementia insurance, comprehensive insurance for younger generations, and group credit life insurance for housing loans.
The company provides multiple proposal channels, such as face-to-face agency channels operating nationwide and internet channels that leverage the extensive Rakuten membership base.
As a familiar and approachable life insurance company, and as an innovative life insurance provider utilizing the technological expertise of the Rakuten Group, Rakuten Life Insurance aims to deliver groundbreaking insurance solutions.
Examples of Initiatives:
- Launch of Rakuten Points rewards for policyholders
- Digital transformation of insurance underwriting operations using AI
Department Overview
We are building the infrastructure for Rakuten Life Insurance's services.
This is a crucial position that supports the foundation of Rakuten Life Insurance, using new technologies to prepare the necessary environment for applications to run, creating an environment where business divisions can work more easily, and improving Rakuten Life Insurance's services.
We will support the Infrastructure of Rakuten Life Insurance.
Prepare the environment for the application.
Prepare the environment for the business department.
You can do all the work from upstream to downstream in a position close to the user.
Position:
Why We Hire
Lead the Database project & Database team with leadership
Position Details
You will mainly be responsible for the following two areas of work:
Database Engineer
You will primarily be responsible for the design, build, and maintenance of databases in both development and production environments for the life insurance business.
Project Management
You will lead planning and execution as a project leader (PL) for various database replacement and refresh initiatives.
Incident Response
You will respond to incidents occurring in the system infrastructure and drive problem resolution.
Vendor Management
You will work closely with external vendors to deliver and maintain system infrastructure in collaboration with outsourced partners.
Work Environment
System Infrastructure Department Total: 40
Employees: 14
Contractors: 26
The System Infrastructure Department consists of three groups: the Infrastructure Construction Group, the Operations Group, and the Network Management Group. You are slated to be assigned to the Infrastructure Construction Group.
Mostly career professional
Oracle,SQL Server,MySQL
Mandatory Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of experience in design, implementation, and maintenance of Oracle databases
- At least 5 years of experience in design, implementation, and maintenance of MySQL databases
- At least 2 years of experience as an in-house system engineer (internal IT)
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience as a project leader for entire system projects.
- Work experience in the financial industry.
- Self-Starter: Someone who is proactive, takes ownership, and has a forward-thinking attitude rather than being passive.
- Strong Communication Skills: The ability to influence and collaborate with others, including coordination with other departments, to drive tasks forward through effective communication.
- Hands-On Approach: Not only capable of management but also able to perform tasks such as system construction and troubleshooting independently.
Others Information:
Additional information on Location
NBF Shinagawa Tower
Additional information on Secondment
This position is a seconded position from Rakuten Group, Inc. to Rakuten Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
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Languages:
Japanese (Overall - 3 - Advanced)