Onsite Provisioning Engineer

About the company

The organisation provides IT services and consulting, helping clients deliver and support technology infrastructure. Its work brings together technical expertise, practical delivery and collaboration across teams, suppliers and stakeholders. The culture is suited to people who take ownership, communicate clearly and enjoy solving hands-on technical challenges in a fast-moving environment.

For an engineer joining the team, the role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to data centre projects, working across the full build lifecycle from initial preparation through to handover. You will apply your expertise in a critical infrastructure setting, collaborate with a range of partners and develop your experience across server deployment, cabling and data centre operations.

What the job entails

As an Onsite Provisioning Engineer, you will deliver server provisioning and data centre build activities in Tokyo, taking projects from whitespace preparation through to final handover. You will install and configure racks, servers, power distribution units, power strips and automatic transfer switches, as well as complete rack and stack, hardware installation and operating system deployment.

The role also covers structured copper and fibre cabling, patching, labelling and physical connectivity, alongside support for network and connectivity requirements. You will coordinate with vendors, internal teams and other stakeholders to keep work progressing smoothly. Testing, validation, troubleshooting and accurate documentation will be essential throughout each deployment. You will ensure work meets applicable data centre, safety and compliance standards, while maintaining reliable records of assets, layouts and configurations. This is an onsite, hands-on position involving physical installation and equipment handling.

Key requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or diploma in IT, electronics or a related discipline.
• Three to six years’ experience in data centre provisioning and server deployment.
• Practical understanding of the data centre build lifecycle, from whitespace preparation to handover.
• Hands-on experience with structured copper and fibre cabling, patching, labelling and data centre infrastructure installation.
• Knowledge of power infrastructure, including power distribution units, power strips and automatic transfer switches.
• Experience installing and provisioning servers; basic knowledge of Linux or Windows is preferred.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including IP addressing, VLANs and connectivity.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to carry out physical deployment work onsite.
• Fluent Japanese and strong communication skills for effective coordination with vendors and stakeholders.
• Experience in large-scale or colocation data centres, familiarity with data centre infrastructure management or asset management tools, and relevant networking or systems certifications are advantageous.