ABOUT US

At TOPPAN Security, our mission is to shape a meaningful, technology-driven future by being a global leader in mission-critical identity and payment technologies.

We serve as the international development arm of the TOPPAN Group in the security domain founded in 1900. TOPPAN is a trusted Japanese brand renowned for its commitment to exceptional quality. Building on this legacy, we combine bold ideas, deep sector expertise, and collaborative intelligence to deliver secure, future-ready solutions.

Our culture is grounded in four core values: Agility, Ownership, Resilience, and a Sense of Fun. We move fast, lead with accountability, grow through challenges, and bring positive energy into everything we do.

Join us and be part of a global, collaborative team where trust and innovation drive everything we do.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Design, build, deploy, and maintain an organization's core IT systems (servers, networks, storage, cloud services) to ensure reliable, efficient, and secure application delivery, focusing on tasks like automation, performance monitoring, security, Disaster Recovery and collaborating with development teams to support business goals. Translate architectural plans into operational systems, manage infrastructure changes, provide technical support.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

• Design & Implementation: Create and deploy scalable infrastructure (on-prem, cloud, hybrid) by setting up the Baremetal servers, virtual machines, configuring switches, Firewalls, IP SANs, K8S clusters and monitoring tools

• Maintenance & Support: Manage servers, networks, storage, and Linux and Windows OS, troubleshoot issues, and prepare RCA

• Monitoring & Observability: Build and maintain monitoring systems (metrics, logs, traces) to gain deep insights into system health (CPU, RAM, Disk usages, I/O stats, Network latency, and availability)

• Automation: Implementing Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) with tools like Ansible, automate provisioning, and deploy necessary scripts for routine maintenance task

• Security: Implement security controls, manage firewalls, ensure compliance, segment the network with proper IP planning, VLANs and ACLs

• Performance & Reliability: Monitor system health/resource utilization, optimize performance metrics, manage backup/disaster recovery strategies as well as test recovery plans, proactively identifying and resolving site reliability issues. Solid understanding of High Availability and Fault-tolerance

• Collaboration: Work with developers, and architects to meet project needs.

• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation and architecture diagrams. 

ABOUT YOU

Qualification and Experience

·       - Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering and related field from a recognized institution.

-Minimum of 3+ years of experience in handling enterprise grade infrastructure and Network Engineering for production environment.

Required Skills

• Technical Skills: Cloud platforms (AWS, Huawei Cloud Stack), virtualization (VMware, Xen Server), Networking (L2 – L7 stack), scripting (Python, Bash Shell), Linux containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK), K8S cluster, Ansible, Bash shell, Python, GitOps.

• Soft Skills: Problem-solving, communication, collaboration, strategic thinking, rigor
  

NOTES-

·       Position open to Ethiopian Nationals Only.

·       Location – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

·       Salary – Attractive 

·       Application Period – 10 days from the date of post.

·       All applicants must attach relevant educational, experience testimonials, project and Training Certifications in a PDF format.

TOPPAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, or disability.