As one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, there are many Information Technology
and
IT enabled services industries in Japan. Japan's highly developed and rapidly evolving IT industries evolve cutting edge software programming and the best hardware technologies. There are a large number and wide variety of
IT jobs in Japan available for people having suitable skills
IT Jobs in Japan are available in different fields-
- IT Jobs in areas like PC, Web and Unix Technologies
- IT Jobs in Mainframe Programming
- IT Jobs in Hardware and Networking Fields
- IT Enabled Services
Candidates having knowledge of C, C++, VC, VB etc are much in demand. Aside from graduates qualified in IT, Software platforms and languages, there is also a great demand for Engineers from general streams like Mechanical and Electrical, with knowledge of software like Catia V5, AutoCAD etc in IT Applications. There are also jobs for Sales Professionals with a strong background in IT products. IT Jobs in Japan offer attractive salaries and pay packets to suitably qualified professionals. Japanese IT Companies are known to be one of the best employers in the world.
Popular IT Jobs in Japan are-
- Web Applications Developer
- Coders proficient in vBulletin, MySQL and PHP.
- Hardware Support Engineer
- Software Support Engineer
- Desktop Support Professional
- Network Operations Professional
- Network Administrator
- Control and Instrumentation Engineer
- Server Administrator
- Embedded Linux Engineer
- C++/ C Developers
- Java Developers
- Support and Operation Personnel for Audiovisual Systems
A primary qualification for IT Jobs in Japan , besides the appropriate technical skills is the knowledge of the Japanese Language. While English is spoken for professional and business transactions, Japanese is still the main language for communication and even most operations. Expertise is required in Japanese, the qualifying parameter being the Business Conversation Level Nihongo Kentei 1 kyu and 2 kyu exams.
Some of the Major Employers offering IT Jobs in Japan are-
- Sony
- Japan Leasing Corporation
- Applied Technology Corporation
- Goken Nihon- A division of Goken America
- TopTech Informatics
- Blackberry/ RIM
- Trans-Asia Inc.
- NVIDIA GK
- Softbridge Solutions Japan Co., Ltd
